Volume 37, Number 1, January 2004

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  The Problem with AI / Defining Memory / Divisible Load-Scheduling Discovery. 6-7

Membership News

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  Doris L. Carver: EIC's Message: Computer in 2004. 8-9
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  Carl K. Chang: President's Message: Evolving the World with the World's Computer Society. 10-12

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Design Fragility. 13-16

32 & 16 Years Ago

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  W. Neville Holmes: January 1972 / January 1988. 17

News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Vendors Go to Extreme Lengths for New Chips. 18-20
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  George Lawton: Is Peer-to-Peer Secure Enough for Corporate Use? 22-25

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: E-Mail Security Gets Personal / Ceiling for Controversial US H-1B Visas Drops / Technique Speeds Data Transmission in Computers / Viewing the World through Interactive Panoramic Images. 26-28

Perspectives

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  Jesse H. Poore: A Tale of Three Disciplines ...and a Revolution. 30-36
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  John Horgan: The End of Science Revisited. 37-43
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  Don Edenfeld, Andrew B. Kahng, Mike Rodgers, Yervant Zorian: 2003 Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. 47-56
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  Patrick Regan, Scott Hamilton: NASA's Mission Reliable. 59-68
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  Fred Niederman: IT Employment Prospects in 2004: A Mixed Bag. 69-77
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  Alex Pentland, Richard Fletcher, Amir Hasson: DakNet: Rethinking Connectivity in Developing Nations. 78-83
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  Oliver Bimber: Combining Optical Holograms with Interactive Computer Graphics. 85-91

Membership News

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  Call and Calendar. 92-94
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  Computer Society Connection. 95-99

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 100-112

Products

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  Products. 114

Bookshelf

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  Implementing Verification Biometrics. 115

Web Technologies

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  Thanaa M. Ghanem, Walid G. Aref: Databases Deepen the Web. 116-117

Embedded Computing

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  David L. Andrews, Douglas Niehaus, Peter J. Ashenden: Programming Models for Hybrid CPU/FPGA Chips. 118-120

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Maryam Alavi: Distributed Learning Environments. 121-122

Standards

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  Michael T. LoBue: Best Business Practices for Standards Groups. 124-125

The Profession

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  Mohan Babu: From Organization Man to Free Agent. 126-128

Volume 37, Number 2, February 2004

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  Improving Software Programming. 6

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Computer Lessons from Pop Songs. 7-9

News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: New Trends Revive Supercomputing Industry. 10-13
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  David Geer: Will New Standards Help Curb Spam? 14-16

News Briefs

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs Topics include: Researcher Develops Colorful Map of the Internet / Using Plastic to Make High-Capacity Memory / Businesses Adopt Web Site's Satirical Company Names / Researchers Develop Self-Assembling Chip Technique. 17-19

Perspectives

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  Michael R. Blaha: A Copper Bullet for Software Quality Improvement. 21-25

Cover Features

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  Jie Wu, Ivan Stojmenovic: Guest Editors' Introduction: Ad Hoc Networks. 29-31
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  Guohong Cao, Liangzhong Yin, Chita R. Das: Cooperative Cache-Based Data Access in Ad Hoc Networks. 32-39
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  Jean Carle, David Simplot: Energy-Efficient Area Monitoring for Sensor Networks. 40-46
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  Marco Conti, Gaia Maselli, Giovanni Turi, Silvia Giordano: Cross-Layering in Mobile Ad Hoc Network Design. 48-51
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  Prasant Mohapatra, Chao Gui, Jian Li: Group Communications in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 52-59
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  Nikola Milanovic, Miroslaw Malek, Anthony Davidson, Veljko M. Milutinovic: Routing and Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 61-65
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  Li Xiao, Abhishek P. Patil, Yunhao Liu, Lionel M. Ni, Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian: Prioritized Overlay Multicast in Mobile Ad Hoc Environments. 67-74

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 75-79
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  Call and Calendar. 80-82

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 84-93

Invisible Computing

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  Mike Hazas, James Scott, John Krumm: Location-Aware Computing Comes of Age. 95-97

Entertainment Computing

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  Lydia Plowman, Rosemary Luckin: Interactivity, Interfaces, and Smart Toys. 98-100

Security

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  Peter Gutmann: Simplifying Public Key Management. 101-103

