Though I appreciated Martin Campbell-Kelly's "Viewpoint" "Will the Future of Software Be Open Source?" (Oct. 2008), we must still rectify a small piece of history...CACM Staff From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
A rabbinical story tells about an angry reader who stormed into a newspaper office waving the day's paper, asking to see the editor of the obituary column.Moshe Y. Vardi From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
When it comes to virtualization platforms, experts say focus first on the services to be delivered.
Mache Creeger From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
Relational database pioneer Patricia G. Selinger explores the vast realm of database technology and trends in a wide-ranging discussion with Microsoft's James Hamilton...James Hamilton, Pat Selinger From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
When ACM launched its pioneering Digital Library a decade ago, it was one of the first professional societies to offer its members—and the broader computing community—a...John R. White From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
Should patents confer power to restrict reuses and redistributions of products embodying the whole or essential parts of inventions?
Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
Daphne Koller discusses probabilistic relational modeling, artificial intelligence, and her new work with biologists.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2008