Volume 36, Number 1, January 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Membership News

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  Doris L. Carver: EIC's Message: Building on the Past, Looking to the Future. 6-7
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  Stephen L. Diamond: President's Message: Building a Better Computer Society. 8-10

Letters

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  SCM Branching Strategies. 11-13

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: A Man, a Dog, and a Machine. 14-16

Industry Trends

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Low-Power Chips for High-Powered Handhelds. 21-23

Technology News

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  Neal Leavitt: Will Wireless Gaming Be a Winner? 24-27

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Vendors Push Wireless LAN Security / Picturing a New Encryption Technique / Think Tank Targets Better Software. 28-30

Cover Features

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  Scott Hamilton: Intel Research Extends Moore's Law. 31-40
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  Jeffrey O. Kephart, David M. Chess: The Vision of Autonomic Computing. 41-50
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  Daniel S. Katz, Raphael R. Some: NASA Advances Robotic Space Exploration. 52-61
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  Daniel A. Reed: Grids, the TeraGrid, and Beyond. 62-68
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  Chris Diorio, Jaideep Mavoori: Computer Electronics Meet Animal Brains. 69-75
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  Robert M. Janowiak: Computers and Communications: A Symbiotic Relationship. 76-79

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection: Look Ahead to 2003 Programs. 81-87
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  Call and Calendar. 88-91

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 92-110

Products

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  Products. 112-113

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 114

Web Technologies

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  Henry Tirri: Search in Vain: Challenges for Internet Search. 115-116

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Eleanor T. Loiacono: Improving Web Accessibility. 117-119

Embedded Computing

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  Nikil D. Dutt, Kiyoung Choi: Configurable Processors for Embedded Computing. 120-123

Standards

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  Jim Hughes, Jack Cole: Security in Storage. 124-125

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Revising the Principles of Technorealism. 126-128

Volume 36, Number 2, February 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  Risk Versus Threat. 5-7

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Me and My Theremin. 8-9

Industry Trends

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  Sixto Ortiz Jr.: New Monitor Technologies Are on Display. 13-16

Technology News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Mobile IPv6 and the Future of Wireless Internet Access. 18-20

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Brief Topics include: Databases That Heal Themselves / Chip Makers Turn to Transistors / Going Mobile with Web Services. 22-24

Perspectives

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  Daniel Lin: Dual Tragedies: IP Rights in Industry Standards. 25-27

Cover Features

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  Kimberly Keeton, Russell M. Clapp, Ashwini K. Nanda: Guest Editors' Introduction: Evaluating Servers with Commercial Workloads. 29-32
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  Yue Luo, Juan Rubio, Lizy Kurian John, Pattabi Seshadri, Alex E. Mericas: Benchmarking Internet Servers on Superscalar Machines. 34-40
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  Daniel F. García, Javier García: TPC-W E-Commerce Benchmark Evaluation. 42-48
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  Alaa R. Alameldeen, Milo M. K. Martin, Carl J. Mauer, Kevin E. Moore, Min Xu, Mark D. Hill, David A. Wood, Daniel J. Sorin: Simulating a $2M Commercial Server on a $2K PC. 50-57
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  Thin-Fong Tsuei, Wayne Yamamoto: Queuing Simulation Model for Multiprocessor Systems. 58-64
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  Lieven Eeckhout, Hans Vandierendonck, Koenraad De Bosschere: Designing Computer Architecture Research Workloads. 65-71

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 72-76
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  Call and Calendar. 77-79

Products

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  Products. 80-81

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 82

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 84-93

Entertaining Computing

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  Michael R. Macedonia: Revitalizing Museums with Digital Technology. 94-96

Invisible Computing

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  Bill N. Schilit: Mega-Utilities Drive Invisible Technologies. 97-99

Communications

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  Y. Alex Tung, Ram D. Gopal, Andrew B. Whinston: Multiple Online Auctions. 100-102

Security

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  Jonathan S. Shapiro: Understanding the Windows EAL4 Evaluation. 103-105

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Truth and Clarity in Arithmetic. 106-108

Volume 36, Number 3, March 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  Web Accessibility Guidelines. 5-7

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Ground Bounce. 11-13

Industry Trends

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  George Lawton: Instant Messaging Puts on a Business Suit. 14-16

Technology News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: How Trustworthy Is Trusted Computing? 18-20

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics Include: IBM Seeks to Unify Data-Access Approaches / Researcher Puts the Network to Music / DARPA Creating Self-Aware Computing / Students Help Put a Computer in Every Classroom. 22-24

