March 2005 - Vol. 48 No. 3

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Features

Opinion Editorial pointers Mar 1 2005

Editorial Pointers

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Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

News News track Mar 1 2005

The U.S. will suffer at least one devastating attack to its national information network or power grid in the next decade, says a majority of experts responding to a…

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion Forum Mar 1 2005

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News ACM Fellows Mar 1 2005

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Opinion President's letter Mar 1 2005

20th Century vs. 21st Century C&c: the Spur Manifesto

As technologists, we must confront the current weaknesses and deliver on the potential opportunities of computer and communication technologies in the 21st century.…

David A. Patterson

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion The business of software Mar 1 2005

Project Portfolios: Organizational Management of Risk

Assessing companies' differing attitudes toward identifying and calculating risk-taking endeavors.

Phillip G. Armour

Computing Applications

Opinion Hot links Mar 1 2005

Top 10 Downloads from Acm’s Digital Library

Communications of the ACM Volume 48, Number 3 (2005), Pages 21-22 Hot links: Top 10 downloads from ACM’s digital library Diane Crawford Table of Contents Tables…

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Mar 1 2005

Why Computer Scientists Should Attend Hacker Conferences

Along with the intellectual challenge, scientists may appreciate the technical insight, especially about security, ethical honesty, and common computing interests.

Gregory Conti

Computing Applications

Practice Practical programmer Mar 1 2005

The First Business Application: a Significant Milestone in Software History

Celebrating the pivotal role of the first business applications software.

Robert L. Glass

Computing Applications

Opinion Legally speaking Mar 1 2005

Legislative Challenges to the sony Safe Harbor Rule

Congressional proposals to regulate infringement-enabling technologies are described and the implications discussed.

Pamela Samuelson

Computing Applications

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

It seems like a paradox but it will soon become reality: The rate at which computers disappear will be matched by the rate at which information technology will…

Norbert Streitz and Paddy Nixon

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Delivering Real-World -biquitous Location Systems

To be widely adopted, location-aware computing must be as effortless, familiar, and rewarding as searching the Web. There are many challenges to this quest, but recent…

Gaetano Borriello, Matthew Chalmers, Anthony LaMarca, and Paddy Nixon

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Building Disappearing Computers

A trio of systems illustrates the challenges of designing large displays for use in ubiquitous computing environments that are, indeed, unremarkable.

Daniel M. Russell, Norbert A. Streitz, and Terry Winograd

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Context is not simply the state of a predefined environment with a fixed set of interaction resources. It's part of a process of interacting with an ever-changing…

Joëlle Coutaz, James L. Crowley, Simon Dobson, and David Garlan

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Bridging the Physical and Digital in Pervasive Gaming

A new generation of entertainment technology takes computer games to the streets---and ultimately beyond.

Steve Benford, Carsten Magerkurth, and Peter Ljungstrand

Computing Applications

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Privacy and Trust Issues with Invisible Computers

A set of designer guidelines from the European Union offers the first step in building privacy-aware systems.

Saadi Lahlou, Marc Langheinrich, and Carsten Röcker

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Hybrid Design Creates Innovative Museum Experiences

Assembling mixed media artifacts in order to create engaging museum environments.

Liam Bannon, Steve Benford, John Bowers, and Christian Heath

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Smart-Its: Computers For Artifacts in the Physical World

Tiny embedded devices attached to everyday objects can transform them with sensing, perception, computation, and communication abilities.

Hans Gellersen

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Ad-Hoc Composition in Wearable and Mobile Computing

Changing computing capabilities can be as easy as changing outfits.

Spyros Lalis, Alexandros Karypidis, and Anthony Savidis

Computing Applications

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Extrovert Gadgets

Configuring and reconfiguring ubiquitous applications composed of communicating artifacts.

Achilles Kameas and Irene Mavrommati

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

The ability to blend diverse sensors in close proximity promises to usher in a new generation of electronic skins that hold the potential for revolutionary applications.

Joseph A. Paradiso

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances The disappearing computer Mar 1 2005

Examples of Commercial Applications of -biquitous Computing

Emerging tools will simply transform business practices---and customer expectations---in the near future.

Anatole Gershman and Andrew Fano

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

Computer Science and Bioinformatics

In barely half a century computer science has grown from infancy to maturity. Employment in computer science was assured until a few years ago. Today, however, like in…

Jacques Cohen

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

A Comparison of Data Warehousing Methodologies

Using a common set of attributes to determine which methodology to use in a particular data warehousing project.

Arun Sen and Atish P. Sinha

Computing Applications

News SIGs elections Mar 1 2005

Sigs Announce Candidates For Election

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Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

Do Consumers -nderstand the Role of Privacy Seals in E-Commerce?

E-Commerce sales in the U.S. totaled $56.0 billion in 2003, an increase of 26.4% over the 2002 total of $44.3 billion [7]. This increase was achieved at a time when the…

Trevor Moores

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

A Multiagent System For U.S. Defense Research Contracting

The Multi-Agent Contracting System incorporates both learning and a natural language interface to automate contracting officer query resolution during the process of…

Bonnie Rubenstein Montano, Victoria Yoon, Stuart Lowry, and Teresa Merlau

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

Java Distributed Components For Numerical Visualization in Visad

Combining a flexible data model and distributed objects, they support the sharing of data, visualizations, and user interfaces among multiple data sources, computers, and…

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

The State of -ser-Centered Design Practice

User-Centered Design (UCD) is a multidisciplinary design approach based on the active involvement of users to improve the understanding of user and task requirements, and…

Ji-Ye Mao, Karel Vredenburg, Paul W. Smith, and Tom Carey

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2005

How the Mobile Communication Markets Differ in China, the -U.S., and Europe

Despite the 2001 downturn in the global telecommunications market, the mobile penetration rate in China is increasing due to the elimination or reduction of mobile…

Xiaoni Zhang and Victor R. Prybutok

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Technical opinion Mar 1 2005

The Bubble of Web Visibility

Promoting visibility as seen through the unique lens of search engines.

Marco Gori and Ian Witten

Computing Applications

Opinion Inside risks Mar 1 2005

Anticipating Disasters

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Peter G. Neumann

Computing Applications

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