Communications

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  Luminita Vasiu, Qusay H. Mahmoud: Mobile Agents in Wireless Devices. 104-105

The Profession

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  Qusay H. Mahmoud, Wlodzimierz Dobosiewicz, David A. Swayne: Making Computer Programming Fun and Accessible. 106-108

Volume 37, Number 3, March 2004

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: The Zen of Overclocking. 9-12

News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Voice Authentication Speaks to the Marketplace. 13-15
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  Neal Leavitt: Will Interoperability Problems Give IP Telephony a Busy Signal? 16-18
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 19-21

Perspectives

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  Doug Burger, James R. Goodman: Billion-Transistor Architectures: There and Back Again. 22-28

Computing Practices

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  Peter M. Maurer: Metamorphic Programming: Unconventional High Performance. 30-38

Cover Features

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  Robert P. Colwell: Theme Issue Introduction: We May Need a New Box. 40-41
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  Naresh R. Shanbhag: Reliable and Efficient System-on-Chip Design. 42-50
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  Augustus K. Uht: Going Beyond Worst-Case Specs with TEAtime. 51-56
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  Todd M. Austin, David Blaauw, Trevor N. Mudge, Krisztián Flautner: Making Typical Silicon Matter with Razor. 57-65
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  Shih-Lien Lu: Speeding Up Processing with Approximation Circuits. 67-73

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Gary Richardson, Blake Ives: Managing Systems Development. 93-94

Web Technologies

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  Franco Zambonelli, Michael Luck: Agent Hell: A Scenario of Worst Practices. 96-98

Embedded Computing

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  Wayne Wolf: Embedded Is the New Paradigm(s). 99-101

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Languages and the Computing Profession. 102-104

Volume 37, Number 4, April 2004

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

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  Letters. 6-7

At Random

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  Robert P. Colwell: Brainstorming, Influence, and Icebergs. 9-12

News

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  George Lawton: Will Network Processor Units Live Up to Their Promise? 13-15
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 16-18

Computing Practices

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  Bo Sanden: Coping with Java Threads. 20-27

Cover Features

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  Carlo Blundo, Stelvio Cimato: A Software Infrastructure for Authenticated Web Metering. 28-33
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  Santosh K. Rangarajan, Vir V. Phoha, Kiran S. Balagani, Rastko R. Selmic, S. Sitharama Iyengar: Adaptive Neural Network Clustering of Web Users. 34-40
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  Rafae Bhatti, Elisa Bertino, Arif Ghafoor, James Joshi: XML-Based Specification for Web Services Document Security. 41-49

Reseach Features

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  Hsinchun Chen, Wingyan Chung, Jennifer Jie Xu, Gang Wang, Yi Qin, Michael Chau: Crime Data Mining: A General Framework and Some Examples. 50-56
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  Nimrod Megiddo, Dharmendra S. Modha: Outperforming LRU with an Adaptive Replacement Cache Algorithm. 58-65

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 69-70
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  Call and Calendar. 71-72

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 73

Career Opportunities

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  Career Opportunities. 74-75

Products

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  Products. 77

Communications

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  Dipanjan Chakraborty, Hui Lei: Extending the Reach of Business Processes. 78-80

Entertainment Computing

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  Mark H. Overmars: Teaching Computer Science through Game Design. 81-83

Invisible Computing

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  Roy Want: Enabling Ubiquitous Sensing with RFID. 84-86

Security

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  Bruce Schneier: Hacking the Business Climate for Network Security. 87-89

The Profession

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  Margaret L. Johnson: Biometrics and the Threat to Civil Liberties. 90-92

Volume 37, Number 5, May 2004

News

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Using MPLS to Unify Multiple Network Types. 15-17
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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Wireless Middleware: Glue for the Mobile Infrastructure. 18-20

Perspectives

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  Anthony Finkelstein, James Hetherington, Linzhong Li, Ofer Margoninski, Peter Saffrey, Robert M. Seymour, Anne Warner: Computational Challenges of Systems Biology. 26-33

Cover Features

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  Eric Dishman: Inventing Wellness Systems for Aging in Place. 34-41
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  Alex Pentland: Healthwear: Medical Technology Becomes Wearable. 42-49

Research Features

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  Atsushi Kara: Private-to-Private Communications over the Internet. 53-59
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  Patrick Th. Eugster, Rachid Guerraoui, Anne-Marie Kermarrec, Laurent Massoulié: Epidemic Information Dissemination in Distributed Systems. 60-67

