Explains how to accurately analyze the real performance of parallel code and lists some basic considerations and common costs.

The Boost.Thread library, which enables the use of multiple threads of execution with shared data in portable C++ code, has undergone some major changes.

Andy Oram article discussing P3P as a social protocol, as well as his views of the motivations behind the protocol.

Article by Dan Greening on data mining techniques applied to analyzing and making decisions from web data.

Eugene Eric Kim reviews "Unicode: A Primer".

When it comes to adapting an existing Web site for a new audience, learn from the successes of big-name players. Olin leads the way.

As the Web becomes truly world wide, site developers will need to address multilingual and cross-cultural issues. Howard sorts out the concepts of internationalization and localization, and explains how they relate to your company's future.

Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala recommends that before you think globally, make sure your business is sound locally.

Al Williams takes a look at resource bundles for supporting multiple languages.

Sun Java Internationalization and Localization Toolkit 2.0, and Multilizer Java Edition Pro 2.0.