Infosys v2n042 (December 15, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v2n042 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 2, Number 42 ISSN: 1173-3764 December 15, 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 = 4,935 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - Last Issue for 1995 * * NEWS - From Edupage * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Infogame * * CONFERENCE - Information Infrastructures for Healthcare Delivery * * CONFERENCE - Cleanroom Software Engineering Education * * CONFERENCE - Establishing a Web Presence * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Doctoral Consortium, Databases and Info Systems * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Artificial Intelligence in Acct, Finance, Tax * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Faculty Position, Information Systems * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Professor, Info Tech; Asst Prof, MIS * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Dean, Business Administration * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - Last Issue for 1995 * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * No, this is not another double issue week for INFOSYS. Rather this is next week's issue which is being sent a bit early. It is also the last issue in v2 for 1995. In a few hours I leave for my Summer Holiday in Australia where I will enjoy beaches, tramping trails, backpacker hotels and late nights in pubs with new-found friends. INFOSYS returns sometime during the week of 8 January 1996. Let me take this opportunity to wish each and every INFOSYS reader my best wishes for you in 1996. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From Edupage * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INTERNET DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY AT MANY SCHOOLS Recent efforts by professors to make greater use of information technology in their coursework have resulted in long lines at computer centers at many colleges across the country. Many university officials privately agree that the only solution is to require students to purchase their own computers, but with the pressure on to hold down tuition costs, they say it's impractical to suggest such changes now. (Chronicle of Higher Education 1 Dec 95 A31) WEB MAY ALLEVIATE HIGH-TECH OBSOLESCENCE: Just as a new generation of computers and software is driving an unprecedented wave of upgrades, industry observers are saying that the Web may put an end to this "treadmill of bigger, better, faster." Instead of waiting two years for the next huge update to a suite of business applications, software makers could distribute the latest features instantly over the Net. And just-in-time software will allow people to rent applications that they only use occasionally. "I really think that Windows 95 marked the zenith of the personal-computer industry," says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. (Business Week 4 Dec 95 p78) LSI LOGIC'S "INTERNET ON A CHIP": LSI Logic has developed a new computer chip it's calling "Internet on a chip," which combines a Silicon Graphics microprocessor with electronic circuitry for digital signal processing, high-speed communications modems, video and audio transmission and 3-D graphics. The company hopes its new $50 chip will be used as the brains for the so-called "$500 Internet device" that's recently been touted by Oracle and Sun Microsystems. "I think companies will be rolling out boxes in the third quarter, and they will be the Cabbage Patch Doll sensation of Christmas 1996," says LSI's executive VP for product strategy. (Wall Street Journal 4 Dec 95 A3) UNGAME SOFTWARE: Irvine, Calif-based DVD Software Inc. has a new product that takes the fun out of playing PC games at work. Called UnGame, the software finds and eliminates games on network servers and hard drives. It can identify 3,100 kinds of games, even when their file names have been disguised. DVD's president estimates game-playing at work costs the U.S. some $50 billion a year in lost productivity, assuming 40 million users spend 30 minutes a week playing games, at an average cost of $50 an hour. (Investor's Business Daily 4 Dec 95 A6) PROGRAMMING BY MAIL: Although mail-order computer programming schools are booming, they continue to account for a large number of consumer complaints filed against mail order schools with the Federal Trade Commission, the Better Business Bureau, and leading association of correspondence schools. The complaints include misleading advertising, nontransferable credits, concern over damage to students' credit ratings, unclear cancellation and refund policies, and late or damaged arrival of PCs needed to complete a course. Although 58% of companies say they would consider hiring programmers with a correspondence school background, only 2% had actually hired any, and 60% insisted that their programmers hold a 4-year college degree. (Computerworld 11 Dec 95 p109) MICROSOFT IS HARD CORE ABOUT THE INTERNET Microsoft's Bill Gates says that "the Internet is the primary driver of all new work we are doing throughout the product line. We are hard core about the Internet." Gates has agreed to license Sun's Java language for developing World Wide Web applications, even though it competes with Microsoft's own Visual Basic language, because "anything that a significant number of Internet publishers are using, we will support, and extend." (New York Times 8 Dec 95 C1) And Microsoft is putting together a formidable laboratory of computer research stars responsible for many major advances in the past two decades, although skeptics such as Sun's John Gage suggest their future is behind them: "The computer industry is preparing for the new life forms to emerge. Is Microsoft going down a pathway that refines jellyfish when it's time to leap to vertebrates?" (New York Times 11 Dec 95 C3) NAME FOR NEXT GENERATION OF DISKS: The electronics industry has finally settled on a name for the next generation of compact disks, which will hold seven to fourteen times the amount of data or music as today's CDs. They will be called "digital versatile disks" (DVDs). Toshiba will begin selling DVD players in the US by next fall for $500-700, and Time Warner will introduce 250 movie titles once DVD players are available. (New York Times 9 Dec 95 p19) 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 December 3, 5, 11 and 12, 1995 issues. