Infosys v1n040 (October 14, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v1n040 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 40 October 14, 1994 * * * * Editor: Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University, New Zealand * * Listowner: Greg Welsh, American University, Washington DC * * * * Current Subscribers = 3,498 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Reviews of IFIP WG8.2 Conference on Gopher * * REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - Decision Enhancemt System for Artillery * * CONFERENCE - Tools Pacific 94 * * CONFERENCE - Information Technology & Socio-Economic Development * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Intelligent Information Management Systems * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Concurrent Engineering: Rsrch and Applications * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - John B. Higdon Chair of Info Systems * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * \EOA 0350* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUN MOVES TO ENTER VIDEO SERVER MARKET: Sun Microsystems will have a video server on the market by November, aimed at business users who would use it to show training films, news conferences and other video events over corporate networks. The server market is estimated to grow to $1 billion in sales by 1998, up from just $16 million last year. (Wall Street Journal 10/4/94 B7) ELECTRONIC GRAPEVINE FOR WOMEN: Forget the golf course and the two- martini lunch -- executive women can start schmoozing online through the Women's Leadership Connection, a new daily news service offering online information of interest to women. Marketers gauge the potentially interested market of online professional women, homemakers and mothers at around 10 million. Men may also use the network, but not to solicit dates. The service provider, VentureCom, will monitor usage, and harassers will be unceremoniously kicked off. (St. Petersburg Times 10/4/94 E1) DEMOCRACY IN THE INFORMATION AGE: Broadcaster Ted Koppell thinks opinion polls and focus groups are "Stone Age implements in the brave new world of interactivity," and says that an ongoing electronic plebiscite in which all Americans can express instantaneously themselves on any public issue would have a paralyzing impact on representational government. (New York Times, via the National Times 11/94 p.63) (Editor's note: this story has been "warmly" discussed in the VPIEJ-L e-mail list on electronic publishing.) INTERACTION MAY BE A DUD: A new Harris poll shows the interactive services market may not be all it's cracked up to be. Only 40% of those questioned were interested in ordering movies-on-demand or sports events, and only a third wanted interactive shopping. On the other hand, 63% said they would want health-care information, lists of government services, a phone directory, and product reviews. Almost three fourths wanted a customized news report, and about half wanted e-mail. (Wall Street Journal 10/5/94 B9) ADOBE VANISHING ACT: The new version of Adobe Photoshop does a disappearing act Jan 1 if you don't get the update. A red-faced spokeswoman for Adobe attributes the problem to oversight -- programmers forgot to remove a built-in "security time constraint" included in early test versions. The program's been recalled from stores, and buyers can order the corrected release by calling 1-800- 833-6687. (Miami Herald 10/5/94 C1) BILLING BY THE BYTE: Internet users in Australia face a new system of charges in January that could cost them as much as $1.50 (U.S.) for every megabyte of information they send or receive. Currently, faculty members pay nothing, and universities pay a fixed annual fee based on the operating grant they receive from the federal government. Details are still being worked out, but AARNET says the change is necessary to upgrade the network: "The increase in capacity is in response to the apparently insatiable demand for Internet access in Australia..." says AARNET's general manager. (Chronicle of Higher Education 10/3/94 A23) VIRTUAL LIBRARIES GET A BOOST FROM FEDS: The federal government has pledged $24 million toward digitizing materials in university libraries. The four-year grants will go to Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UC at Berkeley, UC at San Francisco, University of Illinois, and University of Michigan. The project marks the largest commitment to date to constructing "virtual libraries" on the Internet. (Chronicle of Higher Education 10/5/94 A26) THE CONTINENTAL PERSPECTIVE: European technology managers approach their jobs differently from the way their American cousins do. "American CIOs tend to be more technology-driven. Europeans are more planning-driven," says one. Europeans tend to be more cautious, too. In Europe, "they'll implement the technology if they can control it. It's a risk-free approach. People in the U.S. might just say, `Go for it,'" says the head of a French consulting company. European geography makes a difference, too -- "Europe is more fragmented, so European companies support extensive decentralized processing strategies. That puts much more focus on the overall IT architecture," says an information systems director. (Information Week 10/10/94 p.192) WHERE DO TECHNOLOGY $$$ GO? An Information Week survey of 500 large companies shows the average firm spends 40% of its technology budget on staff, 22% on hardware, and almost 13% each on software and telecommunications. The respondents predicted they'd be spending nearly a fifth of their budget this year on client-server technology. The survey also revealed a lot of turnover in information technology staff -- the average CIO tenure is just three years and four months. (Information Week 10/10/94 p.30) 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 October 4, 6, and 9, 1994 issues. \EOA 0351* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Reviews of IFIP WG8.2 Conference on Gopher * * R Baskerville, Binghamton Univ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Did you miss the IFIP WG8.2 Working Conference on Information Technology and New Emergent