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 68-71

Embedded Computing

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  Todd M. Austin, David Blaauw, Scott A. Mahlke, Trevor N. Mudge, Chaitali Chakrabarti, Wayne Wolf: Mobile Supercomputers. 81-83

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Gary Richardson, Blake Ives: Systems Development Processes. 84-86

Web Technology

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  Wojciech Cellary, Wojciech Wiza, Krzysztof Walczak: Visualizing Web Search Results in 3D. 87-89

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Data and Information as Property. 90-92

Volume 37, Number 6, June 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: Let's Hear from Those in the Back. 6-9

News

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  Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Achieving Wireless Broadband with WiMax. 10-13
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  David Geer: Just How Secure Are Security Products? 14-16
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 18-20

Computing Practices

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  Diane M. Strong, Olga Volkoff: A Roadmap for Enterprise System Implementation. 22-29

Cover Features

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  Simon S. Y. Shim, Li Gong, Aviel D. Rubin, Linley Gwennap: Guest Editors' Introduction: Securing the High-Speed Internet. 33-35
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  Butler W. Lampson: Computer Security in the Real World. 37-46
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  Thomas M. Chen, Jean-Marc Robert: Worm Epidemics in High-Speed Networks. 48-53
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  Robert Friend: Making the Gigabit IPsec VPN Architecture Secure. 54-60
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  Avishai Wool: A Quantitative Study of Firewall Configuration Errors. 62-67

Communications

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  Byung K. Yi, S. R. Subramanya: Enhancing Personal Communications with Multimedia. 79-81

Security

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  William A. Arbaugh: A Patch in Nine Saves Time? 82-83

Invisible Computing

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  Joshua R. Smith: Imperceptible Sensory Channels. 84-85

Entertainment Computing

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  Albert A. Rizzo, Todd Bowerly, Cyrus Shahabi, J. Galen Buckwalter, Dean Klimchuk, Roman Mitura: Diagnosing Attention Disorders in a Virtual Classroom. 87-89

The Profession

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  Kai A. Olsen: The Economics of International Conferences. 90-91

Volume 37, Number 7, July 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: Travel Stories. 8-10

News

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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Open Source Databases Move into the Marketplace. 13-15
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  George Lawton: Is MIMO the Future of Wireless Communications? 20-22
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 24-26

Perspectives

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  Nancy R. Mead: Who Is Liable for Insecure Systems? 27-34

Computing Practices

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  Peder Jungck, Simon S. Y. Shim: Issues in High-Speed Internet Security. 36-42

Cover Features

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  Doug Burger, Stephen W. Keckler, Kathryn S. McKinley, Michael Dahlin, Lizy Kurian John, Calvin Lin, Charles R. Moore, James H. Burrill, Robert G. McDonald, William Yode: Scaling to the End of Silicon with EDGE Architectures. 44-55
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  Philip K. McKinley, Seyed Masoud Sadjadi, Eric P. Kasten, Betty H. C. Cheng: Composing Adaptive Software. 56-64
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  Michael Kozuch, Mahadev Satyanarayanan, Thomas C. Bressoud, Casey Helfrich, Shafeeq Sinnamohideen: Seamless Mobile Computing on Fixed Infrastructure. 65-72

Research Features

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  Rebecca Montanari, Emil Lupu, Cesare Stefanelli: Policy-Based Dynamic Reconfiguration of Mobile-Code Applications. 73-80

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Brian Fitzgerald: A Critical Look at Open Source. 92-94

Embedded Computing

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  Philip Koopman: Embedded System Security. 95-97

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: In Defense of PowerPoint. 98-99

Volume 37, Number 8, August 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: The Art of the Possible. 8-10

Industriy Trends

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  David Geer: E-Micropayments Sweat the Small Stuff. 19-22

News

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  Sixto Ortiz Jr.: 3D Searching Starts to Take Shape. 24-26
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 28-30

Computing Practices

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  Hans Dybkjær, Laila Dybkjær: Modeling Complex Spoken Dialog. 32-40

