Communications of the ACM (CACM), Volume 48, 2005

Volume 48, Number 1, January 2005

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5
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  News track. 9-10
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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

The business of software

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  Phillip G. Armour:
  The unconscious art of software testing. 15-18

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 19-20

Staying connected

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  Meg McGinity:
  Let your fingers do the talking. 21-23

President's letter

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  David A. Patterson:
  Minority-minority and minority-majority technology transfer. 25-26

Viewpoint

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  Deborah Anderson:
  Global linguistic diversity for the internet. 27-28
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  Chris Stephenson:
  Creating a national K-12 computer science community. 29-31

Interaction design and children

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  Allison Druin, Juan Pablo Hourcade:
  Introduction. 32-34
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  David Kestenbaum:
  The challenges of IDC: what have we learned from our past? 35-38
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  Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, Gene Chipman, Jerry Alan Fails, Sante Simms, Allison Farber:
  Working with young children as technology design partners. 39-42
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  Johanna Höysniemi, Perttu Hämäläinen, Laura Turkki, Teppo Rouvi:
  Children's intuitive gestures in vision-based action games. 44-50
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  Michael Eisenberg:
  The material side of educational technology. 51-54
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  Yvonne Rogers, Sara Price, Cliff Randell, Danae Stanton Fraser, Mark J. Weal, Geraldine Fitzpatrick:
  Ubi-learning integrates indoor and outdoor experiences. 55-59
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  Judy Robertson, Judith Good:
  Story creation in virtual game worlds. 61-65
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  RadhaKanta Mahapatra, Vincent S. Lai:
  Evaluating end-user training programs. 66-70
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  Andreas Holzinger:
  Usability engineering methods for software developers. 71-74
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  John Tillquist, Waymond Rodgers:
  Using asset specificity and asset scope to measure the value of IT. 75-80
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  Rodrigo C. Fonseca, Virgílio A. F. Almeida, Mark Crovella:
  Locality in a web of streams. 82-88
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  Ganesh Vaidyanathan:
  A framework for evaluating third-party logistics. 89-94
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  Michael Ettredge, John Gerdes Jr.:
  Timeliness of investor relations data at corporate web sites. 95-100
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  Ines Herrero, Jose L. Salmeron:
  Using the DEA methodology to rank software technical efficiency. 101-105

Technical opinion

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  Stuart J. Barnes:
  Assessing the value of IS journals. 110-112

Inside risks

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  George Ledin Jr.:
  Not teaching viruses and worms is harmful. 144

Volume 48, Number 2, February 2005

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5
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  News track. 9-10
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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

President's letter

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  David A. Patterson:
  Why join ACM? 14

Technology strategy and management

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  Michael A. Cusumano:
  Google: what it is and what it is not. 15-17

Viewpoint

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  Jon Crowcroft:
  On the nature of computing. 19-20

SIGs elections

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  SIGs announce candidates for election. 21-22

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 23-24

Medical image modeling tools and applications

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  Dimitris N. Metaxas:
  Introduction. 26-29
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  Hervé Delingette, Nicholas Ayache:
  Hepatic surgery simulation. 31-36
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  Arie E. Kaufman, Sarang Lakare, Kevin Kreeger, Ingmar Bitter:
  Virtual colonoscopy. 37-41
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  Kyoungju Park, Albert Montillo, Dimitris N. Metaxas, Leon Axel:
  Volumetric heart modeling and analysis. 43-48
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  Celina Imielinska, Pat Molholt:
  Incorporating 3D virtual anatomy into the medical curriculum. 49-54
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  Terry S. Yoo, Michael J. Ackerman:
  Open source software for medical image processing and visualization. 55-59
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  Notice of intent to de-charter professional chapters. 61-62
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  Notice of intent to de-charter student chapters. 63-65
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  J. Roberto Evaristo, Kevin C. Desouza, Kevin Hollister:
  Centralization momentum: the pendulum swings back again. 66-71
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  Al Farooq Salam, Lakshmi S. Iyer, Prashant Palvia, Rahul Singh:
  Trust in e-commerce. 72-77
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  Lawrence Bodin, Lawrence A. Gordon, Martin P. Loeb:
  Evaluating information security investments using the analytic hierarchy process. 78-83
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  Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Keng Siau, Hong Sheng:
  The value of mobile applications: a utility company study. 85-90
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  R. Kelly Rainer Jr., Mark D. Miller:
  Examining differences across journal rankings. 91-94
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  Yufei Yuan, Brian Detlor:
  Intelligent mobile crisis response systems. 95-98

Technical opinion

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  Chenglie Hu:
  Dataless objects considered harmful. 99-101
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  Shirley Ann Becker:
  E-government usability for older adults. 102-104

