Infosys v1n030 (August 8, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v1n030 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IIIII N N FFFFF OOO SSSSS Y Y SSSSS * * I NN N F O O S Y Y S * * I N N N FFF O O SSSSS Y SSSSS * * I N NN F O O S Y S * * IIIII N N F OOO SSSSS Y SSSSS * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 1, Number 30 August 8, 1994 * * * * Editor: Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University, New Zealand * * Listowner: Greg Welsh, American University, Washington DC * * * * Current Subscribers = 3,126 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE * * ANNOUNCEMENT - WWW-Based Teaching Case about WWW & Elec Commerce * * CONFERENCE - 1994 Asia-Pacific Conference * * CONFERENCE - Women in Mathematics and Computer Science * * CALL FOR PAPERS - BILETA Conference: Electronic Communications * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Dean, Information Studies * * CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * \EOA 0248* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Editor's Note: There is a bit of EDUPAGE overload this issue, partly because there have been a number of EDUPAGE stories since the last issue of INFOSYS and partly because recently there have been a number of EDUPAGE stories that are, IMHO, of interest to the IS community. I remind INFOSYS readers that I am an information filter, eliminating EDUPAGE stories about cable TV, telephony, consumer electronics, television, wireless communications and numerous stories about the Internet or information superhighway. I try to select stories of direct interest to IS, with stories that present sobering statistics or humour thrown in for good measure. If you want more please note the EDUPAGE subscription information I enclose at the end of this article. REENGINEERING ESSENTIALS: Four technologies are essential to successful reengineering -- distributed computing platforms, client-server architectures, work-flow software and applications development tools. (Successful Reengineering, reprinted in Information Week 8/1/94 p.37) MICROSOFT'S GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: When you're on top of the world, the only way to go is down, and Microsoft's officers are especially cautious about next year's prospects, particularly contrasted against the stunning successes achieved in the fiscal year just ended. "We are really worried about saturation," says an executive v.p. In addition to lower PC sales, Microsoft fears irrational price cutting by "desperate competitors" and widespread piracy of Microsoft software. Despite the hand-wringing, the company plans to spend an extra $100 million on marketing and will increase its worldwide work force by 17%. (Wall Street Journal 7/25/94 B2) McNEALY DECRIES MICROSOFT MONOPOLY: In a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, Sun Microsystems' CEO Scott McNealy calls for open standards in computer operating systems, saying Microsoft's monopoly in the DOS/Windows market is unhealthy: "This means one company has a virtual lock on a language that is now as critical to the world economy as the written and spoken language." (Wall Street Journal 7/27/94 A10) IBM CREATES GLOBAL UNIT: IBM's new Global Network unit will develop and operate a high-speed voice and data network serving 700 cities in 94 countries -- the "businessman's Internet," says the unit's general manager. The unit will target multinational corporations, giving them access to voice, data and advanced telecommunications services. (Investor's Business Daily 7/27/94 A5) NEW COMPUTER CHIP ALLIANCE: IBM, AT&T, Motorola and Loral are joining forces to develop next-generation computer chip technology, using X-rays rather than ultraviolet light to create semiconductors far more powerful than today's products. Because X-ray technology produces chips with electronic circuits half the width of those currently available, more circuits can be packed onto each chip, increasing the storage capacity of memory chips to one billion bits of data, or 60 times what today's chips can manage. (Wall Street Journal 7/27/94 A3) CIOs FINALLY GET SOME RESPECT (AND A RAISE): After years of status quo, chief information officers are doing quite well financially. Last year, cash bonuses put 30% of the CIOs surveyed by Edward Perlin Associates Inc. into the millionaire category. Telecommun- ications managers are also doing well, with an average increase of 18.8% in salaries last year. (Information Week 8/1/94 p.76) DO TELECOMMUTERS HAVE LESS STRESS OR MORE STRESS?: EdTel of Edmonton has set up a work-at-home program for operators who handle directory assistance calls. The University of Alberta business and sociology departments will evaluate whether working at home helps people cope with stress or creates more problems. (Toronto Globe & Mail 7/26/94 B9) CONSENSUS ON CONVERGENCE: An Ernst & Young survey of electronics industry CEOs reports 95% saying that the entertainment, telecommunications, cable and computing industries are converging. (Information Week 8/1/94 p.64) STUDENTS ENVISION COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE: Apple Computer's third annual design competition drew entries such as a computer shaped like a hand-held mirror for hospital patients to use to exchange messages with physicians and seek information from online medical databases; a shoulder-mounted computer including a camera, micro- phone and speakers, enabling a remote viewer to take a virtual "walking tour" of another