Sensor Network Applications

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  David E. Culler, Deborah Estrin, Mani B. Srivastava: Guest Editors' Introduction: Overview of Sensor Networks. 41-49
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  Kirk Martinez, Jane K. Hart, Royan Ong: Environmental Sensor Networks. 50-56
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  Sean M. Brennan, Angela M. Mielke, David C. Torney, Arthur B. Maccabe: Radiation Detection with Distributed Sensor Networks. 57-59
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  Miklos Maroti, Gyula Simon, Ákos Lédeczi, Janos Sztipanovits: Shooter Localization in Urban Terrain. 60-61
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  Christian C. Enz, Amre El-Hoiydi, Jean-Dominique Decotignie, Vincent Peiris: WiseNET: An Ultralow-Power Wireless Sensor Network Solution. 62-70
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  Bruce Hemingway, Waylon Brunette, Tom Anderl, Gaetano Borriello: The Flock: Mote Sensors Sing in Undergraduate Curriculum. 72-78

Communications

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  Kenneth J. Christensen, Bruce Nordman, Richard E. Brown: Power Management in Networked Devices. 91-93

Security

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  Angelos D. Keromytis: "Patch on Demand" Saves Even More Time? 94-96

Invisible Computing

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  Siobhán Clarke, Cormac Driver: Context-Aware Trails. 97-99

Entertainment Computing

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  Michael R. Macedonia: The Digital World's Midlife Crisis. 100-101

The Profession

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  David A. Swayne, Qusay H. Mahmoud, Wlodzimierz Dobosiewicz: An "Offshore-Resistant" Degree Program. 102-104

Volume 37, Number 9, September 2004

News

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  George Lawton: Machine-to-Machine Technology Gears Up for Growth. 12-15
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  Neal Leavitt: Scob Attack: A Sign of Bad Things to Come? 16-18

Perspectives

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  Thaddeus Kobylarz: Beyond 3G: Compound Wireless Services. 23-28

Computing Practices

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  Runsheng Wang, Xiaorui Hu: VoIP Development in China. 30-37

Cover Features

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  Sarita Thakoor, John Michael Morookian, Javaan S. Chahl, Butler Hine, Steven Zornetzer: BEES: Exploring Mars with Bioinspired Technologies. 38-47
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: Biomimetic Robots. 48-53

Research Features

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  Federico Avanzini, Davide Rocchesso, Alberto Belussi, Alessandro Dal Palù, Agostino Dovier: Designing an Urban-Scale Auditory Alert System. 55-61
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  Zeljko Obrenovic, Dusan Starcevic: Modeling Multimodal Human-Computer Interactio. 65-72

Web Technologies

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  Chris Hofstader: Internet Accessibility: Beyond Disability. 103-105

IT Systems Perspectives

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  Tim Hayden: Empowering Sports Fans with Technology. 106-107

Embedded Computing

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  Dimitrios N. Serpanos: Speeding Up High-Speed Protocol Processors. 108-111

Standards

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  Jack Cole: Raising the Bar. 112-113

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: Rationality and Digital Technology. 114-116

Volume 37, Number 10, October 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: Trusting a Chaotic Future. 8-10

News

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  David Geer: Will Gesture-Recognition Technology Point the Way? 20-23
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  George Lawton: The Lowdown on High-Rise Chips. 24-27
• 
  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 28-30

Perspectives

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  Cecil Chua Eng Huang, Jonathan Wareham: Fighting Internet Auction Fraud: An Assessment and Proposal. 31-37

Computing Practices

• 
  Brian Whitworth, Elizabeth Whitworth: Spam and the Social-Technical Gap. 38-45

Cover Features

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  David Garlan, Shang-Wen Cheng, An-Cheng Huang, Bradley R. Schmerl, Peter Steenkiste: Rainbow: Architecture-Based Self-Adaptation with Reusable Infrastructure. 46-54
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  Hossein Saiedian, Srikrishnan Raguraman: Using UML-Based Rate Monotonic Analysis to Predict Schedulability. 56-63
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  David Harel, Bernhard Rumpe: Meaningful Modeling: What's the Semantics of "Semantics"?. 64-72

Research Features

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  William G. Griswold, Patricia Shanahan, Steven W. Brown, Robert T. Boyer, Matt Ratto, R. Benjamin Shapiro, Tan Minh Truong: ActiveCampus: Experiments in Community-Oriented Ubiquitous Computing. 73-81

Security

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  Sean W. Smith: Magic Boxes and Boots: Security in Hardware. 106-109

Invisible Computing

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  Chris Schmandt, Natalia Marmasse: User-Centered Location Awareness. 110-111

