Infosys v3n022 (August 15, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v3n022 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 3, Number 22 ISSN: 1173-3764 August 15, 1996 * * * * 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 = 4,978 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - INFOSYS Break; Editor Wanted; Live and Work in NZ * * NEWS - From Flash Information * * CONTENTS - Decision Support Systems, v17 n4 (July 1996) * * CONTENTS - Information Technology for Development * * CONFERENCE - Information Technology Assurance and Trustworthiness * * CONFERENCE - Office Automation and Information Management * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Conference on Human-Computer Interaction * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Information Systems/Operations Management * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Senior Lecturer/Lecture, Info Systems * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - INFOSYS Break; Editor Wanted; Live and Work in NZ * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Attentive INFOSYS readers will notice there has been another long (almost 4 weeks) break in INFOSYS issues. These long breaks have become somewhat regular in 1996, mostly because other events and priorities intrude on available time to edit INFOSYS. The next few weeks will be even more busy as I travel to the AIS-Americas conference and visit family and friends in the United States. Accordingly, I am declaring an official INFOSYS break for the rest of August and first week of September. For most Northern Hemisphere readers this will be a time of Summer vacation and (for academics) settling into the new academic year so I hope it is not too disruptive. The long breaks in publication also make me wonder if it is time to pass the baton of editing INFOSYS to someone else. This has always been a labour of love, an important factor considering that most editing occurs late at night. Most academics will know that University reward structures do not recognise efforts such as this so it has been something I have done almost exclusively in my spare time. After 2.5 years other interests have started to intrude on INFOSYS editing chores. Like many of us I am swept up in Web and Internet activities both internationally and in New Zealand. The editorship of InfoSys Junction in ISWorld Net needs more of my time, my Information Systems Resources on the Net project has languished for too long, my research projects need more attention and I have a book in my head that wants out. What of INFOSYS? The world of on-line information for information systems has changed since INFOSYS v1 n1 was published in January 1994. Then there was no ISWorld Net, no InfoSys Junction and no ISWorld mailing list. How did we ever get along without INFOSYS and these resources? I still believe there is a need for INFOSYS, or a similar electronic newsletter. Based on reader comments, INFOSYS remains an extremely valuable information filter and digest of academic and professional news and announcements. However I need to make a recommittment to more regular publication or it needs to continue under someone else's guidance. Accordingly, I am soliciting reader's thoughts on new editorship for INFOSYS, either a new editor (volunteers?) or a cooperative venture (suggestions? volunteers?). I welcome your comments by e-mail (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) or in person at the AIS-Americas conference. I promise to keep up at least an irregular publication schedule until the end of the year as I plan for a transition to a new editorship arrangement beginning with volume 4. In the meantime, I must note with sadness the probable death of another electronic newsletter serving the Information Systems profession. On July 26 Flash Information alerted its readers that "The publication of Flash Information will be suspended for an indeterminate period." As a result, the following article appears to be the last NEWS article from Flash Information. Finally, I would like to use this forum to call your attention to the last article in this issue. Massey University is advertising two Senior Lecturer/Lecturer positions at the new and growing Albany campus near Auckland, New Zealand. For those of you in the job market or considering a lifestyle change, do something extraordinary with your next career move, pursue "the big OE" (overseas experience) in New Zealand. