IBM Systems Journal articles from June 1993

IBM Systems Journal archives from June 1993

Preface. (Editorial)
June 1, 1993... This issue contains five papers and a technical note on a variety of subjects, including box-structured methods, disk I/O wait time savings, project management, the Retail Application Architecture* (RAA*), computerized recognition of faces,...

Box-structured methods for systems development with objects. (Technical)
June 1, 1993... Box structures provide a rigorous and systematic process for performing systems development with objects. Box structures represent data abstractions as objects in three system views and combine the advantages of structured development with...

Introduction of the project management discipline in a software development organization.
June 1, 1993... An approach to the introduction of the project management discipline in a software development organization is presented, with emphasis on the aspects that can be generalized and adopted by other organizations under similar circumstances....

Building business and application systems with the Retail Application Architecture. (Technical)
June 1, 1993... An industry application architecture is a framework for integrating applications and databases and can also be used for analyzing and re-engineering the business of an enterprise as a whole, provided it is structured correctly. This paper...

Technical note: complementarity attacks and control vectors. (Technical)
June 1, 1993... A control vector is a data structure that specifies the nature and role of an associated cryptographic key. The control vector is checked by software and cryptographic hardware in order to limit the range of permissible operations to be...

Contemporary Cryptology: the Science of Information Integrity.
June 1, 1993... Cryptology is the study of secret codes. But it is more than just hiding secrets, and it is applicable to far more than just military and diplomatic circles. This collection of survey articles provides a rich perspective of the uses of...

The Cleanroom Approach to Quality Software Development.
June 1, 1993... If you are looking for a way to produce better software, read this book. Mike Dyer may not answer all your questions but he does describe a revolutionary approach--the Cleanroom--and he will likely convince you to seriously consider using...

Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction.
June 1, 1993... The first edition of this book, published in 1987, was favorably reviewed in this journal that same year by L. Tetzlaff (IBM Systems Journal 26, No. 2, 1987). Tetzlaff's review of the first edition still applies to the essential goals and...