Entertainment Computing

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  Mike Goslin, Mark R. Mine: The Panda3D Graphics Engine. 112-114

Communications

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  Muthucumaru Maheswaran, Shoukat Ali: A Taxonomy of Network Computing Systems. 115-117

The Profession

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  Victor J. Skowronski: Do Agile Methods Marginalize Problem Solvers? 120

Volume 37, Number 11, November 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: All Things Are Connected. 10-12

News

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  Neal Leavitt: Are Web Services Finally Ready to Deliver? 14-18
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 20-22

Perspectives

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  Paul S. Rosenbloom: A New Framework for Computer Science and Engineering. 23-28
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  Mike O'Neal: Restructuring Computing Programs to Meet Employment Challenges. 29-34

Cover Features

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  Krishna Kant, Prasant Mohapatra: Guest Editors' Introduction: Internet Data Centers. 35-37
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  Mahesh Kallahalla, Mustafa Uysal, Ram Swaminathan, David E. Lowell, Mike Wray, Tom Christian, Nigel Edwards, Chris I. Dalton, Frederic Gittler: SoftUDC: A Software-Based Data Center for Utility Computing. 38-46
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  Greg J. Regnier, Srihari Makineni, Ramesh Illikkal, Ravi R. Iyer, Dave B. Minturn, Ram Huggahalli, Donald Newell, Linda S. Cline, Annie Foong: TCP Onloading for Data Center Servers. 48-58
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  George Candea, Aaron B. Brown, Armando Fox, David A. Patterson: Recovery-Oriented Computing: Building Multitier Dependability. 60-67
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  Ricardo Bianchini, Ramakrishnan Rajamony: Power and Energy Management for Server Systems. 68-74

Departments

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  Products. 77
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  Bookshelf. 78

Membership News

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  Computer Society Connection. 80-83
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  Call and Calendar. 87-89
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  Career Opportunities. 90-104

Web Technologies

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  Vesna Hassler: Online Collaboration Products. 106-109

Standards

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  Jim Hughes: IEEE Standard for Encrypted Storage. 110-112

Embedded Computing

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  Wayne Wolf: Applications and Architectures. 114-116

The Profession

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  W. Neville Holmes: The Usefulness of Hindsight. 118-120

Volume 37, Number 12, December 2004

At Random

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  Bob Colwell: Interface Quotas and Internet-Derived Value. 10-12

President's Message

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  Carl K. Chang: Transforming the World's Computer Society: Together, We Will Get It Done! 14-15

News

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  Sixto Ortiz Jr.: Internet Telephony Jumps off the Wires. 16-19
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  David Geer: Digital Rights Technology Sparks Interoperability Concerns. 20-22
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  Linda Dailey Paulson: News Briefs. 23-25

Computing Practices

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  Mikael Lindvall, Dirk Muthig, Aldo Dagnino, Christina Wallin, Michael Stupperich, David Kiefer, John May, Tuomo Kähkönen: Agile Software Development in Large Organizations. 26-34

Cover Features

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  Brad A. Myers, Jeffrey Nichols, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Robert C. Miller: Taking Handheld Devices to the Next Level. 36-43
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  Thorsten Prante, Norbert A. Streitz, Peter Tandler: Roomware: Computers Disappear and Interaction Evolves. 47-54
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  Bill N. Schilit, Uttam Sengupta: Device Ensembles. 56-64
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  Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Mandayam T. Raghunath: Expanding the Digital Camera's Reach. 65-73

Annual Index

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  2004 Annual Index. 74-86

Membership News

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  Call and Calendar. 87-88
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  Doris L. Carver: Reviewers Make Vital Contributions to Computer. 89-91
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  Cooper Named 2005 Computer Society President-Elect. 92-93

Departments

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  Bookshelf. 94
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  Products. 95
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  Career Opportunities. 96-114

Communications

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  Upkar Varshney: Vehicular Mobile Commerce. 116-118

Invisible Computing

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  Malik Audeh: Metropolitan-Scale Wi-Fi Mesh Networks. 119-121

Entertainment Computing

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  Michael R. Macedonia: Small is Beautifu. 122-123

Security

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  William A. Arbaugh: he Real Risk of Digital Voting? 124-125

The Profession

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  Simone Santini: Determining Computing Science's Role. 126-128