September 2002 - Vol. 45 No. 9
Features
Opinion Editorial pointers
This month will no doubt witness countless tributes and
somber ceremonies around the world marking the first
anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and
Pentagon. While no words could ever truly capture the anguish
and fear of that day, nor the resolve and unity of the days
that followed, nor the confusion that continues over how it
all came to pass, time does have a way of clearing some of
the fog from the picture. In the aftermath of 9/11, we find
ourselves faced with new challenges to address and renewed
determination to find workable, balanced solutions for future
generations.
Opinion Digital village
Putting the distribution control of the Web's intellectual
content in the hands of those who created it.
Opinion The profession of IT
How can one design a career when career as an institution
is dead? Entrepreneurs have an answer.
News On site
What responsibilities do those in the computing profession
have for the moral integrity of what they do?
Opinion From the president
Making a Difference Through Computing Communities
As computing professionals we live in a variety of
computing communities.
Opinion Viewpoint
Information Management in the Aftermath of 9/11
The right to an individual's privacy and the right of a
nation to protect itself hang in the balance.
A Year After 9/11: Where Are We Now?
The dissention over technology has migrated from the
East to the West over the last 12 months.
Research and Advances The consumer side of search
Search engines are among the most useful and visible
aspects of the Internet, with millions of searches performed
every day by the major engines, not including the specialized
ones created for the news media, law, medicine, and
individual Web sites. Indeed, search engines have become a
part of the global culture, reaching a vast and diverse
audience.
Research and Advances The consumer side of search
Finding the Flow in Web Site Search
Designing a search system and interface may best be
served (and executed) by scrutinizing usability
studies.
Research and Advances The consumer side of search
A contextual computing approach may prove a
breakthrough in personalized search efficiency.
Research and Advances The consumer side of search
When it comes to measuring bias on the Web, there is
clearly strength in numbers (of search engines, that
is).
Determining the Cost of It Services
Providing managerial information to explain costs in
the context of personnel and equipment activities and
processes.
Mobile Instant Messaging Through Hubbub
Associating online buddies with musical notes, Hubbub
lets users (on both PCs and handhelds) interact by way of
opportunistic impromptu exchanges, even as they move
about.
Enduring Practices For Managing It Professionals
Assessing existing business practices to determine
staff recruitment and retention capabilities.
Integrating Web Sites and Databases
Web site developers creating 'data-based Web pages'
that interact with organizational databases need to know
server- and client-side processing.
Improving Software Inspections with Group Process Support
The 'group process' governing any group interaction
also influences a group's inspection performance.
The Most Important Issues in Knowledge Management
What can KM do for corporate memory, management
thinking, and IS responsibility, as well as for overall
business performance?
Engaging Students with Theory Through ACM Collegiate Programming Contest
How formal methods can be presented in a
popular?but mathematically sound?manner to
undergraduate students of various disciplines.
Opinion Thinking objectively
Merging Multiple Conventional Models in One Stable Model
Stability models may demand greater investment in
analysis, but when used wisely, savings in development and
maintenence costs more than make up for it.
Opinion Inside risks
Risks of Digital Rights Management
Digital rights management (DRM) is an attempt to provide
"remote control" over digital content. The required
level of protection goes beyond secure delivery of the
bits?restrictions on the use of the content must be
maintained after it has been delivered. The buzzword for this
is "persistent protection."