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  Concurrent programming without locks
Fraser K., Harris T.  ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 25(2): 5-es, 2007. Type: Article

Transactional memory technology reduces the granularity of synchronization from the relatively coarse level of mutual exclusion locks to the finer level of memory access. This comprehensive paper contains valuable insights and working code to...

May 13 2008  
  MSCE: a mobile statistical computing environment
Chang Y., Kuo Y.  International conference on computer engineering and applications (Proceedings of the 2007 Annual International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia,  Jan 17-19, 2007) 63-68, 2007. Type: Proceedings

The paper’s abstract describes a mobile statistical computing environment (MSCE), which is designed to support novice and professional statistical work. It requires mobile access via wired and wireless devices, such as notebooks, personal...

May 13 2008  
  Analysis of the impact of information and communication technologies on the development of Latvia as a new member of the EU
Ulmanis J., Kolyshkin A.  Mathematics and computers in business and economics (Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Business and Economics, Vancouver, Canada,  Jun 19-21, 2007) 211-218, 2007. Type: Proceedings

Do increases in gross domestic product (GDP) make Internet technology more available, or does improving Internet technology in a country stimulate the growth of GDP? This important question for national planners is addressed partly by doing a...

May 12 2008  
  The business of open source
Watson R., Boudreau M., York P., Greiner M., Donald J.  Communications of the ACM 51(4): 41-46, 2008. Type: Article

It is interesting how open-source business is changing the software industry, and this article addresses the topic. The first two pages are a turn off, as they are difficult to read, pedantic, and superficial....

May 12 2008  
  The reluctant online professor
Corritore C.  eLearn 2007(11): 1-1, 2007. Type: Article

In an online learning environment, the role of the teacher is gradually changing from knowledge provider with solutions to all problems, to guide or adviser. Learners need guidance on how to find information and choose from the instructional...

May 9 2008  
  Integration and verification of semantic constraints in adaptive process management systems
Ly L., Rinderle S., Dadam P.  Data & Knowledge Engineering 64(1): 3-23, 2008. Type: Article

The business process in a medical practice must adapt to influxes of new knowledge in various domains associated with the practice, such as advances in the medical sciences, legal changes, and changes in business practices. This often requires...

May 8 2008  
  People issues relating to software engineering education and training in India
Garg K., Varma V.  India software engineering conference (Proceedings of the 1st India Software Engineering Conference, Hyderabad, India,  Feb 19-22, 2008) 121-128, 2008. Type: Proceedings

Garg and Varma candidly assess the status of software engineering education in India, with a focus on the people side of this important matter. The paper is very effectively organized; it includes an introductory section to set the tone for the...

May 8 2008  
  Entercation: engaging viewers in education through TV
Rey-Lopez M., Diaz-Redondo R., Fernandez-Vilas A., Pazos-Arias J.  Computers in Entertainment (CIE) 5(2): 72007. Type: Article

Interactive digital television (IDTV) provides new opportunities for enhancing education via entertainment. Children use the Internet to watch and partake in educational and social television programs in different ways [1]. Hence, the design of...

May 6 2008  
  Approximate dynamic programming: solving the curses of dimensionality
Powell W.,  Wiley-Interscience, 2007.Type: Book

Finally, a book devoted to dynamic programming and written using the language of operations research (OR)! This beautiful book fills a gap in the libraries of OR specialists and practitioners....

May 5 2008  
  Optical shop testing (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)
Malacara D.,  Wiley-Interscience, 2007. 888 pp. Type: Book

The 18 contributed chapters of this work span the gamut of mathematical and physics theory and testing practice, concentrating on interferometry and advanced optical machine tests. This third edition also provides chapters on surface...

May 1 2008  
 
 
 
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