'Spies like them': how to protect your company from industrial spies

Article Abstract:

Industrial espionage has become a widespread problem in the corporate world. Estimates show that the covert theft of confidential information has risen by more than 300% since 1992, with losses exceeding $1.5 billion in 1995. Management accountants should take an active role in fighting industrial espionage because it is their duty to protect their company from loss of either tangible or intangible assets. Industrial thieves operate in a number of ways. They may resort to headhunting, pay janitors to access confidential information, sort through garbage, make fake bid requests or surveys, hire temporary employees or former employees to obtain information, and attend trade shows and conventions where critical information may be carelessly leaked by employees. Espionage can be counteracted through nondisclosure agreements, education, visitor control programs, communication with employees, background checks, and hotlines.

Protection and preservation, Business intelligence, Competitive intelligence

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Java - the right brew for the Web

Article Abstract:

Java represents a major advancement in the field of computer programming language. Unlike earlier languages, Java uses a code that was not designed for specific machines only, which means that it can be used for a variety of applications, including the Internet, browser, computers and even circuits. This is because the Java compiler does not produce a machine code and instead accepts a source code, which can be a program or an applet, to generate a bytecode. The benefits of Java include its ability to connect different networks and to function on any platform. Two companies have already taken steps to take advantage of these benefits. Visa International is set to replace magnetic strips with embedded Java-based computer chips on credit cards starting 1998. Meanwhile, Banco do Brasil is planning to transfer its banking applications to a single Java-based application.

Prepackaged software, Evaluation, Application development software, Java (Programming language), Java (Computer program language)

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Visual programming - one foot in the next century

Article Abstract:

Author Scott Brown's prediction about the fall of the 'software aristocracy' and the rise of the 'software proletariat' appears to be coming true given the increasing popularity of visual programming. In his book 'The Future of Software,' Brown predicted that the development of application software will not remain the exclusive domain of the technological elite but will be increasingly penetrated by nonprogrammers. He foresaw a future in which ordinary software users will make their own programs. Visual programming may facilitate this shift since it does not involve writing code in a highly complicated programming language that only the technologically sophisticated can read. In addition, unlike traditional programming, visual programming is not linear but is event-driven.

Analysis, Visual programming (Computer science)

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