January 2007 - Vol. 50 No. 1

Features

Opinion Editorial pointers Jan 1 2007

We start the new year with a new editorial feature—a cover article written expressly for the Communications audience concerning a timely topic or technology issue in the news. Such cover articles will be interspersed throughout the year, trading off with special sections every other month. These articles will dig deeper, exploring a particular topic from […]

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

News News track Jan 1 2007

News Track

Rising energy consumption and fuel prices could lead to energy costs eating up more than one-third of IT budgets within the next five years, according to a Gartner Group report that notes IT power demand is just the "tip of a melting iceberg for an IT industry that is currently unsustainable." BusinessWeek reports CIOs and […]

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion The business of software Jan 1 2007

Agile . . . and Offshore

An interview with a new paradigm.

Phillip G. Armour

Computing Applications

Opinion Staying connected Jan 1 2007

Shannon’s Eleven

Top tech trends to watch in 2007.

Meg McGinity Shannon

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Jan 1 2007

Slanty Design

This new take on usability yields desirable (and the absence of undesirable) user behavior,even as it furthers grander corporate goals.

Russell Beale

Computing Applications

News Jan 1 2007

ACM Annual Report For FY06

ACM is about to turn 60. We witnessed the birth of computing, ushered in the dawn of the information age, and reported the first voyages through cyberspace. And while an annual report is typically an exercise in reflection, ACM is always focused on tomorrow and the pivotal role it plays in sharing the kind of […]

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Practice Jan 1 2007

The Patent Holder’s Dilemma: Buy, Sell, or Troll?

The current patent process in many ways works against IT innovation by making the road to realization too dispiriting for today's independent inventors.

Patricia S. Abril and Robert Plant

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2007

Semantic Matching Across Heterogeneous Data Sources

Discovering semantic correspondences is the key to semantic integration of data sources and ultimately to data integration across disparate databases.

Huimin Zhao

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Jan 1 2007

Success Factors For Implementing Global Information Systems

Before taking on global systems, project managers must conduct a proper process analysis and educatetop management, as well as end users.In today's globalized business environment, firms must learn to manage increasingly complex networks of subsidiaries, customers, and suppliers. Information systems support this effort by providing supply chain information, facilitating communication among supply chain partners and managers' decisions when coordinating the networks. "Global coordination," according to [5], "is one of the most important functions firms perform for optimal global operations to achieve operational flexibility."

Markus Biehl

Architecture and Hardware

Practice Jan 1 2007

Intra-Organizational Perspectives on IT-Enabled Supply Chains

Aligning technology decisions with relevant organizational practices and policies.

Nitin Singh, Kee-hung Lai, and T.C.E. Cheng

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2007

Who Should Test Whom?

Examining the use and abuse of personality tests in software engineering.

Sharon McDonald and Helen M. Edwards

Computing Applications

Practice Jan 1 2007

What Subjects and Skills Are Important For Software Developers?

A small survey of Finnish IT professionals, academics, and students has important implications for computer science degree programs.

Sami Surakka

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2007

Increased Security Through Open Source

It may seem counterintuitive, but going "open" all the way offers the most security.

Jaap-Henk Hoepman and Bart Jacobs

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jan 1 2007

Computing Versus Human Thinking

In this presentation I shall give you an overview of my works from the past fifty years concerning the issue given in the title. Concerning this title I invite you to note particularly the middle word, `versus’. This word points to the tendency of my efforts around this theme, to wit, to clarify the contrast […]

Peter Naur

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Opinion Hot links Jan 1 2007

Top 10 Downloads from ACM’s Digital Library

Communications of the ACM Volume 50, Number 1 (2007), Pages 95-96 Hot links: Top 10 Downloads from ACM’s Digital Library Diane Crawford Table of Contents Tables Back to Top Tables Table. The Top 10 Most Popular Papers from ACM’s Refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings Downloaded in October 2006 Table. The 10 Most Popular Courses at […]

Computing Applications

Opinion Inside risks Jan 1 2007

Ma Bell’s Revenge: The Battle For Network Neutrality

Former FCC Chairman William Kennard recently characterized the Internet network neutrality debate as nothing but a battle between the "extremely wealthy" and the "merely rich," suggesting it was a distraction from truly important telecom-related issues. Kennard misses the point. The outcome of this controversy will affect everybody who comes into contact with the Internet, and […]

Lauren Weinstein

Computing Applications

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