Forms of Organizations? Wish you could know more about the discussions and the presentations? Great News! Each session was attended by an assigned "reviewer" who offers an interpretation of the learning that took place in each session. The session reviews can be found in the IFIP WG 8.2 gopher in the Michigan conference directory: gopher://bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu:70/00/acad/compute/Ifipwg82 /Michigan/reviews.txt To reach the IFIP wg8.2 gopher.... From the world root, select: International Organizations International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Groups WG 8.2 Documents -or- gopher to gopher.binghamton.edu Select: Resources By Academic Discipline Computing & Information Systems IFIP Working Group 8.2 Documents -or, for the techie- Link Info Type=1+ Name=IFIP Working Group 8.2 Documents Path=1/acad/compute/Ifipwg82 Host=bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu Port=70 Admin=(null) URL: gopher://bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu:70/11/acad/compute/Ifipwg82 \EOA 0352* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - Decision Enhancemt System for Artillery * * Terry Gett, LB&M Associates * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Editor's editorial comment: My obligations as an editor overcome my political and philosophical sentiments on this one. I cannot imagine who would be interested in helping further a project like this, but my job is editor, not censor, so here goes...... LB&M Associates, Inc, is conducting a search for existing and developing technologies that have high potential for application to a decision enhancement system (DES) to be embedded in field artillery systems. The primary purpose of the DES is to improve the combat performance of the crew. The on-board DES will provide appropriate levels of decision support to field artillery crew members of future self-propelled howitzers and resupply vehicles. We are interested in researching and evaluating software that may be easily extended/adapted to the functionality addressed in the areas that follow. We prefer to examine potentially reusable software at our facilities in Lawton, Oklahoma. However, if our hardware and software capabilities will not support your application, we may coordinate travel to your facility to view a demonstration of your application and/or request technical information on your product. The decision enhancement system will cover six broad functional areas: --Fire Mission Processing --Sustainment --Self Defense --Terrain Analysis --Embedded Training --Mission Management Our computer environment includes Sun Sparc architecture platforms running SunOS 4.1.3 (including single-board Sparc processors in a VME chassis). IBM 486 PCs running DOS 5.0/Windows 3.1 or SCO UNIX. Macintosh running Mac OS System 7.1. Please address your responses as follows: to: gettt@lbm.com cc: bellt@lbm.com cc: brownb@lbm.com Include the statement "Technology Search" on the subject line. You may contact us by telephone at (405) 355-1471 or by FAX at (405) 357-9360. We must complete our evaluation by the end of the third week in November. Terry A. Gett LB & M Associates, Inc. 211 S.W. 'A' Avenue Lawton, OK 73501 USA Voice: (405) 355-1471 Fax: (405) 357-9360 E-Mail: gettt@lbm.com \EOA 0353* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Tools Pacific 94 * * Christine Mingins, Monash Univ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tools Pacific 94 International Conference and Exhibition November 28 - December 1, 1994 Melbourne, Australia Key Events: --16 tutorials (November 28-29) --Paper sessions on the crucial issues of seamless development, management of O-O projects, methodology and modelling, and business applications. --Invited talks bringing both "reports from the tranches" from high-level managers and a reflection on fundamental concepts. Speakers include: Ivar Jacobson, Larry Constantine, Bertrand Meyer, Roger Osmond, Roger Duke, Gordon Hughes --The industry forum on November 30 will bring together experienced leaders of O-O projects. --The Language Users' Debate on November 30 will pit against each other users of C++, Eiffel, Ada, Sather and Smalltalk. --Panels on Business Forum, Software Reuse, and OO Education/ Training --Debates on "The great language users debate - industrial users defend their language of choice: Ada, C++, Eiffel, Sather, Smalltalk" and "Software Patents: promise or disaster?" Registration Fees Before Nov 4 Nov 4 or later Tutorials Regular Registration $690 $790 Full Time Academic $450 $500 Full Time Student $200 $250 Conference only (two days) Regular Registration $360 $420 Full Time Academic $250 $300 Full Time Student $120 $150 Tutorials and conference (Four day package) Regular Registration $980 $1120 Full Time Academic $690 $790 Full Time Student $300 $350 (Student fees do not cover the cost of conference lunches and the conference dinner) Prices marked "before November 4" apply only if payment is received before that date. For more information (list of speakers, advance program schedule, registration form, hotel information) contact: Monash University Department of Software Development PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia Voice: +61 3 903 2787 FAX: +61 3 903 2745 E-mail: mriseley@monash.edu.au \EOA 0354* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Information Technology & Socio-Economic Development * * Heba Ramzy, Regional IT & Software Engr Cntr * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * International Conference on Information Technology and Socio- Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities 9-11 January 1995 Cairo, Egypt During the last few decades, information technology (IT) has revolutionized the way we communicate, do business, plan for socio- economic development and the way we live. IT has collapsed time and distance, becoming indispensable in today's world economy with regard to development and growth within the global market place. Respectively, developing countries, while striving to keep pace with socio-economic development in the developed world, have been focusing on the optimum