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From Flash Information * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MAINFRAMES. Mainframes may be on the rise once again in the data processing world as the cost-effectiveness of client-server computing is being questioned. The long-term cost of owning a mainframe is less expensive than that of a client-server environment. The average cost of computing on a mainframe is US$2,127 per user annually while that of a client-server network is US$6,982. The average cost per transaction on a mainframe is $0.03 while that of a client-server environment is US$0.46. Because of the complexity of client-server environments and other requirements (custom coding, middleware, systems administration, and user and software-developer training), large corporations are adopting a more pragmatic approach -- choosing the best platform to fit the specific job. "Rising from the ashes," Information Week, May 27, 1996, 44-50. Meetings go high-tech. [Groupware technology is reinventing meetings. Here's what's out there and how you can take advantage of it.] / Clarck, Jim ; Koonce, Richard -- In: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT, 49(11) Nov. 1995 p. 32-38 There's a price on your head : managing intellectual capital strategically. [In the emerging knowledge economy, organizations are harnessing their experience and expertise in order to develop a competitive advantage.] / Bontis, Nick -- In: BUSINESS QUARTERLY, 60(4) Summer 1996 p. 40-47 Social activity indicators for groupware. [People pay more attention to a system when they know other people are paying attention to it. Social activity indicators show how much and what kind of activity is going on in groupware systems.] / Ackerman, Mark S. -- In: COMPUTER, 29(6) June 1996 p. 37-42 Calm strategy solves year 2000 problem. [IS managers at Merle Norman are spreading the word, there's much work to be done in getting 2 million lines of homegrown code converted in time for the year 2000.] / Varney, Sarah E. -- In: DATAMATION, 42(10) May 15, 1996 p 79-81; 87 Corporate intranets / Yourdon, Ed -- In: CORPORATE INTERNET STRATEGIES, 2(6) June 1996 p. 1-16 How to integrate your data warehouse. [Data warehousing is tricky enough without worries over products that don't cooperate. Keep a close eye on integration to assemble a smooth, efficient toolkit.] / Darling, Charles B. -- In: DATAMATION, 42(10) May 15, 1996 p. 40-51 Internet plumbing comes to groupware. [Confused as to whether an intranet or groupware package will enable your users to better collaborate? It's no longer an either/or choice, thanks to next- generation groupware on tap.] / Radosevich, Lynda -- In: DATAMATION, 42(10) May 15, 1996 p. 58-62 Objects for business apps are coming! but slowly. [As users and vendors continue their quests for more tailorable applications made up of vertical business objects, early implementations are starting to debut.] / Foley, Mary Jo -- In: DATAMATION, 42(10) May 15, 1996 p. 52-56 Software engineering: A call for standards for portable Web applications / Isaak, Jim -- In: COMPUTER, 29(6) June 1996 p. 89-90 The hundred years war started today: an exploration of electronic peer review. [Discusses electronic peer review of academic papers on the Internet. Looks at the changes which may occur with the shift from paper to electronic media. Proposes some guidelines for authors, editors and reviewers using electronic publishing.] / Peters, John -- In: INTERNET RESEARCH, 5(4) 1995 p. 3-9 MIDDLEWARE. More and more companies are turning to middleware -- "a layer of software that sits between an operating system and network at one end and the applications at the other end" -- to link disparate systems, build business applications, and automate operations. Top client platforms for middleware applications are Windows NT (24%); Windows 3.1 (21%); Unix (21%); Windows 95 (15%); NetWare (9%); OS/2 (6%); and Macintosh (4%). Top server platforms are Windows NT (32%); Unix (29%); NetWare (22%); OS/2 (7%); Windows 95 (6%); Macintosh (4%); and Windows 3.1 (1%). Middleware is used primarily (in order of importance) for database connectivity, enterprise solution/glue, transaction processing, router, and as development tool. "Middleware works magic with apps," Information Week, June 17, 1996, 10A-15A. IS (INFORMATION SYSTEM) DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. Over the past three years, IS spending on outside services increased from 4.8% to 6.5%; personnel expenses, on the other hand, fell from 39% to 31.3%. Personnel expenses are expected to remain fairly stable this year. And according to a survey by the Business Research Group, U.S. companies are allocating their 1996 IS budgets as follows: personnel (31%); hardware products (23%), software products (16%), networking products (10%), communications services (8%), outside services (7%), and overhead (5%). "Downsizing of IS slows in '96," Datamation 42 (11) June 1, 1996, 12. Special report : year 2000 -- In: SOFTWARE PROCESS, QUALITY & ISO 9000, 5(6) June 1996 p. 1-13 The building of firewalls : providing security for business-to- business transactions over the Internet / Byrd, Kevin -- In: EDI WORLD, 6(6) June 1996 p. 34-40 Money in electronic commerce : digital cash, electronic fund transfer, and ecash. [Driven by inherent weaknesses in traditional paper-based payment methods, networked companies and their customers around the world now have at least three pervasive electronic options to move the numbers between their online accounts.] / Panurach, Patiwat -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 45-50 IP next generation overview. [Issues relating to the design and selection of a new underlying protocol for the Internet are