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Book Resources [top]

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Concept Resources [top]

[Distributed Applications | Complexity | Architecture | Programming | Objects | Reuse | Distributed Systems | Economics and Policy | Trustworthiness | Protocols and Standards | Security Tools | Electronic Commerce ]

Distributed Applications [top] [Concept Resources]

• W3 Organization - The World Wide Web consortium.

Complexity [top] [Concept Resources]

• The Pencil - Classic description of a complex system.

Architecture [top] [Concept Resources]

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Programming [top] [Concept Resources]

• IBM Java Tutorial - One-hour introduction.
• Javasoft - Definitive source for Java materials at Sun.
• Gamelan - Non-Sun source for Java.

Objects [top] [Concept Resources]

• Articles on object-oriented design. - Various articles about philosophy of object-oriented design.
• Object Magazine - Devoted to object oriented programming.

Reuse [top] [Concept Resources]

• Object reuse

Distributed Systems [top] [Concept Resources]

• The Object Management Group - Where to learn about CORBA.
• CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) and the OMG (Object Management Group) - More on CORBA.
• Distributed Object Computing Magazine - New magazine.

Economics and Policy [top] [Concept Resources]

• InfoEcon - Lots of links on policy, especially in the Policy section.

Trustworthiness [top] [Concept Resources]

• CERT - The CERT Coordination Center was formed in 1988 to serve as a focal point for the computer security concerns of Internet users.

Protocols and Standards [top] [Concept Resources]

• Standards Bodies in Telecommunications - Long list.
• The World Wide Web Consortium - Everything about the WWW.
• Internet Engineering Task Force - IETF task force.
• Networking Research Links and Status of Standards - Network standards from the ACM.

Security Tools [top] [Concept Resources]

• Cryptography and Security Links - Links.
• Cryptographic Policy and Privacy - Variety of links.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center - News items.
• Ross Anderson's homepage - Very good and readable papers on security. If you only have time to read one, look at "Why Crypto Systems Fail".
• International Cryptography Framework - Cryptography.
• NTIA Privacy Report - Set of papers about privacy policy and self-regulation
• Open Profiling Standard - A way for individuals to control the release of information about themselves to Web browsers.
• TRUSTe - An organization that audits privacy practices.
• Welcome to INFOSECURITY NEWS - Magazine about security.

Electronic Commerce [top] [Concept Resources]

• Information Economy Commerce page - Lots of links on electronic commerce.
• IBM Electronic Commerce Page - Lots of links.
• Secure Electronic Transactions (SET) - Describes SET standard.
• Web Commerce - Magazine about Web commerce.
• Poly-wha?- A useful list of business object terminology.

General Resources [top]

[Desktop computer magazines | Computer Companies | Software magazines | Software companies | Standards and standards organizations | Professional organizations | Internet magazines | Other magazines | Other resources | Other schools | Books and reports ]

Desktop computer magazines [top] [General Resources]

• MacWEEK
• MacUser
• TidBITS
• Computer News Daily
• BYTE Magazine

Computer Companies [top] [General Resources]

• Apple Computer
• BeBox

Software magazines [top] [General Resources]

• NetscapeWorld - Table of Contents - May 1997

Software companies [top] [General Resources]

• Microsoft
• RSA Products
• Adobe

   

Standards and standards organizations [top] [General Resources]

• The World Wide Web Consortium is an excellent source of information on all standards relating to the WWW
• The Object Management Group is the site to learn about CORBA
• CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) and the OMG (Object Management Group)
• International Cryptography Framework
• Secure Electronic Transactions (SET)
• Internet Engineering Task Force
• Networking Research Links and Status of Standards

Professional organizations [top] [General Resources]

• IEEE
• ACM
• NAS/NAE/IOM/NRC
• CSTBweb

Internet magazines [top] [General Resources]

• Welcome to ZD Internet Magazine!
• Today on HotWired!
• Wired News
• Internet Magazine Online - Home Page

Other magazines [top] [General Resources]

• Welcome!
• Welcome to INFOSECURITY NEWS
• CMC Magazine Index
• AVATAR Magazine, May 1997
• Web Commerce
• Technology Review Home Page
• Welcome to Science Online
• Science & Technology
• PlugIn Datamation: Profit and Value from Information Technology
• Middleware Spectra
• Computer Magazines - Top 100 Computer Magazines: ABC
• InfoWorld Electric Page One
• Welcome To InformationWeek
• The online connection for information technology leaders
• Data Communications Magazine
• DBMS Magazine
• Fortune Magazine
  • Distributed Object Computing Magazine is just starting up, but seems promising

Other resources [top] [General Resources]

• Poly-wha? is a useful list of business object terminology
• the Web of ALN
• Strategic Computing and Communications Technology
  • Center for Research on Telecommunications Policy
  • Network Economics

Other schools [top] [General Resources]

• UC Berkeley School of Information Management and Systems
• University of Michigan School of Information

Books and reports [top] [General Resources]

• City of Bits is a book about the impact of the Internet that is published on the Internet
• National Research Council Online Title