Technology in Action, Complete 11th Global Edition

Book Preface

First, we would like to thank our students. We constantly learn from them while teaching, and they are a continual source of inspiration and new ideas.

We could not have written this book without the loving support of our families. Our spouses and children made sacrifices (mostly in time not spent with us) to permit us to make this dream into a reality.

Although working with the entire team at Pearson has been a truly enjoyable experience, a few individuals deserve special mention. The constant support and encouragement we receive from Jenifer Niles, Executive Acquisitions Editor, and Michael Payne, Editor in Chief, continually make this book grow and change. Our heartfelt thanks go to Shannon LeMay-Finn, our Developmental Editor. Her creativity, drive, and management skills helped make this book a reality. We also would like to extend our appreciation to Rhonda Aversa, our Editorial and Production Project Manager, who works tirelessly to ensure that our book is published on time and looks fabulous. The timelines are always short, the art is complex, and there are many people with whom she has to coordinate tasks. But she makes it look easy!

There are many people whom we do not meet in person at Pearson and elsewhere who make significant contributions by designing the book, illustrating, composing the pages, producing multimedia, and securing permissions. We thank them all. We would also like to thank the supplement authors for this edition: Wanda Gibson, Julie Boyles, Terri Holly, Stephanie Emrich, Doug Courter, Lori Damanti, Tony Nowakowski, Sara Buscaino, Sharon Behrens, Sue McCrory, Linda Pogue, and Stacy Everly.

And finally, we would like to thank the reviewers and the many others who contribute their time, ideas, and talents to this project. We appreciate their time and energy, as their comments help us turn out a better product each edition.

Pearson would like to thank and acknowledge S.H. Chung (Wawasan Open University) for his contribution to the Global Edition, and Arup Bhattacharjee (RCC Institute of Technology), Soumen Mukherjee (RCC Institute of Technology) and Shaligram Prajapat (Devi Ahilya University) for reviewing the Global Edition.