Infosys v2n020 (June 21, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v2n020 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 2, Number 20 ISSN: 1173-3764 June 21, 1995 * * * * Editor: Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University, New Zealand * * Listowners: Greg Welsh, American University, Washington DC * * Peter M. Weiss, Penn State * * Sponsor: boyd & fraser publishing, Danvers, Massachusetts * * * * Current Subscribers = 3,903 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From Edupage * * ANNOUNCEMENT - ISWorld Net: Announcing Release 2 * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication * * REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - Info Mgmt/Info Tech/Info Resources Guide * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Improving Security of PCs and PC-Networks * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Software Engineering:Education and Practice * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Ethics in the Computer Age (Ethics & Behavior) * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Quality Assurance Specialists * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Fulbright Scholar, Computer Ethics * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Lecturer/Snr Lecturer, Acct Info Systems * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Lecturer/Snr Lect, Information Science * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Senior Lecturer, Information Systems * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0676* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From Edupage * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TELECOMMUTING RAISES DOUBTS: A study by CDB Research & Consulting Inc. shows that people generally support the idea of telecommuting, but tend to doubt that their own jobs could be done from home. Respondents cited lack of necessary equipment and supplies, and inadequate access to information as the two major drawbacks. Only 1% said they would miss office gossip and politics. (Telecommunications May '95 p.27) GLUT OF ACTIVE-MATRIX SCREENS: By substantially increasing production capacities, Japanese and South Korean manufacturers of active-matrix display screens have created a market glut that is forcing down the prices of computers that use them, since an active- matrix screen can cost up to 50% of the cost of the total machine. International Data Corporation, a Massachusetts market research firm, says that a notebook computer with a 10.4-inch active-display screen, which retailed for $5K last year, will be selling for $3K by the end of 1995. (New York Times 5/29/95 p.21) WHO'S MAKING MONEY ON THE INTERNET? The Internet has been a magnet for entrepreneurial start-ups over the past year, but as the head of one consulting firm points out, "The Internet has yet to prove itself commercially viable." While companies seeking to sell goods and services are still struggling, most successful ventures fall into four categories: Internet access providers, which make up more than 70% of Internet start-ups; information retrieval companies, which try to make sense out of the vast, unorganized resources on the Net; software development companies that make products for navigating the Net; and Internet consulting and training companies. Among the large Internet entrepreneurs, only Netscape is believed to be making money, and that just happened early this year. (Investor's Business Daily 6/1/95 A8) HYPERTEXT BOWLS OF SPAGHETTI: Howard Strauss of Princeton University thinks WWW content designers need to relearn some old lessons of scholarship: "In the past we learned how to use footnotes, tables of contents, and indexes effectively, but in our electronic formats we seem to have forgotten all that. We use too many hypertext links, use them where they make no sense, ignore the difference between footnotes and tables of contents, build links to bizarre and unexpected places, ignore standard ways of linking, and confuse, rather than enlighten, with hypertext structures that make bowls of spaghetti seem like models of good organization." (Edutech Report, May'95, p.1) HARDWARE COSTS CONTINUE TO DROP: Thanks to a slew of new products set to roll out later this summer, computer hardware costs are continuing their downward spiral. "There has been a general push in the whole industry that makes buying into the next level of hardware technology a lot easier. Price-performance seems to be improving at a record pace," says a senior IS manager for Walt Disney Pictures. Multimedia desktop computers sporting Intel's new 133-megahertz Pentium chip are expected to be available for $2,500 to $3,000 by year's end; IBM plans 133-megahertz PowerPC-equipped desktops for about $3,000; Apple's Power Macintosh 9500 will cost less than $5,000. And at the high end, IBM's second-generation CMOS-based mainframes will be a bargain with prices starting at about $500,000 for a uniprocessor. Just four years ago, the entry price for IBM's mainframe was almost $3 million. (Information Week 6/19/95 p.24) INFORMATION SYSTEMS TEMPS IN BIG DEMAND The simultaneous trends toward smaller staff and client-server computing has put information systems workers on the hot list in temp agencies. A report by Melville, NY-based Olsten Corp. indicates that companies are eager to hire temporary help for network systems management and client- server computing, says the company's VP. (Information Week 6/19/95 p.96) 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 May 30, June 1, 13, and 18, 1995 issues. \EOA 0677* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - ISWorld Net: Announcing Release 2 * * Blake Ives, Southern Methodist University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ISWorld Net, a virtual worldwide learning community for researchers and educators, and students of information systems, is in a relative constant state of flux but, there have been