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Speech-Activated User Interfaces and Climbing Mt. Exascale
The Communications Web site, cacm.acm.org, features 13 bloggers in the [email protected] community. In each issue of Communications, we'll publish excerpts from selected posts, plus readers' comments. Tessa Lau discusses why she doesn't …
Tessa Lau, Daniel Reed
Pages 10-11
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Contributed articles
The Claremont Report on Database Research
Database research is expanding, with major efforts in system architecture, new languages, cloud services, mobile and virtual worlds, and interplay between structure and text.
Rakesh Agrawal, Anastasia Ailamaki, Philip A. Bernstein, Eric A. Brewer, Michael J. Carey, Surajit Chaudhuri, Anhai Doan, Daniela Florescu, Michael J. Franklin, Hector Garcia-Molina, Johannes Gehrke, Le Gruenwald, Laura M. Haas, Alon Y. Halevy, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Yannis E. Ioannidis, Hank F. Korth, Donald Kossmann, Samuel Madden, Roger Magoulas, Beng Chin Ooi, Tim O'Reilly, Raghu Ramakrishnan, Sunita Sarawagi, Michael Stonebraker, Alexander S. Szalay, Gerhard Weikum
Pages 56-65
One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality
The vision is being overwhelmed by the reality of business, politics, logistics, and competing interests worldwide.
Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Prakul Sharma
Pages 66-73
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Review articles
How Computer Science Serves the Developing World
Information and communication technology for development can greatly improve quality of life for the world's neediest people.
M. Bernardine Dias, Eric Brewer
Pages 74-80
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Virtual extension
Hyperlinking the Work For Self-Management of Flexible Workflows
Jonghun Park, Kwanho Kim
Pages 113-117
Advancing Information Technology in Health Care
Steven M. Thompson, Matthew D. Dean
Pages 118-121
Deriving Mutual Benefits From Offshore Outsourcing
Amar Gupta
Pages 122-126
The Challenge of Epistemic Divergence In IS Development
Mark Lycett, Chris Partridge
Pages 127-131
Forensics of Computers and Handheld Devices
Nena Lim, Anne Khoo
Pages 132-135
Re-Tuning the Music Industry: Can They Re-Attain Business Resonance?
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ram D. Gopal, James R. Marsden, Ramesh Sankaranarayanan
Pages 136-140
A Holistic Framework For Knowledge Discovery and Management
Dursun Delen, Suliman Al-Hawamdeh
Pages 141-145
Leveraging First-Mover Advantages in Internet-Based Consumer Services
T. P. Liang, Andrew J. Czaplewski, Gary Klein, James J. Jiang
Pages 146-148