Recently discovered, released on 60th anniversary of first ENIAC demonstration. Eckert explodes some myths, explains why he may have been "uniquely prepared" for the historic project. [Computerworld]
It's growing harder and more costly to make computer clocks work right. The solution may be to eliminate clocks. Benefits: more performance, reliability; lower cost. But commercialization will be hard. [Computerworld]
News coverage and feature stories from Computerworld about privacy issues, including such things as online advertising, profiling, customer data, and medical records.
Article by Sharon Machlis in ComputerWorld. Explainer on the PHP scripting language and what IT managers should know about it. Includes an interview with PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf and links to other Web resources.