a number of recent enhancements that justify our hoisting the "new release" flag. The home page now has its own domain name: www.isworld.org. The text home page has moved to the new domain and, to provide maximum speed at minimum bandwidth, all images have been removed. The address for the "plain text" page is. http://www.isworld.org/isworld/isworldtext.html With Mike "Parks" of the University of Houston as our lead graphics designer we have implemented new image maps for several pages including an alternative home page, an alternative teaching and learning page, and an alternative "courses" page. The URL for the image map home page is: http://www.isworld.org/isworld.html For those outside of North America or on a low bandwidth connection, the image maps will probably not be particularly useful (we understand it takes as much as 10 minutes to load the image map in South Africa, Ireland, and Australia - mirrors are in our plans). Nevertheless, we intend the page to continue to reflect state-of-the art use of Web technology. The more interesting of the features on this page will also not work unless you are using Netscape 1.1 Although it is intended to appear as a single image, our home page visual map is made up of five panels that are served by three different computers - SMU, Bowling Green, and the U of Houston - and maintained by Simha Magal, Parks, and me. Thus, this distributed entity of common design and cooperative management is a metaphor for the ISWorld Net organism. Of course if any of these servers are down, you will end up with only a partial image (illustrating our shared dependence as well as the need for further advances in backup strategies for widely distributed systems). \EOA 0678* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication * * William Leigh * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is pleased to announce its inaugural edition, "Collaborative Universities," a special issue edited by Steve Acker. Volume 1, Number 1 of JCMC may be read on the World Wide Web at http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/annenberg/vol1/issue1. JCMC is a hypermedia publication; articles in this issue are accompanied by color photographs and diagrams, movies, and hyperlinks to other CMC-related resources. Readers may perform keyword searches and make annotations to the articles online. For further information, contact the Editors at jcmc@usc.edu. \EOA 0679* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - Info Mgmt/Info Tech/Info Resources Guide * * Sharon Caudle, US General Accting Office * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The US General Accounting Office is developing a guide on information management, information technology, and/or information resources management performance measures and performance assessment and management. I have material from the Society for Information Management and the Intercorporate Measurement Program, plus literature sources, but was wondering if any else is or has done research in this area, or can steer me to public and private organizations appropriate for case studies. Thanks for your help. Sharon L. Caudle, Ph.D. U.S. General Accounting Office 350 S. Figueroa St. Suite 1010 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Voice: 213-346-8095 Fax: 213-346-8142 E-mail: caudles.laro@gao.gov \EOA 0680* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Improving Security of PCs and PC-Networks * * Klaus Brunnstein * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Improving Security of PCs and PC-Networks November 27-29, 1995 Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Zurich, Switzerland Enterprises, public agencies and other institutions become growingly dependent upon safety (availability, reliability and integrity) and security (accessibility of programs and data) of personal computers and local networks. Small systems like personal computers, including workstations based on UNIX, have not been designed to meet basic requirements of safety and security. Enterprises must therefore define, implement and control their own measures to prevent system failures, malicious attacks or misuse of such systems. At least they should be able to recover as fast as possible from such malicious events. For three days the "eicar Conference '95" concentrates on measures, practical experiences and standards to improve safety and security of personal computers and networks. The Conference will offer parallel sessions for scientific topics (developers from research centers, manufacturers etc.), for managers from enterprises who are responsible for security of programs and data and for last but not least users of PCs. Manufacturers of AV-software will have the opportunity to present their products in a special industrial program and an exhibition. The language of papers, presentations and discussions is English. The following topics are of special concern: --status of actual threat --new techniques used by malware --vulnerability of networks --anti-malware products (scanners, resident tools, etc) --future hardware and operating systems --anti-malware product quality assessment --future attack methods and countermeasures --required safety and security functions in operating systems and networks --security and safety policies in enterprises, agencies and institutions --legal aspects of safety and security in PCs and LANs --case studies in corporate environments (e.g. virus accidents, logistics, introducing and realizing prophylactic measures) Time schedule for submitting papers: Deadline for submitting papers June 29, 1995 Acceptance or rejection announcements sent July 28, 1995 Final version of accepted papers due September 1, 1995 Detailed information about submitting a paper and questions about the conference should be submitted to the chairman of the Program Committee: Bruno Imhasly, CIMA AG Seewjinenstr. 