Communications of the ACM
COLUMN: Editorial pointers
DEPARTMENT: News track
DEPARTMENT: Forum
COLUMN: Digital village
COLUMN: The profession of IT
COLUMN: On site
COLUMN: From the president
COLUMN: Viewpoint
SPECIAL ISSUE: The consumer side of search
COLUMN: Thinking objectively
COLUMN: Inside risks
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 …DEPARTMENT: News track
News Track
Symbols for Vagabond UsersDEPARTMENT: Forum
Influencing Factors in the Computer Industry
COLUMN: Digital village
Responsible Web Caching
Putting the distribution control of the Web's intellectual content in the hands of those who created it.COLUMN: The profession of IT
Career Redux
How can one design a career when career as an institution is dead? Entrepreneurs have an answer.COLUMN: On site
Whatever Became of Integrity?
What responsibilities do those in the computing profession have for the moral integrity of what they do?COLUMN: From the president
Making a Difference Through Computing Communities
As computing professionals we live in a variety of computing communities.COLUMN: 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.SPECIAL ISSUE: The consumer side of search
Introduction
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 …Finding the Flow in Web Site Search
Designing a search system and interface may best be served (and executed) by scrutinizing usability studies.Personalized Search
A contextual computing approach may prove a breakthrough in personalized search efficiency.Bias on the Web
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.COLUMN: 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.COLUMN: Inside risks