country; and a system called "Galen" designed to enable nurses to connect to medical databases and read the results in 26 languages. (Chronicle of Higher Education 8/3/94 A15) NETWORKING OVER CABLE: Long Island Savings Bank has abandoned its clunky mainframe operations in favor of a 16-Mbps fiber-optic token- ring client-server network leased from its local cable-TV company. The bank is pleased with the results: "Our data integrity problem has been solved and we've improved customer service with the network," says the bank's communications manager. With a quarter of the nation's cable companies owning fiber-optic networks in anticipation of offering video-on-demand, businesses can take advantage of the cable/telco rivalry to cut the best deal. (Information Week 8/8/94 p.64) MONEY'S NO OBJECT: Only 42% of information service managers surveyed by Computer Intelligence Infocorp say cost is an important factor when purchasing computer network servers. What is important are reliability (80%) and performance (76%). (Investor's Business Daily 8/4/94 A3) MORE I-WAY SURVEY RESULTS: According to a new survey of 1,000 people conducted by Porter/Novelli, 33% say they're "going the speed limit in the right lane" on the information superhighway and 18% say they're "on the entrance ramp." A speedy 11% boast they're "passing everyone on the left." "There's a gap in perception in terms of where business folks think consumers are and where consumers really are," says a public relations firm spokesman. (St. Petersburg Times 8/3/94 E1) HIGH-TECH COUCH POTATOES: In a different survey, Porter/Novelli asked people what "high technology" gadget had improved their quality of life the most. The results? Microwave ovens and TV remote controls. (Telecommunications Policy Review 7/31/94 p.3) IBM OVERHAULS UNIX: IBM has overhauled its Unix operating system, and plans to ship the updated version August 12. The new software contains a kernel robust enough to support future IBM symmetric multiprocessors, as well as IBM's Workplace technologies, an initiative allowing many core functions to be shared among IBM's various operating systems. (Information Week 8/8/94 p.16) Editor's Note: Edupage, a summary of news items on information technology, is a service of Educom. This is an abbreviated list of news items of interest to the IS community from the July 26, 28, 31 and August 2, 4, and 7, 1994 issues. INFORMATION ABOUT EDUPAGE: Edupage, a summary of news items on information technology, is provided three times each week as a service by Educom -- a consortium of leading colleges and universities seeking to transform education through the use of information technology. To subscribe to Edupage send a message to: listproc@educom.edu and in the BODY of the message type: "sub edupage " (Insert your own name; do NOT include the quotes or brackets.) [Edupage is also available in Portuguese and Spanish: edunews@nc-rj.rnp.br.] \EOA 0249* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - WWW-Based Teaching Case about WWW & Elec Commerce * * Blake Ives, Southern Methodist University (bives@sun.cis.smu.edu) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Announcing a WWW-based teaching case study on the use of the World Wide Web for Electronic Commerce: Blake Ives and Sirkka Jarvenpaa have completed "Electronic Commerce on the World Wide Web: A Case Study". It introduces students to the world of electronic commerce as currently conducted on the World Wide Web and Internet. It does not focus on any particular firm, though it can be referenced by cases that do. It provides students who have access to Mosaic, or other Web browsers, with guided assistance in learning about the WWW's applicability to electronic commerce. Those without access to a browser can still see the possibilities if a paper version of the case handed out. The case has three main sections. In the first, we look at an exciting new technological opportunity - the World Wide Web. Here we introduce the Internet, the Internet communications protocols (TCP/IP), the World Wide Web, and Web browsers such as Mosaic. In the second, we see how both small and large organizations are learning to harness this new opportunity to electronic commerce. The final section is intended to provide students with a high level understanding of how Web applications are constructed. The case can be used, free of charge, by universities. It is ONLY available via the web. To conserve bandwidth, and avoid student frustration, faculty should download the case to reliable local servers. The case is at the following uniform resource locator: http://www.cox.smu.edu/mis/cases/webcase/home.html \EOA 0250* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - 1994 Asia-Pacific Conference * * Adrian Mortimer (mortimer@citr.uq.oz.au) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1994 Asia-Pacific Conference Computing in Chaos - Gain from Change September 15-18 1994 Surfers Paradise Travelodge Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Asia-Pacific is one of the key economic drivers of the world today. Computing is playing a major role in the economic and social changes occurring in this region. Join us for an informative and challenging four days to understand and gain from these changes. Keep up-to-date with the rapid change taking place in our profession. Hear high profile speakers such as Daniel Lai (Hong-Kong Jockey Club), and Ron Bunker, (Digital Equipment Corporation) discuss the dramatic changes which are taking place in our