2, CH-3930 Visp, Switzerland Voice: +41-28 / 46 77 22 Fax: +41-28 / 46 77 23 E-mail: cima@infohh.rmi.de \EOA 0681* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Software Engineering:Education and Practice * * Martin Purvis, University of Otago * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6th Working Conference Software Engineering: Education and Practice (SE:E&P'96) 24-27 January 1996 University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand The Conference will be a forum for discussion of new and emerging approaches to software engineering and how best to impart software engineering knowledge to others. It provides an opportunity for exchanges of ideas and reports on achievements by experts active in the field. The proceedings from the conference will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Themes --Formal and informal software engineering methodologies and tools --CASE tool usage and its place in the education environment --New modelling paradigms for systems and software --Distributed and multi-agent systems across the network --Curriculum design and reviews of delivery methods/approaches The conference invited speaker is Professor Larry Constantine (UTS, Australia) Workshop sessions will be held to discuss significant themes in software engineering. Applicants with appropriate expertise and interest are invited to suggest specific topics and may volunteer to lead appropriate discussion groups. Dates Deadline for submission of papers: 1 August 1995 Notification of acceptance: 1 October 1995 Early registration: 8 December 1995 Conference organization: Chair: Martin Purvis (NZ) Co-Chairs: Bernd Bruegge (USA) John Hughes (Australia) Philip Sallis (NZ) Conference Secretariat: SE:E&P'96 Information Science Dept University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand Phone: +64-3-479-8180 Fax: +64-3-479-8311 E-mail: seep96@otago.ac.nz Registration: Regular (before 8 December) NZ$ 425 After 8 December NZ$ 495 Students (full time) NZ$ 95 \EOA 0682* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Ethics in the Computer Age (Ethics & Behavior) * * Gerald P. Koocher, Harvard Univ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The journal I edit, Ethics & Behavior, is doing a special issue on "Ethics in the Computer Age." We have extended the deadline to September 1, 1995 due to a lack of good quality manuscripts. We use APA Publication Manual (4th edition) style and I need three copies of the manuscripts. They may be sent to: Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D. Editor, Ethics & Behavior Department of Psychiatry Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5737 (617) 355-6699 \EOA 0683* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Quality Assurance Specialists * * Wong Poh Yee, Info Technology Institute * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Information Technology Institute (ITI) of the Singapore National Computer Board, is looking for motivated QA specialists who have at least three (3) years of IT experience and working knowledge of QA practices to --be a QA engineer in R&D projects: assist the project leader customise ITI's Quality Management practices, set up a suitable suite of software development tools (usually C++ on Unix or Windows) and assist in various QA activities --plan, promote and implement QA practices corporate-wide: plan for and personally see to corporate-wide acceptance of quality project management, testing, requirements management and other practices --share ITI's QA capabilities nationally and internationally: support national and international QA activities through publications and presentations. If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and like to work in a challenging R&D environment, please contact: Wong Poh Yee (Ms) Information Technology Institute National Computer Board Singapore Voice: (65) 7705961 Fax: (65) 7773043/7791827 E-mail: pohyee@iti.gov.sg \EOA 0684* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Fulbright Scholar, Computer Ethics * * Simon Rogerson, De Montfort University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility was launched at ETHICOMP95 in March this year. Its aim is to raise awareness of the impact of IT on individuals, communities and organisations around the globe. Based in the University's School of Computing Sciences, CCSR undertakes research and provides teaching, consultancy and advice on all aspects of IT, addressing issues surrounding its dramatic expansion. Within the UK and other European countries there is an urgent need to address, both conceptually and practically, the ethical issues of computing. CCSR is a key player in computer ethics not only in the UK but across the world through its links with centres in other countries including Norway, Belgium, Spain and in the USA, the Research Centre on Computing and Society at Southern Connecticut State University whose Director, Terrell Ward Bynum is Visiting Professor at CCSR. Membership of the Centre's International Advisory Board comprises many of the leading authorities in the field. The Centre would welcome the opportunity of hosting a Fulbright Scholar who wishes to work on aspects of computer ethics and social responsibility. The work of the Centre would ideally suit someone working in applied philosophy who wants the opportunity of working alongside computer scientists who are interested in the practical application of ethics to computing in the workplace, in the home and in education. In the current climate in the UK there are many exciting and stimulating projects that can be undertaken in the field of computer ethics. Further details about CCSR can be found on http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/CCSR If you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please e-mail Simon Rogerson (srog@dmu.ac.uk). \EOA 0685* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Lecturer/Snr Lecturer, Acct Info Systems * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Accounting Information Systems Department of Accounting and Finance The University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Australia Our Accounting and Finance Department is seeking a suitably qualified person for a lectureship/senior lectureship in computer- based Accounting Information Systems to be offered on a tenurable basis. You will be required to make a significant contribution to teaching and research in Accounting Information Systems. Undergraduate units currently offered by the Department in this field include Business Information Systems, Accounting Information Systems and Decision Support Systems. Honours and postgraduate coursework units are also offered. Teaching responsibilities may extend to the Launceston campus. You must possess a higher degree (or progress towards completion) in accounting information systems (or a closely related field), and have demonstrated ability to competently conduct high quality teaching and research in accounting information systems (or a closely related field). Applicants for a Senior Lectureship are expected to demonstrate an active record of scholarly achievement in their field. We offer a competitive salary ($42,198 - $50,111 p.a. - Level B or $51,692 - $59,605 p.a. - Level C), along with excellent superannuation benefits. For further information contact the Head of the Accounting and Finance Department: Professor Stewart Leech Voice: (002) 20 2266 E-mail: stewart.leech@accfin.utas.edu.au For an application package please phone: Nicki Voice: (002) 20 2013 Fax: (002) 20 2751 and quote ref no. 76/95. The closing date for receipt of applications is 8 September 1995. \EOA 0686* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Lecturer/Snr Lect, Information Science * * Stephen Cranefield, Univ of Otago * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lecturers/Senior Lectures in Information Science University of Otago Te Whare Wananga o Otago Dunedin, New Zealand Applications are invited for two positions at the level of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Science. Appointment may be either to a permanent position or fixed-term position of up to 3 years. The Department offers courses of study leading to a major in Information Science within the BCom, BA and BSc degrees. In addition to undergraduate teaching, the Department offers postgraduate programmes leading to MCom, MA, MSc and PhD degrees. The positions require expertise in either software engineering and software development methods, or information systems management. Salary: Lecturer $NZ37,440 - $NZ49,088 per annum, with a bar at $NZ45,448 Senior Lecturer $NZ52,000 - $NZ67,080 with a bar at $NZ60,944. An exceptionally well qualified candidate may be considered for appointment beyond this level. The appointees will be responsible to the Head of Department and will be expected to teach in a range of existing courses and to contribute to the research effort of the department. Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant area, be an effective lecturer at University level (undergraduate and postgraduate) and be a keen and energetic researcher. It is preferred that the applicant take up the post in November 1995. Applications quoting reference number A95/54 close with the Registrar on 18 August 1995. Applicants should send a full curriculum vitae to: Dr D W Girvan, Registrar University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax 64-3-479 1607 including home telephone numbers and fax numbers and the names of at least three referees. Further information can be obtaining from ftp://eros.otago.ac.nz/pub/dept/infosci/ or by contacting the Head of Department: Professor P J Sallis Voice: 64-3-479 8143 E-mail: fillup@otago.ac.nz \EOA 0687* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Senior Lecturer, Information Systems * * L Whittaker, U of Witwatersrand <035louis@mentor.edcm.wits.ac.za> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Applications are invited for a position of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa The University of the Witwatersrand is one of South Africa's leading universities, and Wits' graduates are represented in virtually every area of human endeavour throughout South Africa and abroad. The university is situated in Johannesburg which is the centre of South African commerce and industry, and increasingly the centre of IT diffusion in the African Continent. This appointment is a tenure track appointment, with a salary scale of R67860 - R88423 (US$18850 - $24652approx.) per year. The Department of Information Systems at Wits is a new one which teaches about 600 undergraduates, 80 postgraduates (including Masters by coursework) and up to 10 PhDs. The Department specialises in Information Management research at the postgraduate level. Undergraduate lecturing is predominantly theoretical, around Systems Development issues and practice, while students undertake practical work on a guided self-learning basis. This post involves both undergraduate and post-graduate work. Those interested please contact Professor Dan Remenyi at 035varia@mentor.edcm.wits.ac.za. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ABOUT INFOSYS * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. INFOSYS * * publishes news items, requests for assistance, calls for papers * * announcements of professional meetings and conferences, position * * announcements, journal table of contents, and other items of * * interest to the Information Systems community. * * * * INFOSYS is published biweekly, more frequently if volume requires * * it. INFOSYS operates as an electronic mailing list on listserv * * software at American University in Washington, DC. The editor is * * Dennis W. Viehland . * * * * INFOSYS is sponsored by boyd & fraser, publishers of educational * * materials for computer and information education. 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