On Site: The Esprit Atlas Project
Patrick Walsh, Adamantios Koumpis
Pages 23-26
Viewpoint: Stop that Divorce!
Amr El-Kadi
Pages 27-28
Licensing Software Engineers
Dennis J. Frailey
Pages 29-30
Predictors of Online Buying Behavior
What personal characteristics predict whether or not people buy on the Net? Look for a "wired" lifestyle and time starvation, not demographics.
Steven Bellman, Gerald L. Lohse, Eric J. Johnson
Pages 32-38
-Users Are Not the Enemy
Why users compromise computer security mechanisms and how to take remedial measures.
Anne Adams, Martina Angela Sasse
Pages 40-46
A Case Study of a Netizen's Guide to Elections
Political hopefuls learn to use the intrinsic powers of information, democracy, and the Internet.
William H. Dutton, Anita Elberse, Matthew Hale
Pages 48-54
Teledemocracy in Local Government
Politicians in a small Norwegian municipality experience how telecommunications technology can support and impact the election process.
Richard T. Watson, Sigmund Akselsen, Benete Evjemo, Nils Aaraæther
Pages 58-63
Software Cultures
Exploring cultural practices in managing heterogeneity within system design.
Hilda Tellioğlu, Ina Wagner
Pages 71-77
The Future of Software
Companies like British Telecommunications whose business is based on the performance of their software systems, should emphasize accessibility, adaptability, transparency, fail-safe operation, and a human face.
Pearl Brereton, David Budgen, Keith Bennnett, Malcolm Munro, Paul Layzell, Linda MaCaulay, David Griffiths, Charles Stannett
Pages 78-84
Are We Ready?: The FAA's Y2K Preparedness
Frank Cuccias
Pages 91-92
Are We Ready?: Risk, Reality, and Readiness
Leon A. Kappelman
Pages 93-94
Inside Risks: Risks of Insiders
Peter G. Neumann
Page 160