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5;Editor’s;Letter Globalization and Offshoring of Software Revisited

By Moshe Y. Vardi

6;Letters;To;The;Editor Roots of Publication Delay

32;Economic;and;Business;Dimensions Cloud Computing and Electricity: Beyond the Utility Model

Assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and general applicability of the computing-as-utility business model. By Erik Brynjolfsson, Paul Hofmann, and John Jordan

8;In;the;Virtual;Extension

10 BLOG@CACM

NSF Funding Advice;

21st Century Innovation Jeannette M. Wing shares useful suggestions for department heads. Daniel Reed discusses the importance of synergy among computing specialists and generalists.

35 Education

How to Make Progress in Computing Education Improving the research base for computing education requires securing competitive funding commitments.

By Cameron Wilson and Mark Guzdial

12;CACM;Online Looking for Control By David Roman

13 Modeling the Astronomical Advances in computer technology have changed the way astronomers see and study the universe.

By Jeff Kanipe

23;ACM;Election;Ballot ACM’s 2010 General Election Meet the candidates who introduce their plans—and stands— for the Association.

16 Happy Birthday, RDBMS!

The relational model of data management, which dates to 1970, still dominates today and influences new paradigms as the field evolves. By Gary Anthes

38 Viewpoint

Can IT Lean Against the Wind? Lessons from the global financial crisis.

By Roman Beck

39 Calendar

41 Viewpoint

Is Mobile Email Addiction Overlooked?

Studying the prevalence of mobile email addiction and the associated possible implications for organizations. By Ofir Turel and Alexander Serenko

118;Careers

Last;Byte

120;Puzzled

Variations on the Ham Sandwich Theorem By Peter Winkler

18 Cloud Computing and Developing Nations

For a growing number of organizations worldwide, cloud computing offers a quick and affordable way to tap into I T infrastructure as an Internet service. But obstacles and challenges remain. By Samuel Greengard

21 Thacker Wins Turing Award Microsoft’s Charles P. Thacker named 56th recipient of ACM’s A.M. Turing Award.

By Jack Rosenberger

45;Computer;Museum;Series

Great Computing Museums of the World, Part Two

The second of a two-part series highlighting several of the world’s museums dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and elucidating computing history.

By William Aspray

Association for Computing Machinery Advancing Computing as a Science & Profession