March 2008 - Vol. 51 No. 3

Features

Opinion Editorial pointers Mar 1 2008

When embedded network sensing shifted from the laboratory to the natural environment, it was done under the meticulous design of scientists. Computer nodes embedded in…

Diane Crawford

Architecture and Hardware

News News track Mar 1 2008

News Track

The National Science Board says leading science and engineering indicators tell a mixed story regarding U.S. achievements in science, R&D, and math in international…

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion The business of software Mar 1 2008

The Inaccurate Conception

Some thoughts on the accuracy of estimates.

Phillip G. Armour

Computing Applications

Practice Practical programmer Mar 1 2008

Managing For Innovation

People versus process? Watts Humphrey says it's people and process.

Robert L. Glass

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Mar 1 2008

Just Say ‘A Class Defines a Data Type’

When teaching computer programming to novices, forget "objects early," "objects later," and "back to basics."

Chenglie Hu

Computing Applications

News ACM fellows Mar 1 2008

ACM Fellows

The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information…

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Urban Sensing: Out of the Woods

Embedded networked sensing, having successfully shifted from the lab to the environment, is primed for a more contentious move to the city to where citizens will likely…

Dana Cuff, Mark Hansen, and Jerry Kang

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Mobile Gaming

Tens of millions of users worldwide play games, as well as make phone calls, on their cell phones and other handheld devices.

Jason O. B. Soh and Bernard C. Y. Tan

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Patterns, Symmetry, and Symmetry Breaking

Explaining software patterns by breaking the symmetry created by programming languages.

Liping Zhao

Computing Applications

Practice Mar 1 2008

Costs and Benefits of XBRL Adoption: Early Evidence

Financial reporting via XBRL is a low-cost method for increasing transparency and compliance while potentially decreasing a firm's cost of capital.

Robert Pinsker and Shaomin Li

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

The Contribution of Critical IS Research

Solving ongoing external problems may require looking inward first.

Bernd Carsten Stahl and Carole Brooke

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

The Illusion of Security

A fictional scenario of daily life in a world networked with ambient intelligence illustrates the dark side of the technology and the need for appropriate safeguards.

Architecture and Hardware

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Location-Based Services

Evaluating user perceptions of location-tracking and location-awareness services.

Iris A. Junglas and Richard T. Watson

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Promoting Personal Responsibility For Internet Safety

Online safety is everyone's responsibility---a concept much easier to preach than to practice.

Robert LaRose, Nora J. Rifon, and Richard Enbody

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Requirements Engineering in New Product Development

How effective are the socio-technical interactions in developing new products?

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2008

Peer-Based Computer-Supported Knowledge Refinement: An Empirical Investigation

Nonexpert peer-based knowledge refinement, it turns out, is just as helpful as expert-centric knowledge refinement for improving the quality of results.

Kwangsu Cho, Tingting Rachel Chung, William R. King, and Christian Schunn

Computing Applications

Opinion Technical opinion Mar 1 2008

Role of Word of Mouth in Online Store Loyalty

Comparing online store ratings with other e-store loyalty factors.

Dinesh K. Gauri, Amit Bhatnagar, and Raghav Rao

Computing Applications

Opinion Inside risks Mar 1 2008

Wireless Sensor Networks and the Risks of Vigilance

When Wendell Phillips (an American abolitionist and reformer) told a Boston audience in 1852 that "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," he did not…

Xiaoming Lu and George Ledin

Computing Applications

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