Perspectives

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  Debashis Saha, Amitava Mukherjee: Pervasive Computing: A Paradigm for the 21st Century. 25-31

Cover Features

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  Barry W. Boehm, LiGuo Huang: Value-Based Software Engineering: A Case Study. 33-41
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  Alan M. Davis: The Art of Requirements Triage. 42-49
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  Ian Gorton, Anna Liu, Paul Brebner: Rigorous Evaluation of COTS Middleware Technology. 50-55

Research Features

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  Pedro García López, Antonio F. Gómez-Skarmeta: ANTS Framework for Cooperative Work Environments. 56-62
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  Xin Chen, Xiaodong Zhang: A Popularity-Based Prediction Model for Web Prefetching. 63-70

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 72-74
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  Call and Calendar. 75-78

Bookshelf

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  Making Digital Telephone Networks Smarter. 79

Products

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  Products. 80-81

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 84-87

Web Technologies

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  Krzysztof Walczak, Wojciech Cellary: X-VRML for Advanced Virtual Reality Applications. 89-92

Embedded Computing

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  Wayne Wolf: How Many System Architectures? 93-95

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Amitava Dutta: Managing IT with Systems Thinking. 96-97

The Profession

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  Veljko M. Milutinovic, Nikola Skundric: Will Distance Learning Create a Global University? 98-100

Volume 36, Number 4, April 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  IP Rights: Innovation versus Standardization. 7-9

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Science Fairs. 13-16

Industry Trends

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Optical Networking Chips Get Faster in a Slow Market. 18-20

Technology News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The Battle over the Universal Java IDE. 21-23

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics Include: Researchers Automate the Digital Animation Process New / Compression Technology Would Improve Online Video Quality / Sun Tries to Guide Mobile Java. 24-26

Perspectives

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  Frank Vahid: The Softening of Hardware. 27-34

Cover Features

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  Jörg Henkel, Xiaobo Hu, Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya: Guest Editors' Introduction: Taking on the Embedded System Design Challenge. 35-37
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  Wayne Wolf: A Decade of Hardware/Software Codesign. 38-43
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  Felice Balarin, Yosinori Watanabe, Harry Hsieh, Luciano Lavagno, Claudio Passerone, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli: Metropolis: An Integrated Electronic System Design Environment. 45-52
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  Luca Benini, Davide Bertozzi, Davide Bruni, Nicola Drago, Franco Fummi, Massimo Poncino: SystemC Cosimulation and Emulation of Multiprocessor SoC Designs. 53-59
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  Kai Richter, Marek Jersak, Rolf Ernst: A Formal Approach to MpSoC Performance Verification. 60-67
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  Patrick Schaumont, Ingrid Verbauwhede: Domain-Specific Codesign for Embedded Security. 68-74

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection - Topics include: Students from around the World Receive Scholarship Funds / New Education Board Mission Statement Highlights Increased Vitality / Board of Governors Approves Reading of Bylaws Amendment. 75-78
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  Call and Calendar. 79-81

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 82-86

Bookshelf

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  In-Depth Approach to Configuration Management. 88

Products

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  Products. 89

Communications

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  Anand Ranganathan, Hui Lei: Context-Aware Communication. 90-92

Entertainment Computing

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  Robert Gehorsam: The Coming Revolution in Massively Multiuser Persistent Worlds. 93-95

Security

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  Martin Naedele: Standards for XML and Web Services Security. 96-98

Invisible Computing

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  Brad Johanson, Terry Winograd, Armando Fox: Interactive Workspaces. 99-101

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: The Case for Perspicuous Programming. 102-104

Volume 36, Number 5, May 2003

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Leave Bernoulli Out of This. 10-12

Industry Trends

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: XML Raises Concerns as It Gains Prominence. 14-16

Technology News

• 
  David Geer: Federated Approach Expands Database-Access Technology. 18-20

Perspectives

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  Adrian A. Hopgood: Artificial Intelligence: Hype or Reality? 24-28

Computing Practices

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  Hassim Mohamed Yunos, Jerry Z. Gao, Simon S. Y. Shim: Wireless Advertising's Challenges and Opportunities. 30-37

Cover Features

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  Milan Milenkovic, Scott H. Robinson, Rob C. Knauerhase, David Barkai, Sharad Garg, Vijay Tewari, Todd A. Anderson, Mic Bowman: Toward Internet Distributed Computing. 38-46
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  Yu-Chee Tseng, Chia-Ching Shen, Wen-Tsuen Chen: Integrating Mobile IP with Ad Hoc Networks. 48-55

