Globalization and Offshoring of Software Revisited
ACM Council commissioned in 2004 a Task Force to "look at the facts behind the rapid globalization of IT and the migration of jobs resulting from outsourcing and…
May 2010 - Vol. 53 No. 5
Features
Opinion Letters to the editor
Moshe Y. Vardi wrote in his Editor's Letter "Revisiting the Publication Culture in Computing Research" (Mar. 2010) about …
Communications' Virtual Extension brings more quality articles to ACM members. These articles are now available in the ACM Digital Library.
NSF Funding Advice; 21st Century Innovation
Jeannette M. Wing shares useful suggestions for department heads. Daniel Reed discusses the importance of synergy among computing specialists and generalists.
Opinion CACM online
Computer scientists are wrestling to tame the glut of online data, which is overwhelming both individuals and companies. …
Advances in computer technology have changed the way astronomers see and study the universe.
The relational model of data management, which dates to 1970, still dominates today and influences new paradigms as the field evolves.
Cloud Computing and Developing Nations
For a growing number of organizations worldwide, cloud computing offers a quick and affordable way to tap into IT infrastructure as an Internet service. But obstacles and…
Microsoft's Charles P. Thacker named 56th recipient of ACM's A.M. Turing Award.
News ACM election ballot
Meet the candidates who introduce their plans—and stands—for the Association.
Opinion Economic and business dimensions
Cloud Computing and Electricity: Beyond the Utility Model
Assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and general applicability of the computing-as-utility business model.
Opinion Education
How to Make Progress in Computing Education
Improving the research base for computing education requires securing competitive funding commitments.
Opinion Viewpoint
Is Mobile Email Addiction Overlooked?
Studying the prevalence of mobile email addiction and the associated possible implications for organizations.
News Computer museum series
Great Computing Museums of the World, Part Two
The second of a two-part series highlighting several of the world's museums dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and elucidating computing history.
Enhanced Debugging With Traces
An essential technique used in emulator development is a useful addition to any programmer's toolbox.
Principles of Robust Timing Over the Internet
The key to synchronizing clocks over networks is taming delay variability.
Why Cloud Computing Will Never Be Free
The competition among cloud providers may drive prices downward, but at what cost?
Research and Advances Contributed articles
Beyond Total Capture: A Constructive Critique of Lifelogging
Rather than try to capture everything, system design should focus on the psychological basis of human memory.
Research and Advances Contributed articles
Student and Faculty Attitudes and Beliefs About Computer Science
The curriculum should inspire students to view CS as both accomplishment and intellectual discipline.
Research and Advances Review articles
Algorithmic solutions can help reduce energy consumption in computing environs.
Research and Advances Research highlights
Technical Perspective: Learning to Act in Uncertain Environments
The problem of decision making in an uncertain environment arises in many diverse contexts. The key issue in effectively solving problems like this is known as the…
Research and Advances Research highlights
Censored Exploration and the Dark Pool Problem
The success and proliferation of dark pool stock exchanges have created challenging and interesting problems in algorithmic trading—in particular, the problem of…
Research and Advances Research highlights
Technical Perspective: Automated Patching Techniques: The Fix Is In
Finding bugs is technically demanding and yet economically vital. How much more difficult yet valuable would it be to …
Research and Advances Research highlights
Automatic Program Repair With Evolutionary Computation
There are many methods for detecting and mitigating software errors but few generic methods for automatically repairing errors once they are discovered. Recent work…
Opinion Last byte
Puzzled: Variations on the Ham Sandwich Theorum
Welcome to three new puzzles. Solutions to the first two will be published next month; the third is (as yet) unsolved. In each, the issue is how your intuition matches up…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
Understanding the Dynamics of Information Management Costs
IT executives have a pressing need to understand the dynamics of information management costs and their ability to control these costs through carefully chosen…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
Roles of the External IT Project Manager
Companies in many cases turn to suppliers of IT services to deliver their tough projects. What roles beyond those of traditional project management must external…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
Number of People Required For Usability Evaluation: The 10±2 Rule
Usability evaluation is essential to make sure that software products newly released are easy to use, efficient, and effective to reach goals, and satisfactory to users.
Research and Advances Virtual extension
Is Web-Based Supply Chain Integration Right For Your Company?
Companies are increasingly realizing that the progression from departmental to enterprise information systems has a logical next step: inter-organizational or supply…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
Monitoring Ambient Air Quality With Carbon Monoxide Sensor-Based Wireless Network
Recent advances in wireless sensor networks make them an attractive solution for monitoring air quality. Successful deployment of these systems demonstrates that they can…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
IT Innovation Persistence: An Oxymoron?
While a company's investment in new IT that replicates another company's innovation may be easy, it is much more difficult to replicate a…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
The Rise of a Health-IT Academic Focus
The proportion of hospital revenue invested in IT has doubled in recent years, raising demand for trained workers. Less recognized is the rising demand within health care…
Research and Advances Virtual extension
The Role of IT in Business Ecosystems
A business ecosystem is defined as an economic community involving many companies working together to gain comparative advantages as a result of their symbiotic…