industry, and how you can gain by them. Unparalleled opportunities for networking with a large audience drawn from a wide variety of information technology professionals, vendors and technical specialists . Attend a half day management workshop covering issues of topical interest, and a half day technology workshop "Surfing the Internet", both included in your conference registration. If you are an Australian Computer Society (ACS) member, earn valuable PCP points (max 18 points) Early Bird and Full Registrations include conference attendance, meals, Gala Dinner and BBQ, and Proceedings. Full Registration ASC Members: AU$615 Non-ASC Members: AU$815 Day Registrations also available. Accommodation available at Surfers Paradise Travelodge for AU$120 per night (twin or single). For further details, please contact: ACS 1994 Asia-Pacific Conference P.O. Box 1253 Milton, Queensland 4064 Australia Phone: (61)(7) 367 3373 Fax: (61)(7) 369 5880 E-mail: acsozcompsoc@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au (Angela Laffey) Closing date: 2 September 1994 \EOA 0251* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Women in Mathematics and Computer Science * * Danielle Bernstein, Kean College (dbernste@pilot.jnin.net) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Women in Mathematics and Computer Science Conference October 21, 1994 Hutchinson Hall Kean College, New Jersey The Women in Mathematics and Computer Science conference will bring together Mathematics and Computer Science college professors, high school teachers and others concerned with increasing the number of women students in mathematics and computer science in high school and higher education. Practitioners from industry and academia will address the problems and emphasize successful intervention techniques suitable for various educational settings. The conference is the first in a series of activities at Kean College to encourage female students to consider mathematics and science careers and to persevere with those subjects in school. Highlights of the conference are: --Keynote speaker: Patricia Kenschaft, Mathematics Professor, Montclair State University, "New Jersey women in mathematics: The history, the reality, the hope and the challenge". --Panel discussion: "Bringing about change: What do I do Monday morning? A perspective from different positions" --Break-out groups --The returning student --Strategies in the high school classroom --Preparing female students for technician careers: Dealing with our own bias and expectations --Challenges facing Hispanic women --Cooperative learning --Closing the gap - Strategies to encourage women to choose careers in Mathematics and Computer Science --Penn State University/Philadelphia Region Math Option program which encourages girls to stay in math and computer science. The fee for the conference is $25 if received before October 14 and includes coffee, lunch and conference materials. For more information and a conference brochure, contact Danielle Bernstein E-mail: dbernste@pilot.jnin.net Phone: 908-527-3221. \EOA 0252* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - BILETA Conference: Electronic Communications * * Adam Gilinsky, University of Strathclyde (adam@law.strath.ac.uk) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 10th Anniversary BILETA Conference "Electronic Communications" University of Strathclyde March 30-31, 1995 The British and Irish Legal Education Technology Association announces: The focus of the 10th anniversary conference will be on the regulation of cyberspace and the applications involved with communications, with sessions on the implications for teaching, research and legal practice. Papers are invited on the following subjects: --the law of cyberspace and telecommunications law --electronic trading, evidence and authentication --information systems, networks and the Internet in teaching, research and legal practice Papers and demonstrations are also welcome in general teaching practice applications. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please send a 200 word abstract as soon as possible to: Barbara Wilson Law Technology Centre University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL Voice: 0203 523294 Fax: 0203 524105 E-mail: ctilaw@warwick.ac.uk \EOA 0253* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Dean, Information Studies * * Rolf T. Wigand, Syracuse University (rwigand@mailbox.syr.edu) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dean School of Information Studies Syracuse University Syracuse University invites nominations (and applications) for the position of Dean of the School of Information Studies. The School is a leading and dynamic center for innovative and diverse professional programs and research, defining theory and practice in the information fields. This twelve-month, tenured faculty appointment will be available as of July 1, 1995. The Dean is the chief academic administrator of the School of Information Studies with a growing faculty (currently 18) who are very active in research and teach a broad range of degree programs: MS in Information Resources Management, Master of Library Science, MS in Telecommunications and Network Management, PhD in Information Transfer, and BS in Information Management and Technology. The duties of the Dean are: --the administration of the academic programs of the School --initiation and implementation of policies and plans, in collaboration with faculty and with the University administration, and