Research Features

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  Michael Chau, Hsinchun Chen: Comparison of Three Vertical Search Spiders. 56-62
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  Thomas G. Robertazzi: Ten Reasons to Use Divisible Load Theory. 63-68

IT Systems Perspective

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  Ronald G. Ross: The Business Rule Approach. 85-87

Embedded Computing

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  Joachim Kunkel: Toward IP-Based System-Level SoC Design. 88-89

The Profession

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  Venkat N. Gudivada: The Computing Profession at a Crossroads. 90-92

Volume 36, Number 6, June 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: That's Not Computing - This Is Computing. 6-8

Industry Trends

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: OSs Battle in the Smart-Phone Market. 10-12

Technology News

• 
  Neal Leavitt: Two Technologies Vie for Recognition in Speech Market. 13-16

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics Include: Xerox Hopes Chip Will Cut Costs of Fiber Services Sharp / Develops a 3D Display for Cell Phones and Computers / IETF Will Continue Using Patented Technologies in Standards. 18-20

Computing Practices

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  Allen S. Parrish, Brandon Dixon, David Cordes, Susan V. Vrbsky, David Brown: CARE: An Automobile Crash Data Analysis Tool. 22-32

Perspectives

• 
  Kyle Eischen: Andhra Pradesh: Lessons for Global Software Development. 31-37

Cover Features

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  Laurie A. Williams, Alistair Cockburn: Guest Editors' Introduction: Agile Software Development: It's about Feedback and Change. 39-43
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  Kent Beck, Barry W. Boehm: Agility through Discipline: A Debate. 44-46
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  Craig Larman, Victor R. Basili: Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History. 47-56
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  Barry W. Boehm, Richard Turner: Using Risk to Balance Agile and Plan-Driven Methods. 57-66
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  Martin Lippert, Petra Becker-Pechau, Holger Breitling, Jörn Koch, Andreas Kornstädt, Stefan Roock, Axel Schmolitzky, Henning Wolf, Heinz Züllighoven: Developing Complex Projects Using XP with Extensions. 67-73
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  Mike Cohn, Doris Ford: Introducing an Agile Process to an Organization. 74-78
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  Mark Lycett, Robert D. Macredie, Chaitali Patel, Ray J. Paul: Migrating Agile Methods to Standardized Development Practice. 79-85

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 89-91
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  Call and Calendar. 92-94

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 96-97

Products

• 
  Products. 98-99

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 100

Communications

• 
  Upkar Varshney: The Status and Future of 802.11-Based WLANs. 102-105

Entertainment Computing

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  David B. Fogel: Evolutionary Entertainment with Intelligent Agents. 106-108

Invisible Computing

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  Mik Lamming, Denis Bohm: SPECs: Personal Pervasive Systems. 109-111

Security

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  William A. Arbaugh: Firewalls: An Outdated Defense. 112-113

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: The Problem with Unicode. 114-116

Volume 36, Number 7, July 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  What Holds Up a Plane? 5-6

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Tools of the Trade. 7-9

Industry Trends

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: The Ins and Outs of New Local I/O Trends. 13-16

Technology News

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The Challenge of Wi-Fi Roaming. 17-19

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Chip Making to Dye For / Using AI in Games that Adapt to Users / Group Considers Drastic Measures to Stop Spam / Technology Enables Online Voice Auditions. 20-22

Perspectives

• 
  Stephen Blanchette Jr.: Surviving Unemployment in the High-Tech Downturn. 24-28

Computing Practices

• 
  Rolf Oppliger: Microsoft .NET Passport: A Security Analysis. 29-35

Cover Features

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  Savitha Srinivasan: Guest Editor's Introduction: On Piracy and Privacy. 36-38
• 
  Ahmet M. Eskicioglu: Protecting Intellectual Property in Digital Multimedia Networks. 39-45
• 
  Dalit Naor, Moni Naor: Protecting Cryptographic Keys: The Trace-and-Revoke Approach. 47-53
• 
  Paul England, Butler W. Lampson, John Manferdelli, Marcus Peinado, Bryan Willman: A Trusted Open Platform. 55-62
• 
  Gleb Naumovich, Nasir D. Memon: Preventing Piracy, Reverse Engineering, and Tampering. 64-71
• 
  C. Brendan S. Traw: Technical Challenges of Protecting Digital Entertainment Content. 72-78