discussed, with emphasis on transition to the new protocol.] / Hinden, Robert M. -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 61-71 (INFOSYS Editor's note: other articles in June 1996 (v39 n6) Special Issue of COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM special issue on Electronic Commerce:) --Teachers are the key / Sloway, Elliot -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 11-14 --U.S. technology policy in the information age / Berghel, Hal -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 15-18 -- Securing the commercial Internet. Bhimani, Anish -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 29-35 --Bringing museums online. / Mannoni, Bruno -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 100-105 --Electronic markets for learning : education brokerages on the Internet. / Hamalainen, Matti ; Whinston, Andrew B. ; Vishik, Svetlana -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 51-58 --Publishing models for Internet commerce. / O'Reilly, Tim -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 79-86 --The C-ODA project : online access to electronic journals. Kirstein, Peter ; Montasser-Kohsari, Goli -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 87-99 --Emerging trends in the WWW user population / Pitkow, James E.; Kehoe, Colleen M. -- In: COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 39(6) June 1996 p. 106-108 Editor's Note: These abstracts are extracted from the May 31- June 14, June 17-28, and July 1-12 issues of Flash Information. I regret to announce that Flash Information has suspended publication (see Editor's Note in this issue of INFOSYS). \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONTENTS - Decision Support Systems, v17 n4 (July 1996) * * Gerard L. Wanrooy, Elsevier Science * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Decision Support Systems Volume 17, No. 4 July 1996 Table of Contents Introduction: DSS on model formulation by A. Sen and A. Vinze, p 239 The effects of decision support and task contingencies on model formulation: A cognitive perspective by I. Benbasat and P. Todd, p 241 Understanding and facilitating group problem structuring and formulation: Mental representations, interaction, and representation aids by A.P. Massey and W.A. Wallace, p 253 Formulation of qualitative models using fuzzy logic by N. Bolloju, p 275 A structured modeling based methodology to design decision support systems by S. Raghunathan, p 299 A meta-model for formulating knowledge-based models of software development by P. Mi and W. Scacchi, p 313 MACRAME: A modelling methodology in multiactor contexts by F. Buffa, G. Marzano and M.F. Norese, p 331 Modeling ill-structured optimization tasks through cases by K. Miyashita, K. Sycara and R. Mizoguchi, p 345 A probabilistic reasoning model: Formulation and control strategy by S. Sarkar and D. Ghosh, p 365 For a free sample copy of the Journal Decision Support Systems please send the message "DSS Sample Copy (INFOSYS)" with your professional postal address to p.schrader@elsevier.nl. Only a few issues a year have larger print-runs to fulfil these requests, therefore requests for one specific issue cannot be honoured. For further information on Decision Support Systems http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/decsupsys \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONTENTS - Information Technology for Development * * Richard Heeks, Manchester University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Contents listing for Information Technology for Development 0268-1102, IOS Press, Amsterdam E-mail: order@iospress.nl Fax: +31-20-620-3419 Vol. 6 (3/4): --"IT in Developing Countries: A Need for Theory Building" by Sundeep Sahay and Geoff Walsham --"Decision Criteria in Selection of IT Investments in South Africa" by Sam Lubbe et al. --"Information System Strategy" by Richard Heeks --"Harnessing Information for Development: A World Bank Strategy" by Eduardo Talero and Philip Guadette Vol.7(1): --"Creating a Campus Network Culture in a Newly Developing Country" by A. Beeharry and G.M. Schneider --"IT Strategies for Africa's Survival in the 21st Century" by Lesley Moyo --"Traditional Culture or Political Economy: The Root Causes of Organizational Obstacles for IT in Developing Countries" by Mikko Korpela \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Information Technology Assurance and Trustworthiness * * Marvin V. Zelkowitz * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Third Annual Workshop on Information Technology Assurance and Trustworthiness (WITAT '96) September 3-5, 1996 Columbia, Maryland --Are you sure your information is adequately protected? --How do you know that your privacy is being guarded? --Can your customers trust you? The Workshop on Information Technology Assurance and Trustworthiness (WITAT) investigates and promotes promising methods of gaining assurance in information technology. WITAT '96 is the third in a series of annual workshops addressing the assurance and trustworthiness of IT. The first workshop identified and analyzed crucial issues