June 2002 - Vol. 45 No. 6

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Opinion Editorial pointers Jun 1 2002

Editorial Pointers

Middleware—long regarded as the glue that connects two separate applications—is in the throes of transformation as more and more traditionally static systems shift over to the world of mobility and interactivity. Indeed, middleware will be a key ingredient in the next generation of the Web; that of a pervasive entity incorporating a rich combination of […]

Diane Crawford

Architecture and Hardware

News News track Jun 1 2002

Helium-filled airships will provide a cost-effective way of bringing mobile phone networks and Internet connections to remote parts of the world, reports BBC News Online. Engineers at Britain’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) have designed an autonomous vehicle powered by solar cells and a backup diesel engine that will carry state-of-the-art technology such as transponders for […]

Robert Fox

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Forum Jun 1 2002

Weighing in on the Notion of ‘dumbing Up’

As an avid reader of Robert Glass’s columns, I was astonished to see him admonishing the purity of form required by an academic technical paper ("Stodgy by Design and the Notion of ‘Dumbing Up’, Feb. 2002). Just kidding. Glass touched a nerve, mostly because I believe clarity of communication, not form, is one of the […]

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

Opinion The profession of IT Jun 1 2002

Our propensity to create linear scales between opposing alternatives creates false dichotomies that hamper our thinking and limit our action.

Peter J. Denning

Computing Applications

Opinion Staying connected Jun 1 2002

Broadband to Go

Providers know once customers go broadband, they'll never go back to the dark days of dialup.

Meg McGinity

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Viewpoint Jun 1 2002

Rebirth of the Computer Industry

What types of products are required and who will provide them?

Harold W. Lawson

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Customization, policy management, coordination, and other services are available for distributed, mobile, embedded systems, increasingly assembled on the fly through the Web.

Gul A. Agha

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

The Case For Reflective Middleware

It's flexible and reconfigurable yet simple for programmers to use, notably for building dynamic distributed applications operating on the Net.

Fabio Kon, Fabio Costa, Gordon Blair, and Roy H. Campbell

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Challenges Designing Next-Generation Middleware Systems

This framework promises new classes of service, especially in terms of security, for policy-based development of distributed and collaborative applications.

Anand Tripathi

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Middleware For Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Off-the-shelf middleware technology is being adapted for such mission-critical dynamic domains as online financial trading, distributed process control, even submarine information systems, avionics mission computing, radar processing, and software-defined radios.

Douglas C. Schmidt

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Safe ‘composability’ of Middleware Services

Look to composable middleware frameworks to ensure safe middleware interactions for ubiquitous computing applications.

Nalini Venkatasubramanian

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Systematic Aid For Developing Middleware Architectures

This development environment enables the specification, automated composition, and quality analysis of flexible, configurable middleware architectures, notably in distributed systems.

Valérie Issarny, Christos Kloukinas, and Apostolos Zarras

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Adaptive middleware Jun 1 2002

Toward Open, Secure, Widely Distributed Services

The OASIS open architecture controls the interoperation of independent services in distributed environments, including the constant monitoring of security conditions, as illustrated by a U.K. application in health-record management.

Jean Bacon and Ken Moody

Architecture and Hardware

News Jun 1 2002

The ACM Fellows Program was established by the ACM Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM. The ACM Fellows serve as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for […]

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2002

timely Financial Reporting at Corporate Web Sites?

Considering the competitive advantage of having current financial information available online, it's curious how few institutions actually succeed in this regard.

Michael Ettredge, Vernon J. Richardson, and Susan Scholz

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2002

Classifying Digital Products

A framework for classifying digital products is essential for devising successful e-commerce strategies.

Kai-Lung Hui and Patrick Y. K. Chau

Computing Applications

Practice Jun 1 2002

Wanted:project Teams with a Blend of Is Professional Orientations

Desired qualities include a strong technical orientation, end-user empathy, and organizational awareness.

Gary Klein, James J. Jiang, and Debbie B. Tesch

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2002

Extreme Collaboration

For engineers comfortable with the noise and distraction of working closely together, a technology "war room" at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the perfect environment for speeding delivery of space mission design proposals.

Gloria Mark

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2002

Improving Education and Training with It

Findings from the review of previous empirical studies set the foundation for a conceptual model demonstrating how IT supports learning and group communications.

Raquel Benbunan-Fich

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 2002

Capacity and Performance Analysis of Distributed Enterprise Systems

Analytic and simulation models enhance the reengineering and tuning of large client/server distributed systems.

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Technical opinion Jun 1 2002

There will always be a need for power … but at what cost?

Patrick P. Gelsinger

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Inside risks Jun 1 2002

Free Speech Online and Offline

Esther Dyson argued that as the world will never be perfect, whether online or offline, it is foolish to expect higher standards on the Internet than we accept in real life. Legislators are now turning this argument around, and arguing they have to restrict traditional offline freedoms in order to regulate cyberspace. A shocking example […]

Ross Anderson

Computing Applications

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