Inside risks

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  Peter G. Neumann:
  Responsibilities of technologists. 128

Volume 48, Number 3, March 2005

Editorial pointers

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5

News track

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  News track. 9-10

Forum

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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

ACM Fellows

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  ACM Fellows. 14

President's letter

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  David A. Patterson:
  20^th century vs. 21^st century C&C: the SPUR manifesto. 15-16

The business of software

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  Phillip G. Armour:
  Project portfolios: organizational management of risk. 17-20

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 21-22

Viewpoint

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  Gregory J. Conti:
  Why computer scientists should attend hacker conferences. 23-24

Practical programmer

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  Robert L. Glass:
  The first business application: a significant milestone in software history. 25-26

Legally speaking

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  Pamela Samuelson:
  Legislative challenges to the Sony safe harbor rule. 27-31

The disappearing computer

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  Norbert A. Streitz, Paddy Nixon:
  Introduction. 32-35
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  Gaetano Borriello, Matthew Chalmers, Anthony LaMarca, Paddy Nixon:
  Delivering real-world ubiquitous location systems. 36-41
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  Daniel M. Russell, Norbert A. Streitz, Terry Winograd:
  Building disappearing computers. 42-48
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  Joëlle Coutaz, James L. Crowley, Simon Dobson, David Garlan:
  Context is key. 49-53
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  Steve Benford, Carsten Magerkurth, Peter Ljungstrand:
  Bridging the physical and digital in pervasive gaming. 54-57
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  Saadi Lahlou, Marc Langheinrich, Carsten Röcker:
  Privacy and trust issues with invisible computers. 59-60
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  Liam J. Bannon, Steve Benford, John Bowers, Christian Heath:
  Hybrid design creates innovative museum experiences. 62-65
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  Hans Gellersen:
  Smart-Its: computers for artifacts in the physical world. 66
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  Spyros Lalis, Alexandros Karypidis, Anthony Savidis:
  Ad-hoc composition in wearable and mobile computing. 67-68
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  Achilles Kameas, Irene Mavrommati:
  Extrovert gadgets. 69
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  Joseph A. Paradiso:
  Sensate media. 70
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  Anatole Gershman, Andrew E. Fano:
  Examples of commercial applications of ubiquitous computing. 71
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  Jacques Cohen:
  Computer science and bioinformatics. 72-78
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  Arun Sen, Atish P. Sinha:
  A comparison of data warehousing methodologies. 79-84

SIGs elections

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  SIGs announce candidates for election. 85
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  Trevor T. Moores:
  Do consumers understand the role of privacy seals in e-commerce? 86-91
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  Bonnie Rubenstein-Montano, Victoria Y. Yoon, Stuart Lowry, Teresa Merlau:
  A multiagent system for U.S. defense research contracting. 93-97
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  William L. Hibbard, Curtis Rueden, Steve Emmerson, Tom Rink, David Glowacki, Tom Whittaker, Don Murray, David Fulker, John Anderson:
  Java distributed components for numerical visualization in VisAD. 98-104
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  Ji-Ye Mao, Karel Vredenburg, Paul W. Smith, Tom T. Carey:
  The state of user-centered design practice. 105-109
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  Xiaoni Zhang, Victor R. Prybutok:
  How the mobile communication markets differ in China, the U.S., and Europe. 111-114

Technical opinion

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  Marco Gori, Ian H. Witten:
  The bubble of web visibility. 115-117

Inside risks

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  Peter G. Neumann:
  Anticipating disasters. 128

Volume 48, Number 4, April 2005

Editorial pointers

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5

News track

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  News track. 9-10

Forum

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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

Digital village

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  Hal Berghel:
  The two sides of ROI: return on investment vs. risk of incarceration. 15-20

President's letter

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  David A. Patterson:
  The state of funding for new initiatives in computer science and engineering. 21-25

The profession of IT

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  Peter J. Denning:
  Is computer science science? 27-31

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 33-34

Viewpoint

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  Richard P. Suttmeier:
  A new technonationalism?: China and the development of technical standards. 35-37
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  Vinton G. Cerf:
  Spam, spim, and spit. 39-43