Membership News

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  Bob Ward: Service, Education, and Technical Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements. 79-80
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  Call and Calendar. 81-83

Products

• 
  Products. 84-85

Bookshelf

• 
  Michael J. Lutz: Surveying the Web's Best and Brightest. 86

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 88

WebTechnologies

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  Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Giacomo Cabri, Rebecca Montanari: Taking Back Cyberspace. 89-92

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Christoph Schlueter Langdon: The State of Web Services. 93-94

Embedded Computing

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  Rajesh K. Gupta: Driving Research in System-Chip Design Technology. 95-97

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Should Professionals Be Political? 98-100

Volume 36, Number 8, August 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  Earned-Value Management Terminology. 5-7

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Engineering Decisions. 9-11

Membership News

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  CSIDC Winners: Tablet-PC Classroom System Wins Design Competition. 15-18

Industry Trends

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Seeking Better Web SearchTechnologies. 19-21

Technology News

• 
  Sixto Ortiz Jr.: Software Radios Add Flexibility to Wireless Technology. 23-25

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Spammers Begin Sending Viruses with their Junk Mail / "Ballistic" Technique Boosts Storage Capacity / FAST Approach Could Accelerate Internet Downloads / Software Cuts the "Bull" out of Documents. 26-28

Perspectives

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  Kevin Skadron, Margaret Martonosi, David I. August, Mark D. Hill, David J. Lilja, Vijay S. Pai: Challenges in Computer Architecture Evaluation. 30-36

Computing Practices

• 
  Alan P. Wood: Software Reliability from the Customer View. 37-42

Cover Features

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  George Bourianoff: The Future of Nanocomputing. 44-53
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  Ujval J. Kapasi, Scott Rixner, William J. Dally, Brucek Khailany, Jung Ho Ahn, Peter R. Mattson, John D. Owens: Programmable Stream Processors. 54-62
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  Walid A. Najjar, A. P. Wim Böhm, Bruce A. Draper, Jeffrey Hammes, Robert Rinker, J. Ross Beveridge, Monica Chawathe, Charles Ross: High-Level Language Abstraction for Reconfigurable Computing. 63-69
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  Fred Thomas: Penny Tag Technologies for Removable Data Storage. 70-76

Membership News

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  Russian Teen Wins Top IEEE Computer Society Prize at Intel Science Fair / Computer Society Board of Governors Approves Reading of Proposed Bylaw Changes / Society Seeks Editor-in-Chief Applicants / Nominations Open for IEEE Division Director-Elect. 77-80
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  Call and Calendar. 81-83

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 84-86

Products

• 
  Products. 88

Bookshelf

• 
  Math-Based Introduction to 3D Graphics. 89

Communications

• 
  Saurabh Jain, Dharma P. Agrawal: Wireless Community Networks. 90-92

Invisible Computing

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  James A. Landay, Gaetano Borriello: Design Patterns for Ubiquitous Computing. 93-95

Entertainment Computing

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  Jesse Schell: Shaping an Entertaining Future at Carnegie Mellon. 96-98

Security

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  William A. Arbaugh: Wireless Security Is Different. 99-101

The Profession

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  Simone Santini: Bringing Copyright into the Information Age. 102-104

Volume 36, Number 9, September 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Engineering, Marketing Teams, and Management. 5-7

Industry Trends

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Reconfiguring Wireless Phones with Adaptive Chips. 9-11

Technology News

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Building Better Software with Better Tools. 12-14

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Nanotech RAM Holds Promise for Universal Memory / US Court Establishes Protection against Reverse Engineering / Using Web Crawlers to Fight Piracy. 15-17

Computing Practices

• 
  Dror G. Feitelson: Metric and Workload Effects on Computer Systems Evaluation. 18-25

Cover Features

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  Brad A. Myers, Michael Beigl: Guest Editors' Introduction: Handheld Computing. 27-29
• 
  Deborah G. Tatar, Jeremy Roschelle, Phil Vahey, William R. Penuel: Handhelds Go to School: Lessons Learned. 30-37
• 
  Miguel A. Muñoz, Marcela Rodríguez, Jesús Favela, Ana I. Martínez-Garcia, Víctor M. González: Context-Aware Mobile Communication in Hospitals. 38-46
• 
  Francesco Bellotti, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria, Edmondo Ferretti, Massimiliano Margarone: VeGame: Exploring Art and History in Venice. 48-55
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  Mandayam T. Raghunath, Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Claudio S. Pinhanez: Fostering a Symbiotic Handheld Environment. 56-65
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  Nenad Medvidovic, Marija Mikic-Rakic, Nikunj R. Mehta, Sam Malek: Software Architectural Support for Handheld Computing. 66-73

