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Letters (HTML)

pp. 6-7

At Random

Brainstorming, Influence, and Icebergs (Abstract)

Bob Colwell

pp. 9-12

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News

Will Network Processor Units Live Up to Their Promise? (Abstract)

George Lawton

pp. 13-15

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News Briefs (Abstract)

Linda Dailey Paulson

pp. 16-18

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Computing Practices

Coping with Java Threads (Abstract)

Bo Sand?, Colorado Technical University

pp. 20-27

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Cover Features

A Software Infrastructure for Authenticated Web Metering (Abstract)

Carlo Blundo, University of Salerno

Stelvio Cimato, University of Salerno

pp. 28-33

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Adaptive Neural Network Clustering of Web Users (Abstract)

Santosh K. Rangarajan, Louisiana Tech University

Vir V. Phoha, Louisiana Tech University

Kiran S. Balagani, Louisiana Tech University

Rastko R.Selmic, Louisiana Tech University

S.S. Iyengar, Louisiana State University

pp. 34-40

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XML-Based Specification for Web Services Document Security (Abstract)

Rafae Bhatti, Purdue University

Elisa Bertino, Purdue University

Arif Ghafoor, Purdue University

James B.D. Joshi, University of Pittsburgh

pp. 41-49

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Research Features

Crime Data Mining: A General Framework and Some Examples (Abstract)

Hsinchun Chen, University of Arizona

Wingyan Chung, University of Arizona

Jennifer Jie Xu, University of Arizona

Gang Wang, University of Arizona

Yi Qin, University of Arizona

Michael Chau, University of Hong Kong

pp. 50-56

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Outperforming LRU with an Adaptive Replacement Cache Algorithm (Abstract)

Nimrod Megiddo, IBM Almaden Research Center

Dharmendra S. Modha, IBM Almaden Research Center

pp. 58-65

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Membership News

Computer Society Connection (Abstract)

pp. 69-70

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Call and Calendar (HTML)

pp. 71-72

Bookshelf (HTML)

pp. 73

Career Opportunities (PDF)

pp. 74-75

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Products (HTML)

pp. 77

Communications

Extending the Reach of Business Processes (Abstract)

Dipanjan Chakraborty, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Hui Lei, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 78-80

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Entertainment Computing

Teaching Computer Science through Game Design (Abstract)

Mark Overmars, Utrecht University

pp. 81-83

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Invisible Computing

Enabling Ubiquitous Sensing with RFID (Abstract)

Roy Want, Intel Research

pp. 84-86

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Security

Hacking the Business Climate for Network Security (Abstract)

Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Internet Security

pp. 87-89

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The Profession

Biometrics and the Threat to Civil Liberties (Abstract)

Margaret L. Johnson, Stanford University

pp. 92, 90-91

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