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Infogame * * Rommert J. Casimir, Tilburg University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Infogame is a management game that can be used for education and research in information systems. In Infogame, players do not get conventional financial reports and statistics, but raw data that cannot be interpreted without processing by an information system that is designed or specified by players. Infogame was designed and built by Rommert J. Casimir as part of his doctorate thesis "Gaming in Information Systems Development" (Tilburg University, the Netherlands). Infogame was used by first- year information systems students who developed information systems according to the classic waterfall method, and by business students who specified and used an information system that was developed by information systems students. The use of Infogame is free for universities and colleges, but only serious users please (no program collectors). Teachers and researchers who are interested in the use of Infogame are encouraged to contact: Rommert J. Casimir Tilburg University PO Box 90153 5000LE Tilburg the Netherlands E-mail: casimir@kub.nl \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Information Infrastructures for Healthcare Delivery * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Developing Information Infrastructures for Integrated Healthcare Delivery January 30-31, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia USA The seamless integration of clinical results, revenue, and billing data between free-standing clinical, physician office, hospital, and insurer systems is the subject of this conference. Attendees will discover the benefits and pitfalls of client-server architectures, data warehouses, computerized patient records, CHINs, EDI networks, and other technologies. Highights include the following presentations: "Building an Integrated Healthcare Delivery Network" Paul R. Vegoda Vice President and CIO, North Shore Health System "Building an Enterprise Health Information System: A Case Study" Jeffrey Lee Miller, Director, Information Systems, Baptist Memorial Hospital "Development and Implementation of Client-Server Health Records" Don C. Muir, Vice President, Staten Island University Hospital "Outcomes Management and Data Repository/Warehouse" Shyam Heda VP and CIO, Information Systems, Inova Health System "Integrated Healthcare Networks in Support of Managed Care Administration" Paul G. Marier, Chief Information Officer Michael D. Genzel, Director of Managed Care St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Boston "Enterprise and Community Health Networks: A Practical Look at the Technologies, Architectures, and Applications" Michael R. Gorsage Vice President, First Consulting Group A full agenda can be visited at: http://www.planet.net/iqpc/hcinf196.html Register by calling 1-800-882-8684 and speaking with Beverly Grady at extension 5165 or send e-mail to: info@iqpc.com. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Cleanroom Software Engineering Education * * A Spangler, Cleanroom Software Tech Cntr * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cleanroom Software Engineering Education March 1996 Bethesda, Maryland USA IBM's Cleanroom Software Technology Center is pleased to offer a series of courses in Cleanroom Software Engineering in March 1996. Cleanroom Software Engineering is a managerial and technical process for the development of ultra-high quality software with certified reliability. Elements of Cleanroom Software Engineering include: --Incremental Development --Box structure specification and design --Function-theoretic correctness verification --Statistical usage testing More than one million lines of Cleanroom code have been developed with an average of 90% fewer defects than are found in traditionally developed code. Several systems have experienced zero non-trivial defects after release. Course Title Date(s) Tuition Cleanroom Software Engineering Overview March 11 $300 Cleanroom Software Development March 12-15 $1200 Cleanroom Software Engineering Overview March 18 $300 Cleanroom Software Certification March 19-21 $900 Instructors for the courses are Cleanroom experts from the Cleanroom Software Technology Center. Students receive a set of course notes, plus selected readings on Cleanroom Software Engineering. All classes are presented in Bethesda, Maryland, approximately 10 miles northwest of Washington, DC For more information or a registration form, please contact: Alan Spangler Cleanroom Software Technology Center IBM Corporation Voice: 301-803-2763 E-mail: spanglea@vnet.ibm.com WWW: http://www.clearlake.ibm.com/MFG/solutions/cstc.html The IBM home page can be found at http://www.ibm.com \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Establishing a Web Presence * * Bill Goodin, Univ of Calif-LA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Establishing a Web Presence: Server, Content, and Connectivity March 27-29, 1996 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California