How platform adoption can be an important determinant of product and technological success.Michael Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2010
The winner of the inaugural Ken Kennedy Award, Francine Berman answers questions about her career, the reasons for her success, and the most important lessons she's...Jack Rosenberger From ACM Opinion | December 4, 2009
On July 17, 2008, Senator Barack Obama held a town hall meeting on national security at Purdue University. He and his panel covered issues of nuclear, biological...CERIAS From ACM Opinion | December 15, 2009
Design education is as important to the future of the economy as the sciences, technology, mathematics and engineering, and should be given equal support.The Guardian From ACM Opinion | December 15, 2009
To the age-old question— "What do you want to do when you grow up?"—children today give many modern answers: "Help feed hungry families." "Prevent and cure diseases...The Huffington Post From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2009
Art and science have always been considered disparate entities. However, acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer and award-winning art historian, archaeo-metallurgist and...The Hindu From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2009
The recent appearance of a racist image of First Lady Michelle Obama during a search using Google's search engine motivates an interesting question: Should search...Computerworld From ACM Opinion | December 11, 2009
Forty years ago—on December 5, 1969—the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) connected four computer network nodes at the University...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 8, 2009
Computers scientists are poised to play a key role in the development of nanotechnology, writes British Computer Society member professor Alan Oxley. Computer...Computing From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2009
Trust Ajit Balakrishnan of Rediff to be candid with his views and candid he was at the recently held IAMAI Digital Summit. Ajit Balakrishnan said, "The Internet...WATBlog From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2009
Once primarily a place for outsourcing call centers and repetitive software development, Bangalore is now home to a thriving research and development (R&D) industry...silicon.com From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2009
It's no secret that the University of Texas at Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science wants to become a top-ranked research school. The computer...The Dallas Morning News From ACM Opinion | December 2, 2009
Donald Knuth is an extraordinary man. As well as inventing 'Literate Programming' and writing The Art of Computer Programming—often cited as the most important...Simple-Talk From ACM Opinion | December 1, 2009
Although technology jobs have become increasingly popular as a result of the recession, young women are still not choosing careers in technology, writes Silicon...The Sacramento Bee (CA) From ACM TechNews | November 30, 2009
Frequent broken builds could be symptomatic of deeper problems within a development project.George V. Neville-Neil From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
Trying to categorize computing as engineering, science, or math is fruitless; we have our own paradigm.Peter J. Denning, Peter A. Freeman From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
How government-industry collaboration can have far-reaching economic influences.Orna Berry, Yigal Grayeff From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
Highlighting efforts and providing the rationale to increase the participation and success of underrepresented groups in computing.Richard E. Ladner From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2009
Companies would likely have a longer-term perspective if more scientists and engineers were included on their boards of directors or other leadership roles writes David...Harvard Business Publishing From ACM Opinion | November 19, 2009
India is uniquely positioned to use technology for progress, but in the recent past has lagged behind in the quality and spread of science research, according to...IntelliBriefs From ACM Opinion | November 13, 2009