January 2005 - Vol. 48 No. 1

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Opinion Editorial pointers Jan 1 2005

Editorial Pointers

We open the new year looking toward the future—that is, future technologists, artists, farmers, builders, teachers, scientists, thinkers, leaders, inventors. For…

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

News News track Jan 1 2005

Six airports in the U.S are currently beta sites for the latest in checkpoint security. A $150,000 high-tech detection portal called the Ionscan Sentinel II can identify…

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion Forum Jan 1 2005

David A. Patterson’s article "Latency Lags Bandwidth" (Oct. 2004) cut straight to the heart of an issue I’ve experienced daily for the past seven…

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion The business of software Jan 1 2005

The Unconscious Art of Software Testing

The subtle psychology of testing.

Phillip G. Armour

Computing Applications

Opinion Hot links Jan 1 2005

Top 10 Downloads from Acm’s Digital Library

Communications of the ACM Volume 48, Number 1 (2005), Pages 19-20 Hot links: Top 10 downloads from ACM’s digital library Diane Crawford Table of Contents Tables…

Computing Applications

Opinion Staying connected Jan 1 2005

Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

Biometrics is pointing its way into everyday applications. But figuring out how it fits into telecom and wireless services, never mind society, might just get downright…

Meg McGinity

Computing Applications

Opinion President's letter Jan 1 2005

Minority-Minority and Minority-Majority Technology Transfer

Finding technology solutions to help those in need can often lead to welcomed answers for all if we look at the big picture.

David A. Patterson

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Jan 1 2005

Global Linguistic Diversity For the Internet

The Script Encoding Initiative wants to encode the world's unencoded scripts, making electronic text communication possible for millions of native speakers.

Deborah Anderson

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Viewpoint Jan 1 2005

Creating a National K–12 Computer Science Community

ACM launches a new organization to help teachers, and ultimately students, to better appreciate the educational and professional opportunities inspired by the computing…

Chris Stephenson

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

Today's technologies are shaping the way children live, learn, and play. Technologies can provide a wealth of meaningful new experiences and support children's…

Allison Druin and Juan Pablo Hourcade

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

The Challenges of Idc: What Have We Learned from Our Past?

A conversation with Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky, and Alan Kay.

David Kestenbaum

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

Working with Young Children as Technology Design Partners

A case study illustrates how even young children can contribute to the technology design process.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

Children’s Intuitive Gestures in Vision-Based Action Games

Novel computer vision-based game technologies aim to give players more immersive and physically challenging gaming experiences.

Johanna Höysniemi, Perttu Hämäläinen, Laura Turkki, and Teppo Rouvi

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

The Material Side of Educational Technology

Materials science presents an amazing array of unique substances offering a rich, and challenging, dimension to future educational tools and technologies.

Michael Eisenberg

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

Ubi-Learning Integrates Indoor and Outdoor Experiences

Digital augmentation dissolves many of the physical barriers to learning by offering tools to integrate data and discoveries that travel with students as they explore new…

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Interaction design and children Jan 1 2005

Story Creation in Virtual Game Worlds

Allowing young people to create computer games they will ultimately want to play not only offers key educational benefits but builds self-esteem and teamwork skills.

Judy Robertson and Judith Good

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

Evaluating End-User Training Programs

With some planning and coordination, organizations can implement an evaluation scheme to get the most out of their computer skills training programs.

RadhaKanta Mahapatra and Vincent S. Lai

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

-sability Engineering Methods For Software Developers

The human-computer interaction community aims to increase the awareness and acceptance of established methods among software practitioners. Indeed, awareness of the basic…

Andreas Holzinger

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

-sing Asset Specificity and Asset Scope to Measure the Value of It

A technique for quantifying the contribution of IT to a firm's value and performance makes it possible to compare the value of IT in different firms and industries.

John Tillquist and Waymond Rodgers

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

Locality in a Web of Streams

Identifying a framework for addressing the challenges inherent in the complexity of contemporary Web architecture.

Rodrigo Fonseca, Virgílio Almeida, and Mark Crovella

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

A Framework For Evaluating Third-Party Logistics

3PL providers with advanced IT are expected to lower logistics costs and integrate the supply chain with increased productivity and growth. Here, a set of criteria for…

Ganesh Vaidyanathan

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

Timeliness of Investor Relations Data at Corporate Web Sites

Online data for investors is often stale, even when of high quality. How can this situation be improved?

Michael Ettredge and John Gerdes Jr.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2005

Using the Dea Methodology to Rank Software Technical Efficiency

The use of Data Envelopment Analysis to evaluate software efficiency offers a more formal and effective option.

Ines Herrero and Jose L. Salmeron

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Technical opinion Jan 1 2005

Assessing the Value of Is Journals

Using journal citation reports to determine the influence and impact of a variety of journals publishing IS research.

Stuart J. Barnes

Computing Applications

Opinion Inside risks Jan 1 2005

Not Teaching Viruses and Worms Is Harmful

Computer security courses are typically of two kinds. Most are of the first kind: guided tours to concepts and terminology, descriptive courses that inform and acquaint.…

George Ledin Jr.

Computing Applications

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