Communications of the ACM
DEPARTMENT: Editorial pointers
DEPARTMENT: News track
DEPARTMENT: Forum
COLUMN: Digital village
COLUMN: Practical programmer
COLUMN: Viewpoint
SPECIAL ISSUE: Software techniques for program compaction
COLUMN: Technical opinion
COLUMN: Inside risks
Editorial Pointers
DEPARTMENT: News track
News Track
DEPARTMENT: Forum
Forum
COLUMN: Digital village
The Discipline of Internet Forensics
A well-defined field of study and practice has evolved as a result of network hacker activity.COLUMN: Practical programmer
A Mugwump's-Eye View of Web Work
Choosing a point of entry into a contemporary software development debate.COLUMN: Viewpoint
Discovery Informatics
Voting and Technology: Who Gets to Count Your Vote?
Paperless voting machines threaten the integrity of democratic process by what they don't do.SPECIAL ISSUE: Software techniques for program compaction
Introduction
Extracting Library-Based Java Applications
Reducing the size of Java applications by creating an application extractor.Post-Pass Compaction Techniques
Seeking to resolve many of the problems related to code size in traditional program development environments.Mixed-Width Instruction Sets
Encoding a program's computations to reduce memory and power consumption without sacrificing performance.Cold Code Decompression at Runtime
Using a software-based technique to dynamically decompress selected code fragments during program execution.Grammar-Based Compression of Interpreted Code
Automatically designing and implementing compact interpretable bytecodes.Risks and Challenges of Component-Based Software Development
Component developers, application assemblers, and customers must all know CBSD advantages and disadvantages before developing components and component-based applications.How Cios Manage Their Superiors' Expectations
Survival of the chief information officer isn't easy. It takes a keen sense of what the boss anticipates from IT projects as well as a diplomatic understanding of what the boss really does---and does not---know about IT.-Understanding Email Interaction Increases Organizational Productivity
To minimize the effect of email interruption on employee productivity, limit the frequency of new-email alerts (silence them, too), make it easier to assess each message's importance, and remove the reply-to-all facility.Relationship Quality: the Undervalued Dimension of Software Quality
Software service firms that want to win more business, generate referrals, and ensure timely payment of their bills manage the quality of their client relationships, not just of the systems they develop.Enemy at the Gate: Threats to Information Security
A firm can build more effective security strategies by identifying and ranking the severity of potential threats to its IS efforts.How a Silver Bullet May Lose its Shine
One of the best ways to realize the potential of group support systems is to learn from its failed implementations.Analyzing the Application Asp Concept: Technologies, Economies, and Strategies
The application service provider model can realize economies of scale in managing hardware, software, and personnel resources, but this new concept also introduces uncertainty as it redistributes responsibilities among organizations …Software Reuse Strategies and Component Markets
Black-box reuse with component markets could be the silver bullet solution that makes software reuse a reality, and advances software development to a robust industrial process---but only if market makers address the growing …Cmm in Uncertain Environments
Injecting ancient Chinese philosophy into modern science and technology provides a unique perspective on uncertainty and rapid change.COLUMN: Technical opinion
Third Generation and Beyond Wireless Systems
Exploring the capabilities of increased data transmission rates.COLUMN: Inside risks