in consultation with professional organizations --participation in teaching and research --fostering the development of resources, opportunities and a fertile environment for scholarship and learning by faculty and students in the School. The successful candidate should bring a distinguished record in teaching and research, as well as significant administrative experience/potential. In addition, the qualities sought in the person filling this position include: --leadership and administrative ability, with a strong commitment to collegiality --willingness and ability to be an energetic advocate for the School, both within and outside the University --an international perspective --scholarship commensurate with a full professorship The School has a broad view of information studies, recognizing the need for synthesis of contributions from such diverse fields as communication, computer science, education, information management, information science, library science, linguistics, telecommunication, as well as aspects of other behavioral, management and social sciences. The University would like to receive nominations (and applications) until the position is filled. The Search Committee expects to begin narrowing the field of candidates in October, 1994. Please send a curriculum vitae to: Professor Rolf T. Wigand Chair, Search Committee c/o Office of the Vice President for Research 3-014D Center for Science and Technology Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 \EOA 0254* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS * * Dennis W. Viehland, INFOSYS Editor (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Editors note: This is an abbreviated Calendar of Upcoming Events. A full Calendar was published in v1 n27. August 10, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline TIMS XXXLL 1995 Excellence in Global Services: Competitive Technologies June 25-28, 1995 Singapore Contact: fbatanm@nusvm.bitnet (see article 0231, INFOSYS v1 n28) August 10-13, 1994 Info and Technology Mgmt Group of the Assoc of Mgmt (ITMGAM '94) 12th Annual Conference Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas Contact: lauralu@vax86.liunet.edu August 10-13, 1994 Computer Science Group of the Assoc of Mgmt Annual Conference Dallas, Texas USA Contact: 72430.3710@compuserve.com August 11-13, 1994 IFIP WG 8.2 Conf on Info Tech and New Emergent Forms of Organization Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Contact: ojelanki@ub.cc.umich.edu (see article 0159, INFOSYS v1 n18) August 12-13, 1994 Academy of Mgmt, Tech and Innovation Mgmt Doctoral Student Consortium Loews Anatole, Dallas, USA Contact: gattiker@hg.uleth.ca August 13, 1994 Academy of Mgmt, MIS Camp (Jnr Faculty Consortium) Loews Anatole, Dallas, USA Contact: cbeath@mail.cox.smu.edu August 15, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Pacific Rsrch Institute for Info Systems and Management (PRIISM '95) January 2, 1995 Kihei, Hawaii Contact: priism@uccs.edu (see articles 0114, INFOSYS v1 n13; later extended to 15 August) August 15, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Symposium on Environmental Info Mgmt and Data Interchange December 1-2, 1994 Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Contact: James S.C. Hsu (Information Dynamics) (see article 0242, INFOSYS v1 n29) August 23-25, 1994 Software Process Improvement Seminar: The Realities of the CMM Portland, Maine Contact: mrabideau@aol.com (see article 0230, INFOSYS v1 n28) August 28 - September 2, 1994 13th IFIP World Computer Congress "Computer and Communications Evolution - The Driving Forces" Hamburg, Germany August 29, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Diffusion Interest Group in Information Technology (DIGIT) Workshop December 17, 1994 Vancouver, British Columbia Contact: mary@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu (see article 0105, INFOSYS v1 n12) August 29-31, 1994 Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications (CE 94) "A Global Perspective" Pittsburgh, PA, USA Contact: paul@ctc.com (see article 0147, INFOSYS v1 n18) August 30, 1994 IFIP WG8.4 Workshop The International Office of the Future: A Problem Analysis IFIP World Congress (August 28 - September 2, 1994) Hamburg Germany Contact: bots@sepa.tudelft.nl August 31, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Decision Support Systems: An International Journal Special Issue on Model Formulation: Theory, Process, Support Systems Contact: sen@tamvm1.tamu.edu (see article 0123, INFOSYS v1 n14) August 31, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline The Journal of Management Systems (JMS) Special Issue on Leadership in the Context of Technological Change Contact: klenke@urvax.urich.edu (see article 0151, INFOSYS v1 n17) August 31, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline ETHICOMP95: Conference on the ethical issues of using IT 28-30 March 1995 Leicester, UK Contact: srog@dmu.ac.uk (see article 0232, INFOSYS v1 n28) August 31, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Beijing International Symposium on Computerized Info Mgmt (BISCIM'94) October 14-18, 1994 Beijing, People's Republic of China Contact: li@asiainfo.com (see article 0243, INFOSYS v1 n29) August 31 - September 2, 1994 BCS Specialist Group on Information Systems Methodologies (ISM) Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Contact: nimal@uk.ac.hw.cee \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. 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