On March 27-29, 1996, UCLA Extension will present the short course, "Establishing a Web Presence: Server, Content, and Connectivity", on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. The instructors are: --Laurence I. Press, Professor and Chairman, Computer Information Systems Department, California State University, Dominguez Hills --Bruce Chapman, Member Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory --Robert B. Denny, WebSite Developer --Victor B. Taylor Member Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Each participant receives a 60-day trial version of "WebSite" (O'Reilly and Associates); a discount on the purchase of the full version of "WebSite"; and extensive lecture notes. This course describes how the WWW can help you and your organization, and how to design your own Web server. It covers HTML basics; design tips; server security, installation, and management; clickable bitmaps; CGI/forms programming, connectivity and hardware, data types (audio, MPEG, images), and future issues (Java, VRML, wireless connectivity, etc). Three half-day hands-on computer laboratories allow participants to create Web pages, work with clickable image maps and CGI/forms programming, and install and configure a Web server. The course should enable participants to: --Become more familiar with the World Wide Web and its opportunities for organizations --Learn the basics of HTML markup --Design and build a home page --Learn more advanced features of Web home pages including clickable bitmaps and CGI programming --Install a Web server --Be able to evaluate connectivity choices such as disk and memory requirements; phone lines and service providers --Glimpse the future of the WWW, including Java and VRML. The course fee is $1295, which includes course materials. For additional information and a complete course description, please contact Marcus Hennessy at: Voice: (310) 825-1047 Fax: (310) 206-2815 fax E-mail: mhenness@unex.ucla.edu \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Doctoral Consortium, Databases and Info Systems * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Doctoral Consortium: Second International Baltic Workshop on Databases and Information Systems June 11, 1996 Tallinn, Estonia The aim of the Doctoral Consortium is to offer an environment for PhD students to present their current work and receive feedback from professors as well as from other PhD students. The Doctoral Consortium is arranged as a part of the Second International Baltic Workshop on Databases and Information Systems (for more information see http://greta.cs.ioc.ee/~balt96). We welcome PhD students who are just starting their work, as well as those who are on the final stage of their theses. The topics of the work must be in line with the main workshop topics. The Doctoral Consortium will last one day. 2-3 professors will be invited to evaluate the students' work, as well as to provide advice concerning different aspects of their research. To participate, PhD students must submit an abstract of their work as stated in the call for participation in the main workshop (but only 3-5 pages). Please, mark that your abstract is for the Doctoral Consortium. The review and selection will be made by the Programme Committee of the workshop. The authors of accepted works are expected to give a 30 min. presentation (20 min for the presentation and 10 min for discussion) at the Consortium. A handout of the participants' abstracts will be distributed during the Consortium. Authors of selected abstracts are asked to revise their work according to remarks received during the Consortium and to present full papers that will be published as proceedings after the Consortium. The organisers of the Consortium are: Prof. Jaan Penjam, Estonia Diana Sidarkeviciute, Lithuania For questions, send e-mail to: diana.sidarkeviciute@maf.vu.lt All participants of the Doctoral Consortium are also invited to participate in the main Workshop. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Artificial Intelligence in Acct, Finance, Tax * * Enrique Bonson, University of Huelva * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * International Meeting on Artificial Intelligence in Accounting, Finance and Tax 27-28 September 1996 Matalascas (Huelva) Spain The Research Group on Artificial Intelligence in Accounting at the Universities of Huelva and Sevilla is pleased to announce its 1996 International Meeting on Artificial Intelligence in Accounting, Finance and Tax, that will be held on September 27-28, in Matalascas (Huelva). The objective of this conference is to discuss current and emerging issues and research and to share experiences of the application of this technology. Papers should be related to case studies of AI applications, theory, methods, impact on organizations, and both financial topics and artificial intelligence topics including (but not limited to): --expert systems --knowledge acquisition --uncertainty representation --machine learning --case-based reasoning --rule induction --neural networks --natural language --cognitive psychology --intelligent databases Papers, of no more than 5000 words, in English, including the references, tables and other exhibits, must be formatted according to the editors' instructions (bonson@uhu.es). The first page should include: Title, author, mailing address, e-mail address, and abstract. Papers submitted for consideration (two hard copies and a disc version written in Word for Windows) must be received (not just postmarked) by May 12, 1996. Electronic and Fax submissions will not be accepted. We expect to notify acceptance by July 12. All accepted papers will be published in a book. Further information is available from and submit