utilization of information technology in various socio-economic development planning activities. In that respect, the Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center (RITSEC) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) are jointly organizing an International Conference on Information Technology and Socio- Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities. The conference aims at identifying the problems and challenges facing developing countries while developing and implementing informatics projects f or socio-economic development. The conference is organized in Cairo-Egypt, 9-11 January 95 at the Marriot Hotel. It will be attended by over 200 participants from all over the world. In addition there will be pre conference events and activities on 7-8 January on state-of-the-art issues in IT such as business process reengineering, multimedia, value added networks and information engineering. All conference participants are invited to attend these events. The success of this conference will depend on the active and direct contribution of IT experts and practitioners in the conference. Thus, we are encouraging different interest groups in related issues of IT to seize this opportunity and participate in the conference. In that respect, if you are interested in attending the conference, we will be more than happy to send you more details together with the registration form. For this information contact: Heba Ramzy E-mail: hramzy@ritsec.com \EOA 0355* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Intelligent Information Management Systems * * Andrew Blair, Univ of Technology, Sydney * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IASTED/ISMM International Conference Intelligent Information Management Systems June 7-9, 1995 Washington, DC Sponsors: The International Association of Science and Technology (IASTED) and the International Society for Mini and Microcomputers (ISMM). Main areas to be covered: --Database Management Systems --Expert Systems --Object Oriented Database --Knowledge Based Systems --Multidatabases --Multimedia Systems --Distributed Computing Environment --Client Server Systems --Hypertext and Hypermedia Systems --Real Time Systems --Networking and Communication Protocols --Information Technology --Intelligent Information Management Systems Submissions: Five copies of the original research papers (maximum of 15 double spaced pages in 12 point) should be received by the program chair by December 1, 1994. A cover page should contain the title, author(s) names, affiliation, address, fax number, e-mail address, an abstract and three keywords (taken from the list of conference topics). Fax or e-mail submissions will not be considered. A letter must be included confirming that at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference if the paper is accepted. Submissions should be mailed to: Prof J. Wong Dept of Computer Science Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 USA Important Dates: Original research papers due December 1, 1994 Notification to authors February 15, 1995 Final camera ready manuscripts due April 1, 1995 \EOA 0356* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Concurrent Engineering: Rsrch and Applications * * Anand Paul, Concurrent Technologies Corporation * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Second International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications (CE95) August 23-25, 1995 Washington DC area, USA CE95 is a major forum for the international scientific exchange and presentation of multi-disciplinary and inter-organizational aspects of Concurrent Engineering. Topics of interest for CE95 include: --enterprise integration --cooperative work --information sharing --communication tools --integrated frameworks and tools --life cycle engineering --practical applications of Concurrent Engineering in the industry Time-table and deadlines: Authors should submit a full draft paper, not exceeding 16 single spaced pages (preferably by e-mail in plain ASCII or PostScript), to the Program Chair. Submit full draft paper January 1, 1995 Notification of acceptance or rejection February 28, 1995 Receipt of camera-ready papers April 15, 1995 A current version of the CE95 Call For Papers (and other pertinent information) is available at http://ce-toolkit.crd.ge.com/~sobol/CE95.html Information about CE94 and the proceedings for last year's conference is available at http://ce-toolkit.crd.ge.com/~sobol/CE94.html For more information contact: Anand J. Paul Conference General Chair Concurrent Technologies Corporation 11605 Bedfordshire Avenue Potomac, MD 20854 USA Voice: (301) 762-6190 Fax: (301) 762-6191 E-mail: paul@ctc.com \EOA 0357* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - John B. Higdon Chair of Info Systems * * Dick Elnicki, University of Florida * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John B. Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair of Information Systems University of Florida The University of Florida invites applications for the John B. Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair of Information Systems. Candidates having research records of scholarly distinction are invited to apply. Please send a vita to the following address prior to November 19, 1994: The John B. Higdon Eminent Scholar Search Committee c/o Ira Horowitz Decision and Information Sciences Department College of Business Administration, 351 BUS University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 USA \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS * * The INFOSYS Calendar of Upcoming Events is updated fortnightly * * and can be obtained in the following ways: * * * * --E-mail: send the following one-line message to * * listserv@american.edu: get infosys calendar * * --FTP: anonymous FTP to ftp.american.edu; file is \infosys\ * * infosys.calendar * * --Gopher: gopher to auvm.american.edu; choose INFOSYS * * --WWW: forthcoming * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ABOUT INFOSYS * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. 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