Windows 95 …还是96?

就在去年12月中旬Intel的Pentium祸起萧墙之时,Microsoft也在遭受一场公共关系危机,因为它宣布,为了“交付一个强壮的、严格测试过的产品”,Windows 95将推迟面市。步去年9月首次推迟之后尘,这次推迟将交付日期延缓到1995年8月。Windows用户只得无奈等待,软件开发商焦急不安,而IBM则忙于寻觅机会。 Microsoft似乎从Pentium的名誉扫地中猛醒过来,感到进一步推迟交付远胜于在兼容性和安装方面出什么差错。Microsoft的Personal OperatingSystems Division部门经理Rogers Weed说:“我们最艰难的工作很可能在于确保Windows 95能够顺利地安装于数千万台机器上并且兼容人们正在使用的种类之多令人难以置信的软硬件。”     

…as new EMV guide released

With less than a year before the January 2005 deadline arrives for conversion to smart card-based EMV technology in Europe, a new guide has been released that answers many of the key questions for card issuers and acquirers.     

…as Ingenico complies with Finread specs

Ingenico has successfully complied with specifications laid down by Finread, an international standard for secure smart card readers performing interoperable transactions on the internet.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

…as the Dutch specify smart football card

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has selected Bell ID to implement a nationwide smart ID card solution for season tickets and so-called Club Cards.     

…as SK Telecom chooses Gemplus for 3G

SK Telecom, a leading provider of mobile telecommunications in Korea, has chosen French smart card manufacturer Gemplus to deliver USIM card technology for the commercial launch of its 3G W-CDMA network.     

Denotation and connotation in the human – computer interface: The ‘Save as …’ command

This paper presents a semiotic technique as a means of exploring meaning and understanding in interface design and use. This is examined through a study of the interaction between the ‘file’ metaphor and ‘save as’ command metaphor. The behaviour of these (from a functional or computational basis) do not exactly match, or map onto, the meaning of the metaphor. We examine both the denotation of a term to the user, i.e. its literal meaning to that person, and the term's connotations, i.e. any other meanings associated with the term. We suggest that the technique applied is useful in predicting future problems with understanding the use of metaphor at the interface and with designing appropriate signification for human-computer interaction. Variation in connotation was expected but a more fundamental difference in denotation was also uncovered. Moreover, the results clearly demonstrate that consistency in the denotation of a term is critical in achieving a good user understanding of the command.     

中文WINDOWS 95／NT／3.x对中文 DOS汉字输入法的全面自动接管和超前接 …

该文在简要介绍了目前我国在实现中文ＷＩＮＤＯＷＳ９５／ＮＴ／３．ｘ接管中文ＤＯＳ汉字输入法的现状,分析了中文ＷＩＮＤＯＷＳ９５／ＮＴ／３．Ｘ全面、自动、超前接管中文ＤＯＳ汉字输入法的可行性,在此基础上提出了一个实现中文ＷＩＮＤＯＷＳ９５／ＮＴ／３．Ｘ全面、自动、超前接管中文ＤＯＳ汉字输入法的新算法,最后给出了一 个新算法演示程序。