on assurance in IT systems and provided input to the development of policy guidance for determining the type and level of assurance appropriate in a given environment. The participants came to the consensus that no one technique can provide comprehensively adequate assurance. The second workshop built upon the first by making recommendations based on the issues and problems identified. Building upon the results of the previous two workshops, WITAT '96 recognizes the existence and emergence of numerous methods to obtain assurance. However, the relative value, promise, and applicability of each is unclear for specific systems. These will be discussed through the presentation of alternative assurance approaches to assurance stakeholders and producers, receiving immediate feedback from a diverse audience, reviewing reaction to presented approaches and creating a strategy for moving ahead. The complete call for participation, fees, and registration form can be obtained from witat-info@cs.umd.edu. Information on WITAT '96, costs, and registration information can be found at: http://aaron.cs.umd.edu/witat/witat96.html Registration Costs: Tutorial (Sept 3) $110.00 (includes lunch) Workshop (Sept 4-5) $120.00 (includes lunches) Location Columbia Hilton 5485 Twin Knolls Road Columbia, Maryland Voice: 410-997-1060 \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFERENCE - Office Automation and Information Management * * Osam Sato, Tokyo Keizai University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Second International Conference on Office Automation and Information Management "The Current Information Technology and Office Automation" November 1-3, 1996 Makuhari, Chiba, Japan The Second International Conference on Office Automation and Information Management is organized by Japan Society for the Study of Office Automation (JSSOA) to discuss about office automation and information management. Our main theme is "The Current Information Technology and Office Automation". The topics to be covered include not only technical nor engineering but also social and organizational aspects of office automation. Especially there are three tracks as below. --Office Automation Track: The development of office systems and organizational innovation is discussed. National and regional characteristics should be included. --Information Management: Information as a business resource and development of information management will be discussed. We discuss the materialization and its contribution, and development of new systems. --Information Technology, Simulation, and Multimedia Track: We focus on system simulation and multimedia. How information technology realize business innovation is also talked. Registration Fee before August 15 after August 15 Academic (JSSOA member) US$350 US$450 Academic (JSSOA non-member) US$400 US$500 Corporate registration fee US$600 US$800 The registration fee covers admission to all conference sessions, one copy of the proceedings, and welcome reception. However, the fees are not fixed, and will be fluctuated according to economic situation. For further details: Osam Sato School of Management Tokyo Keizai University 1-7 Minamicho Kokubunjishi Tokyo 185 JAPAN E-mail: kng46108@pcvan.or.jp jbb00061@niftyserve.or.jp osamsato@tku.ac.jp \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - Conference on Human-Computer Interaction * * Donald Day * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT97) "Discovering New Worlds of HCI" Sydney, Australia 14-18 July, 1997 INTERACT97 brings together HCI researchers and practitioners in all fields and disciplines, from diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are interested in the interactions between people and computers; to share state-of-the-art HCI knowledge and research advances in an international atmosphere; and to gain fresh perspectives on the problems and opportunities of creating more usable technology, systems and environments. Conference Topics Contributions which advance the theory or practice of any aspect of HCI are welcomed. The review policy is to support diversity and focus on international issues. Discussions that link between or expand the following topics are particularly encouraged: --Applications: including groupwork and groupware (CSCW, CSCL); consumer products; offices; education; libraries; medicine; process control; knowledge based systems; the arts and media; people with special needs --Theoretical Issues: task and user modelling; psychology of design; learning and performance; interaction models --Interfaces, Tools and Architectures: World Wide Web; multimedia; communications, hypertext; hypermedia; portable user interfaces; design environments; UIMS; new or emerging technologies --Development Issues: formal methods; Scandinavian approaches; notations; requirements and task analysis; prototyping; user participation; participatory design; programmer aids; metrics; dialogue design; graphics; standards and guidelines; work practices; implementation and management issues; social and political issues Submissions are invited in the following