Membership News

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  IEEE Computer Society Election. 75-81
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  Computer Society Connection. 83-88
• 
  Call and Calendar. 90-93

Products

• 
  Products. 94-95

Bookshelf

• 
  Michael J. Lutz: Building C# Programs with Patterns. 96

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 98-105

Standards

• 
  Itamar Elhanany, Kurt Busch, Derek Chiou: Switch Fabric Interfaces. 106-108

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Bahador Ghahramani, Mark A. Pauley: Java in High-Performance Environments. 109-111

Web Technologies

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  Roberto J. Bayardo Jr., Ramakrishnan Srikant: Technological Solutions for Protecting Privacy. 115-118

Embedded Computing

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  Jörg Henkel: Closing the SoC Design Gap. 119-121

The Profession

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  Wojciech Cellary: The Profession's Role in the Global Information Society. 122-124

Volume 36, Number 10, October 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 5

Letters

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  Academia Meets Industry. 7

At Random

• 
  Robert P. Colwell: Design Reviews. 8-10

Industry Trends

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Presence Technology: More than Just Instant Messaging. 11-13

Technology News

• 
  David Geer: Taking Steps to Secure Web Services. 14-16

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Common Fabric Dyes Promise to Help Optical Communications / Proponents Drop Support for Controversial Software Proposal / Intel Says: Read My Lips. 17-19

Perspectives

• 
  Mark Halpern II: VIM: Taming Software with Hardware. 21-25

Computing Practices

• 
  John W. Romein, Henri E. Bal: Solving Awari with Parallel Retrograde Analysis. 26-33

Cover Features

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  Jen-Yao Chung, Kwei-Jay Lin, Richard G. Mathieu: Guest Editors' Introduction: Web Services Computing - Advancing Software Interoperability. 35-37
• 
  Mark Turner, David Budgen, Pearl Brereton: Turning Software into a Service. 38-44
• 
  Chris Peltz: Web Services Orchestration and Choreography. 46-52
• 
  Timothy J. Thompson, Rick Weil, Mark D. Wood: CPXe: Web Services for Internet Imaging. 54-62
• 
  Tse-Ming Tsai, Han-Kuan Yu, Hsin-Te Shih, Ping-Yao Liao, Ren-Dar Yang, Seng-cho Timothy Chou: Ontology-Mediated Integration of Intranet Web Services. 63-71

Research Feature

• 
  Shlomo Dubnov, Gérard Assayag, Olivier Lartillot, Gill Bejerano: Using Machine-Learning Methods for Musical Style Modeling. 73-80

Membership News

• 
  Computer Society Connection. 81-83
• 
  Call and Calendar. 87-89

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 90-98

Products

• 
  Products. 100-101

Bookshelf

• 
  Michael J. Lutz: Laying the Foundation for Pervasive Computing. 102

Security

• 
  Haowen Chan, Adrian Perrig: Security and Privacy in Sensor Networks. 103-105

Entertainment Computing

• 
  Michael R. Macedonia: The GPU Enters Computing's Mainstream. 106-108

Communications

• 
  Itamar Elhanany, Vahid Tabatabaee: Benchmarking Next-Generation Switch Fabrics. 109-110

Invisible Computing

• 
  David W. McDonald: Ubiquitous Recommendation Systems. 111-112

The Profession

• 
  Hai Zhuge, Xiaoqing Shi: Fighting Epidemics in the Information and Knowledge Age. 114-116

Volume 36, Number 11, November 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

At Random

• 
  Robert P. Colwell: How Not to Teach Science. 7-9

Industry Trends

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: Will Fuel Cells Replace Batteries in Mobile Devices? 10-12

Technology News

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Statistical Language Approach Translates into Success. 14-16

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Getting in Touch with Interactive Haptic Technology / Finding Optical Fiber in the Deep Blue Sea / W3C Works on Semantic Web Proposal. 18-20

Computing Practices

• 
  Tim Menzies, Ying Hu: Data Mining for Very Busy People. 22-29
• 
  Roy L. Ashok, Dharma P. Agrawal: Next-Generation Wearable Networks. 31-39

