COLUMN:
Editorial Pointers
Editorial Pointers
Diane Crawford
Page 5
DEPARTMENT:
News Track
News Track
Robert Fox
Pages 9-10
DEPARTMENT:
Forum
Forum
Pages 11-13
COLUMN:
Digital Village
The Code Red Worm
Malicious software knows no bounds.
Hal Berghel
Pages 15-19
COLUMN:
Log on Education
Revolutionizing the Traditional Classroom Course
Is the computer the device that can change the campus as we know it?
Roger C. Schank
Pages 21-24
COLUMN:
On Site
Operating an Emergency Information Service
Using the Internet to help cope with disaster.
Ka-Ping Yee
Pages 25-28
The Growing Debate Over Science and Technology Advice For Congress
Scientific and policy leaders interact during a rare but useful workshop on Capitol Hill.
Jon M. Peha
Pages 29-31
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Viewpoint
The Dmca Needs Fixing
Reexamining U.S. copyright laws.
Vir V. Phoha
Pages 33-34
COLUMN:
Technical Opinion
Toward Virtual Marketplaces For E-Commerce Support
Using advanced technologies to support both sellers and buyers.
Zakaria Maamar, Eric Dorion, Catherine Daigle
Pages 35-38
SPECIAL ISSUE:
Collaborative Virtual Design Environments
Collaborative Virtual Design Environments: Introduction
Computer-generated animated and enhanced movies and training simulations are now commonplace because of an exponential increase in cost-effective computer power and software robustness. Today, pilots and astronauts routinely …
James M. Ragusa, Grace M. Bochenek
Pages 40-43
Shared Vision
General Motors proved fertile ground for implementing collaborative technologies for designing cars.
Randall C. Smith
Pages 45-48
Design Engineering in Virtual Environments
R. Bowen Loftin
Pages 49-50
Collaborative Virtual Environments For Analysis and Decision Support
Creating a productive collaborative environment requires a delicate balance of technology, knowledge, and trust.
Mark Maybury
Pages 51-54
Expert Finding For Collaborative Virtual Environments
Mark Maybury, Ray D'Amore, David House
Pages 55-56
A Shared Virtual Environment For Exploring and Designing Molecules
Simon Su, R. Bowen Loftin
Pages 57-58
Collaborative Shape Conceptualization in Virtual Design Environments
Vague discrete modeling is a flexible and adaptable means for designers to express and shape ideas in a collaborative environment.
Imre Horváth, Zoltán Rusák
Pages 59-63
3D Animation of Telecollaborative Anthropomorphic Avatars
A high-performance solution offers faster 3D representation of users by avatars without compromising real-time interactivity.
Cristian Luciano, Pat Banerjee, Sanjay Mehrotra
Pages 64-67
SPECIAL ISSUE:
Global Applications of Collaborative Technology
Global Applications of Collaborative Technology: Introduction
Collaborative technologies, sometimes referred to as "groupware applications" given their deployment to support groups of individuals engaging in collaborative tasks, have developed rapidly in the last few years. Much of this …
Robert Davison, Gert-Jan De Vreede
Pages 68-70
Global Virtual Teams
Recent interviews with GVT leaders and members offer critical
advice from the trenches regarding the challenges and coping
strategies for collaborating on a global scale.
Line Dubé, Guy Paré
Pages 71-73
The Myth of the Boundaryless Organization
Technology does not make cultural and business boundaries disappear simply because it exists.
Sue Newell, Shan L. Pan, Robert D. Galliers, Jimmy C. Huang
Pages 74-76
Groupware and the Social Infrastructure of Communication
Communication technologies can supplement, but never supplant, the value of social bonds and trusting relationships.
Séamas Kelly, Matthew Jones
Pages 77-79
Building A Global Learning Community
Communicating over differing continents and time zones is not an obstacle when the quality and tone of the communication are viewed as important as the project at hand.
Gerardine DeSanctis, Matthew Wright, Lu Jiang
Pages 80-82
Cultural Perceptions of Task-Technology Fit
Acknowledging cultural differences helps companies build the strongest global virtual teams and determine the strongest tools they need.
Anne P. Massey, Mitzi Montoya-Weiss, Caisy Hung, V. Ramesh
Pages 83-84
Paradoxes and Prerogatives in Global Virtual Collaboration
Case study findings from several corporate environments suggest that successful virtualization does not depend on the degree of technological sophistication. It's how the tools are used that matters.
Sajda Qureshi, Ilze Zigurs
Pages 85-88
Nonconsensual Negotiation in Distributed Collaboration
Roberto Evaristo
Page 89
Admediation: New Horizons in Effective Email Advertising
Using incentive-based approaches to match interested buyers and sellers.
Ram D. Gopal, Zhiping Walter, Arvind K. Tripathi
Pages 91-96
Web Search---Your Way
Improving Web searching with user preferences.
Eric J. Glover, Steve Lawrence, Michael D. Gordon, William P. Birmingham, C. Lee Giles
Pages 97-102
Internet Publishing and Transformation of Knowledge Processes
Surveying the transition from conventional to Internet-based publishing mechanisms.
J. Leon Zhao, Vincent H. Resh
Pages 103-109
COLUMN:
Inside Risks
Risks of National Identity Cards
Peter G. Neumann, Lauren Weinstein
Page 176