Links for IS on the Web Exercises

Chapter 1, Exercise 2:

  • Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, at
  • Cyberethics Web links from the U.S. Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS),
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation,
  • A Short Webliography on Computer Ethics for Philosophers, at by Luciano Floridi, University of Oxford (UK)
  • Computer Ethics Resources on WWW, at by Chris MacDonald, University of British Columbia
  • Fifth Annual Ethics and Technology Conference Proceedings, Loyola University Chicago, July 21-22, 2000, at

Chapter 2, Exercise 1:

  • King of the Pill, by John Simmons, Fortune, March 30, 2003,
  • McDonald's Goes Back To Basics, by Mark Tatke, Forbes.com, March 27, 2003,
  • Tilton’s Cure Can Kill United, by Michael Arndt and Aaron Bernstein, Business Week Online, March 21, 2003,
  • How easy Does Just About Everything, Edited by Patricia O'Conneli, Business Week Online, January 28, 2003,
  • Procter & Gamble's Renovator-in-Chief, Edited by Beth Belton, Business Week Online, December 11, 2002,

Chapter 2, Exercise 2:

  • Good margins, but none for error, Bill Roberts, Electronic Business Online, October 1, 1998,
  • This Virtual Agency Has Big Ideas, Keith Hammonds, Fast Company, November 1999,
  • Arachnova,
  • IR3W Web Services,
  • The TrendSight Group,
  • TerraCare Software,

Chapter 3, Exercise 1:

  • Ubiquitous computing: slow going, Rick Merritt, EE Times, March 28, 2003,
  • What Hyperthreading Can (and Can't) Do for You, Vincent Ryan, NewsFactor Network, March 28, 2003,
  • Flash Forward, Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com, March 27, 2003,
  • HP Thinks in 3D for Web Browsing, Michael Singer, Silliconvalley.Internet.Com, March 25, 2003,
  • Snags Remain As Grid-Lock Eases, Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek, March 24, 2003,
  • 3D holo video arrives, Eric Smalley, Technology Research News, March 26, 2003,

Chapter 4, Exercise 1:

  • Distributed Database and Data Synchronization – Moody’s KMV (Sybase success story),
  • Illinois Department of Corrections (Sybase success story),
  • Home Depot's next IT project: Data warehouse, Marc Songini, Computerworld, October 7, 2002,
  • Data Warehouse Boosts Profits by Empowering Sales Force, Gary Anthes, Computerworld, Febraury 24, 2003,
  • Database Woes Thwart Counterterrorism Work, Dan Verton, Computerworld, December 2, 2002,

Chapter 4, Exercise 2:

  • Versant VDS Object Database,
  • Objectivity Database Systems,
  • KE Software, KE Texpress,
  • Centor X-Sight XML Database,
  • Coherity (Native XML database,
  • Apache Xindice (Native XML database),

Chapter 6, Exercise 1:

  • BidZ,
  • ChemConnect,
  • Dealspin,
  • Ebay,
  • Priceline,

Chapter 6, Exercise 2:

  • Ad Resource,
  • Wilson Internet Affiliates, Web Marketing Center,

Chapter 7, Exercise 1:

  • KANA,
  • Microsoft,
  • Oracle,
  • Salesforce.com,
  • SAP,
  • Siebel Systems,

Chapter 7, Exercise 2:

  • Link to Autodesk’s AutoCAD product information page,

Chapter 8, Exercise 2:

  • Aethra,
  • BNI,
  • Polycom,
  • Sony,
  • VTEL,

Chapter 9, Exercise 1:

  • CIGNA’s Self-Inflicted Wounds, Alison Bass, CIO, March 15, 2003,
  • Off the Charts, Christopher Koch, CIO, February 1, 2003,