Digital Women

Here is an informative and entertaining exploration of the lives and work of women who are breaking down barriers and driving our high-tech world, from the Digital Dozen -- 12 key female pioneers and industry players in technology today -- to dozens of lesser-known, but talented, developers, designers, and artists.Readers will gain valuable insights in what it takes to succeed in the high-speed world of information technology from a diverse range of innovative women like: -- Geraldine Laybourne, chairwoman and CEO of Oxygen Media Inc.-- Anita Borg, president of the Institute for Women and Technology at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center-- Grace Ghung, Ph.D. candidate at MIT Laboratory of Computer Science and jazz singer-- Kim Polese, co-creator of the JAVA computer programming language and leading techno-entrepreneur-- Sarah Flannery, Irish cryptographer who, at 16, devised a code for sending secret messages by computer at record-breaking speed-- Zina Kaye, partner inHouse of Laudanum, managing director of Agent All-Black Ltd., and chairman of the Anti-Destination SocietyNapier, JoAnn is the author of 'Digital Women', published 2001 under ISBN 9781894622158 and ISBN 1894622154.