papers to: Enrique Bonson Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Juridicas Plaza de la Merced s/n 21002 Huelva (Spain) Voice: 34-59-284625 Fax: 34-59-285431 E-mail: bonson@.uhu.es \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Faculty Position, Information Systems * * David Tegarden, Virginia Tech * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Virginia Tech's Department of Accounting invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in information systems starting August 16, 1996. Applicants should have strong research interests in technical or behavioral issues related to the use of information technology in organizations. Research interests could include issues in human computer interaction, software engineering management, distributed databases, telecommunications, or other relevant technical areas. The successful candidate will instruct undergraduate and graduate students in information systems. Candidates should have completed doctoral requirements by Summer 1996 and also be able to present demonstrable prospects for conducting scholarly research and excellence in teaching. Primary teaching responsibilities will be in structured systems development, computer networking, and/or database management. Applications will be accepted until February 15, 1996, or until position is filled. Applications and nominations should be sent to: Wayne E. Leininger Department of Accounting 3007 Pamplin Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0101 Additional information about Virginia Tech (http://www.vt.edu/) and the Department of Accounting (http://acctserver.cob.vt.edu/) can be obtained from our home page. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Professor, Info Tech; Asst Prof, MIS * * Craig Tyran, Washington State University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The College of Business and Economics at Washington State University is recruiting for two MIS faculty positions. Hubman Distinguished Professorship in Information Technology Tenure track position open for the Hubman Distinguished Professorship in Information Technology. Candidates having the credentials to merit appointment as Full Professor in the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University-Pullman are preferred. PhD in Management Information Systems (MIS) or an allied field required. Candidate will provide leadership for the MIS program and serve as a liaison to industry. A demonstrated record of research is required. A commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level in MIS is required. Applicant should provide resume which includes educational achievement, publication record, teaching evaluations, external funding experience, work and other experience, a clear statement of candidate's expectations and professional goals, and a list of three references. Assistant Professor: Management Information Systems Tenure track position open for Assistant Professor at Washington State University. PhD or all but dissertation in Management Information Systems or a related field. A demonstrated record of research or research promise is required. A commitment to excellence in teaching and demonstration of teaching effectiveness is also required. Practical experience with software development and contemporary programming languages is highly desirable. Research areas open. Applicant should provide resume which includes: educational achievement, publication record, teaching evaluations, work and other experience, a clear statement of candidate's expectations and professional goals, and a list of three references. For both positions, send the application packet to: Dr. Min-Chiang Wang MIS Distinguished Professor Search Department of Management and Systems Washington State University Pullman, WA, 99164-4736 The deadline for application is December 31, 1995. Review will continue until position is filled. A more detailed description of each position may be found at: http://www.cbe.wsu.edu/recruit/mis/position.htm If you have questions please contact Dr. Bernie Han (hanb@wsu.edu). \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Dean, Business Administration * * Mike Vanecek, University of North Texas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The University of North Texas (UNT) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA). This appointment will be available June 1, 1996. The dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of COBA and reports directly to the Provost. Responsibilities include leading the college's academic, research, and service programs; raising external funds; planning and allocating human, financial, and physical resources; and building productive and mutually beneficial relationships with business, government, foundations, alumni, and other external constituencies. The successful candidate must have a commitment to academic excellence and a vision to lead the college. Candidates should have the ability to articulate the college's mission to diverse groups, an earned doctorate in a business related discipline, a record of teaching and scholarly achievement that merits appointment to the rank of professor, a record of administrative accomplishments preferably as a department Chair or Dean, and experience in raising annual and endowment funds. Screening of candidates will begin January 15, 1996 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae. References will be required for finalists. For more information: http://www-lan.unt.edu/COBA_Dean_Search/ Applications and nominations should be addressed to: COBA Dean Search Committee University of North Texas P.O. Box 13677 Denton, TX 76203-6677 \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. 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