Transforming China

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  Maris G. Martinsons:
  Introduction. 44-48
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  Jonathan J. H. Zhu, Enhai Wang:
  Diffusion, use, and effect of the internet in China. 49-53
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  Xunhua Guo, Guoqing Chen:
  Internet diffusion in Chinese companies. 54-58
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  Maris G. Martinsons:
  The internet enlightens and empowers Chinese society. 59-60
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  Robert M. Davison, Douglas R. Vogel, Roger W. Harris:
  The e-transformation of western China. 62-67
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  Jing Quan, Qing Hu, Xinan Wang:
  IT is not for everyone in China. 69-72
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  Glen R. Burrows, Damon L. Drummond, Maris G. Martinsons:
  Knowledge management in China. 73-76
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  Qiang Tu, Kanliang Wang, Qin Shu:
  Computer-related technostress in China. 77-81
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  Charalambos L. Iacovou, Albert S. Dexter:
  Surviving IT project cancellations. 83-86
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  Christian S. Collberg, Stephen G. Kobourov:
  Self-plagiarism in computer science. 88-94
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  Ellen Christiaanse:
  Performance benefits through integration hubs. 95-100
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  Bettina Berendt, Oliver Günther, Sarah Spiekermann:
  Privacy in e-commerce: stated preferences vs. actual behavior. 101-106
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  Dursun Delen, Nikunj P. Dalal, Perakath C. Benjamin:
  Integrated modeling: the key to holistic understanding of the enterprise. 107-112
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  Kay Chen Tan, Mingliang Wang, Wei Peng:
  A P2P genetic algorithm environment for the internet. 113-116

Technical opinion

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  Hai Zhuge:
  Semantic grid: scientific issues, infrastructure, and methodology. 117-119

Inside risks

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  Bruce Schneier:
  Two-factor authentication: too little, too late. 136

Volume 48, Number 5, May 2005

Editorial pointers

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5

News track

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  News track. 9-10

Forum

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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

Security watch

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  Rebecca T. Mercuri:
  Trusting in transparency. 15-19

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 21-22

Staying connected

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  Meg McGinity Shannon:
  It's the FCC on the line. 23-26

President's letter

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  David A. Patterson:
  Recognizing individual excellence helps us all. 27-28

Viewpoint

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  Satish Nambisan:
  How to prepare tomorrow's technologists for global networks of innovation. 29-31

Adaptive complex enterprises

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  Anand Desai:
  Introduction. 32-35
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  Joseph K. Tan, H. Joseph Wen, Neveen Awad:
  Health care and services delivery systems as complex adaptive systems. 36-44
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  Albert T. Jones, Abhijit Deshmukh:
  Test beds for complex systems. 45-50
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  Jay Ramanathan:
  Fractal architecture for the adaptive complex enterprise. 51-57
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  Rajiv Ramnath, David Landsbergen:
  IT-enabled sense-and-respond strategies in complex public organizations. 58-64

Articles

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  Ashley A. Bush, Amrit Tiwana:
  Designing sticky knowledge networks. 66-71
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  Sridhar P. Nerur, RadhaKanta Mahapatra, George Mangalaraj:
  Challenges of migrating to agile methodologies. 72-78
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  Vincent S. Lai, Bo K. Wong:
  Business types, e-strategies, and performance. 80-85
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  Suzanne D. Pawlowski, Pratim Datta, Andrea L. Houston:
  The (gradually) changing face of state IT jobs. 87-91
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  Kenneth R. Fleischmann, William A. Wallace:
  A covenant with transparency: opening the black box of models. 93-97
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  Alex Potanin, James Noble, Marcus R. Frean, Robert Biddle:
  Scale-free geometry in OO programs. 99-103
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  Baihua Zheng, Dik Lun Lee:
  Information dissemination via wireless broadcast. 105-110
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  Serge Abiteboul, Rakesh Agrawal, Philip A. Bernstein, Michael J. Carey, Stefano Ceri, W. Bruce Croft, David J. DeWitt, Michael J. Franklin, Hector Garcia-Molina, Dieter Gawlick, Jim Gray, Laura M. Haas, Alon Y. Halevy, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Martin L. Kersten, Michael J. Pazzani, Michael Lesk, David Maier, Jeffrey F. Naughton, Hans-Jörg Schek, Timos K. Sellis, Avi Silberschatz, Michael Stonebraker, Richard T. Snodgrass, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Gerhard Weikum, Jennifer Widom, Stanley B. Zdonik:
  The Lowell database research self-assessment. 111-118

Technical opinion

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  Ben Light:
  Potential pitfalls in packaged software adoption. 119-121

Inside risks

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  Bruce Schneier:
  Risks of third-party data. 136

Volume 48, Number 6, June 2005

Editorial pointers

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  Diane Crawford:
  Editorial pointers. 5

News track

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  News track. 9-10

Forum

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  Diane Crawford:
  Forum. 11-13

The business of software

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  Phillip G. Armour:
  Sarbanes-Oxley and software projects. 15-17

Hot links

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  Diane Crawford:
  Top 10 downloads from ACM's digital library. 19-20

Legally speaking

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  Pamela Samuelson:
  The Supreme Court revisits the Sony safe harbor. 21-25

President's letter

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