categories with contact name and e-mail address: --Papers: Steve Howard or Ying Leung (showard@swin.edu.au or yleung@swin.edu.au) --Panel: Lorraine Johnston (ljj@cs.mu.oz.au) --Tutorials: Gitte Lindgaard (glindgaard@acslink.net.au) --Workshops: Penny Collings or Terry Webb (pac@ise.canberra.edu or terryw@ise.canberra.edu.au) --Posters: Steve Howard or Ying Leung (showard@swin.edu.au or yleung@swin.edu.au) --Laboratory and organisational overviews: Fiona Meighan (f.meighan@trl.telstra.com.au) --Doctoral Consortium: Mark Apperley (m.apperley@cs.waikato.ac.nz) --New Technologies Demonstrations: Kon Mouzakis (kmouzakis@swin.edu.au) --Videos: Chris Pilgrim or Simon Oldfield (cpilgrim@swin.edu.au or sysimon@aodmel.arl.dsto.gov.au) --Interactive experience: Sarah Bloomer (sarahb@werple.mira.net.au) --Exhibition/Sponsorship: INTERACT97 Conference Office (interact97@acs.org.au) Submission Deadlines Papers, panels, tutorials: due 15 November, 1996 (postmarked 1 Nov) Workshops, posters, doctoral consortium, laboratory and organisational overviews, new technologies, videos, interactive experience due 17 January, 1997 (postmarked 6 January) Instructions for Authors in all submission categories will be sent from the INTERACT97 Conference office after receiving the "Intention to Participate" form available from: INTERACT97 Conference Office c/- Australian Convention and Travel Services, Unit 4 24-26 Mort Street, Braddon GPO Box 2200, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Voice: +61 6 257 3299 Fax: +61 6 257 3256 E-mail: interact97@acs.org.au Keep up to date by visiting the INTERACT97 Web pages at: http://www.acs.org.au/interact97 If you hope to attend INTERACT97 keep in touch and receive future mailings by sending your name, address and e-mail address to interact97@acs.org.au \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Information Systems/Operations Management * * Barbara Schuldt, Univ of Wisconsin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Information Systems/Operations Management Department in the College of Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has tenure track position. Requirements: Must have a doctorate in Information Systems. Candidates in the dissertation stage may be considered. Doctorate is required for tenure and/or promotion. Prefer practical experience as well as academic credentials. Candidate should have a strong working knowledge in areas of new technology. Responsibilities: Teaching and research emphasis in Information Systems. Position requires the candidate teach introductory, upper level, and graduate courses in Information Systems. Candidates should be strongly committed to teaching, professional growth and service to department, college, university and community. Research publication and professional development is required. Starting Date: Prefer February 3, 1997, but will accept September 1, 1997. Salary: Competitive, depending on qualifications and experience Contact person: Barbara Schuldt College of Business University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh WI 54901 Voice: (414) 424-0076 E-mail: schuldt@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu Send letter of application, resume, three current letters of recommendation and transcripts (official or photocopy). Application deadline is September 1, 1996. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Senior Lecturer/Lecture, Info Systems * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lecturer/Senior Lecturer 1 (Visiting) or 3 Year (Tenure Track) Contract Department of Information Systems Massey University The Department of Information Systems of Massey University is seeking applications from people with established skills in undergraduate teaching and research for an appointment at its Albany (Auckland, New Zealand) campus. You should have a higher degree (Masterate or PhD) and recent experience as an Information Systems professional. Knowledge of modern communication and information technologies, electronic commerce and development environments would be an advantage. The main thrust of the Department's teaching is in the systems development areas, with supporting topics in Management Information Systems (MIS), database, distributed systems and implementation. Staff will be expected to undertake research and participate in outreach programmes nationally and internationally. Enquiries of an academic nature should be directed to the Head of Department: Professor Jon Patrick Voice: 64-6-350-5233 E-mail: j.d.patrick@massey.ac.nz Enquiries of an informational nature should be directed to the Head of Section: Tony Richardson Voice: 64-9-443-9363 E-mail: t.s.richardson@massey.ac.nz The Department's WWW page is http://fims-www.massey.ac.nz/is/is.html Closing Date: 23 September 1996 Dennis Viehland will be attending the AIS-Americas Conference and will be happy to discuss the positions with individuals at the conference. \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ABOUT INFOSYS * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. 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