September 2006 - Vol. 49 No. 9
Features
Opinion Editorial pointers
Ubiquitous objects and mobile communication devices are fast becoming part of the invisible fabric of everyday life. While each comes with a unique set of operating…
News News track
An inexpensive, wireless, battery-free microchip that stores documents, audio files, or video clips and can be pressed like a Post-it note onto just about any surface is…
Opinion The business of software
Seeking solid information on the behavior of modern projects.
Opinion Hot links
Top 10 Downloads from ACM’s Digital Library
Communications of the ACM Volume 49, Number 9 (2006), Pages 23-24 Hot links: Top 10 Downloads from ACM’s Digital Library Diane Crawford Table of Contents Tables…
Opinion Viewpoint
Wireless Laptops in the Classroom (and the Sesame Street Syndrome)
Give instructors the option of turning off wireless Web access to accommodate their students' learning styles, in some cases to save them from themselves.
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
The IT community is accustomed to looking at the evolution of computers referring to the "laws" and "theories" of Moore and Bell. However, in the age…
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Personalization in Privacy-Aware Highly Dynamic Systems
Enabling novel ways to personalize the relationship with customers without sacrificing their privacy.
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Using a server-side architecture to connect specialized enforcement mechanisms with usage control requirements and policies.
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Externally Verifiable Code Execution
Using hardware- and software-based techniques to realize a primitive for externally verifiable code execution.
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Perspectives For Cryptographic Long-Term Security
Cryptographic long-term security is needed, but difficult to achieve. Use flexible cryptographic tools, and have replacements ready.
Research and Advances Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Using a process modeling-based approach to address privacy and related legal issues arising in an RFID-based augmented reality shopping situation.
Opinion A Wiki for discussing and promoting best practices in research
A Wiki For Discussing and Promoting Best Practices in Research
Dealing with the demands of escalating paper submissions is a daunting challenge for conference organizers and program chairs. ACM and IEEE have joined forces to create a…
By applying well-known principlesof intellectual property valuation,sales expectations, growth of maintained software, discounting to present value, and the like, a…
Tapping the Power of Text Mining
Sifting through vast collections of unstructured or semistructured data beyond the reach of data mining tools, text mining tracks information sources, links isolated…
Polaris: Virus-Safe Computing For Windows XP
It limits the damage a virus can do by using the operating system's own security mechanisms to enforce the Principle of Least Authority on individual applications.
Mobile Data Service Fuels the Desire for Uniqueness
Mobile content creators and service providers can leverage users' desire to be unique to expand revenue.
Asian Trio’s Adoption of Linux-Based Open Source Development
Three Asian economic heavyweights---China, Japan, and South Korea---join IT forces.
Opinion Inside risks
In hindsight, the lack of foresight is an old problem that keeps recurring. The most prevalent situation seems to be "we had a backup system, but it failed when it…