Cover Features

• 
  William R. Dunn: Designing Safety-Critical Computer Systems. 40-46
• 
  Karine Arnout, Bertrand Meyer: Uncovering Hidden Contracts: The .NET Example. 48-55

Research Feature

• 
  Armando L. Caro Jr., Janardhan R. Iyengar, Paul D. Amer, Sourabh Ladha, Gerard J. Heinz II, Keyur C. Shah: SCTP: A Proposed Standard for Robust Internet Data Transport. 56-63
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  Xianjun Geng, Ram D. Gopal, Ram Ramesh, Andrew B. Whinston: Scaling Web Services with Capacity Provision Networks. 64-72

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 74-77
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  Call and Calendar. 79-81

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 85

Products

• 
  Products. 86-87

Career Opportunities

• 
  Career Opportunities. 88-102

Embedded Computing

• 
  Steven D. Johnson: Formal Methods in Embedded Design. 104-106

Standards

• 
  Marilyn McClelland: Metadata Standards for Educational Resources. 107-109

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Alan R. Hevner, Salvatore T. March: The Information Systems Research Cycle. 111-113

Web Technologies

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  Charlie Lindahl, Elise Blount: Weblogs: Simplifying Web Publishing. 114-116

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Artificial Intelligence: Arrogance or Ignorance? 118-120

Volume 36, Number 12, December 2003

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

• 
  Rearranging the Deck Chairs. 6-8

At Random

• 
  Robert P. Colwell: Benchmarketing Competition. 9-11

President's Message

• 
  Stephen L. Diamond: President's Message: Looking Forward. 12-14

Industry Trends

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: Will Ultrawideband Technology Connect in the Marketplace? 15-17

Technology News

• 
  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Hard Drive Technology Reaches a Turning Point. 21-23

News Briefs

• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Researchers Plan Experimental Optical Network / Using Magnets for Wireless Device Connectivity / Two Projects Offer High-Tech Help to the Needy / New Electronic Paper Can Display Moving Images. 24-26

Computing Practices

• 
  Judi Thomson, Dan Adams, Paula J. Cowley, Kevin Walker: Metadata's Role in a Scientific Archive. 27-34

Power-Aware Computing

• 
  Mircea R. Stan, Kevin Skadron: Guest Editors' Introduction: Power-Aware Computing. 35-38
• 
  Charles Lefurgy, Karthick Rajamani, Freeman L. Rawson III, Wesley M. Felter, Michael Kistler, Tom W. Keller: Energy Management for Commercial Servers. 39-48
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  David H. Albonesi, Rajeev Balasubramonian, Steve Dropsho, Sandhya Dwarkadas, Eby G. Friedman, Michael C. Huang, Volkan Kursun, Grigorios Magklis, Michael L. Scott, Greg Semeraro, Pradip Bose, Alper Buyuktosunoglu, Peter W. Cook, Stanley Schuster: Dynamically Tuning Processor Resources with Adaptive Processing. 49-58
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  Sudhanva Gurumurthi, Anand Sivasubramaniam, Mahmut T. Kandemir, Hubertus Franke: Reducing Disk Power Consumption in Servers with DRPM. 59-66
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  Nam Sung Kim, Todd M. Austin, David Blaauw, Trevor N. Mudge, Krisztián Flautner, Jie S. Hu, Mary Jane Irwin, Mahmut T. Kandemir, Narayanan Vijaykrishnan: Leakage Current: Moore's Law Meets Static Power. 68-75
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  Ravishankar Rao, Sarma B. K. Vrudhula, Daler N. Rakhmatov: Battery Modeling for Energy-Aware System Design. 77-87

Membership News

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  Engel Voted IEEE Computer Society President-Elect. 100-101
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  Doris L. Carver: Computer Society Connection: Reviewers Play Key Role in Publishing Computer. 102-104
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  Call and Calendar. 105-107

Products

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  Products. 108

Bookshelf

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  Agile Approach to Database Management. 109

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 110-128

Security

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  Daniel E. Geer Jr.: Risk Management Is Still Where the Money Is. 129-131

Entertainment Computing

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  Paul A. Fishwick: Nurturing Next-Generation Computer Scientists. 132-134

Invisible Computing

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  Bill N. Schilit, Jason I. Hong, Marco Gruteser: Wireless Location Privacy Protection. 135-137

Communications

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  Upkar Varshney: Pervasive Healthcare. 138-140

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: The Digital Divide, the UN, and the Computing Profession. 142-144