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Presents a testing of the computer software System Architect Version 2.0 and Version 2.1. Features and applications.

Compares the operating systems MS-DOS 4.01, Windows 3.0 and OS/2 1.2 on an IBM PS/2 Model 55SX. Installation of DOS 4.01; Handiest feature of DOS 4.01; Flaw in the Windows File Manager. INSET: IN BRIEF.

Evaluates several electrostatic code analyzers. Features of 4c Databank/Editor Version 2.05; Capabilities of PC-Metric Version 2.4; Uses of Code Check Version 2.03.

Reviews three mathematical interpreter software. Matlab from Math Works; Mathematica from Wolfram Research; Math CAD from Math Soft.

Focuses on the applications of maintenance software tools in computer programs. Features of the Objective-C Browser software; Application of program slicing.

Identifies a book paradigm of program formatting that is believed the most appropriate typographic organization of source-code documents. Benefits of organizing source code like a book; What play an important role in the process of reading and understanding code; Three types of system maintenance.

Discusses the issues surrounding the CASE computer software tools. Importance of software engineering on CASE tools; Definition of a true CASE tools; Samples of CASE tools; Difference between software engineering and programming.

Focuses on the development of computer software tools. Stages in the development of software tools; Classification of software tools; Purpose of integrated environment.

Reviews Turbo CASE version 1.10, a computer software from Structsoft that supports information modeling and event modeling aspects of structured analysis.

Evaluates several Tex and Latex document-oriented typesetting systems from Texperts company. Tex Version 2.1; C Tex Version 2.9; C Tex Version 2.93. INSET: IN BRIEF.

Reports global developments in the computer software industry as of March 1988. Selection of the Martin Marietta Information Systems to develop a central simulation facility by the United States Defense Department; Interview with founder Tom DeMarco of the Atlantic Systems Guild on parallel processing; Integration approach for factory automation.

Securing computer systems is an ongoing task that requires involvement of users, system administrators, and developers. There has been a lot of discussion of embedded computer security in the computer science curriculum, but that is insufficient. It's necessary to provide training to keep workers up to date, and to educate them. In this article, the authors discuss the workforce, and the fact that a majority of those working in computing fields don't have a formal computer science degree. What do they know, and what do employers need to know about the gaps in the employee's knowledge? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the views of several experts in various fields of development and software-engineering methodology. History of software development and software engineering; Major trends in software research, industry and government; Areas in software development that have been overlooked and need more attention.

Evaluates the computer software Teamwork developed by Cadre Technologies.

Presents news briefs on the computer software industry as of May 1990. Highlights of the 12th International Conference on Software Engineering; Focus of the International Conference on Computer Languages; Visions and concerns of the ACM Computer Science Conference.

Evaluates the accuracy of several mathematical-function libraries supplied with commonly used Fortran compilers for Microsoft-DOS personal computers. Installation procedure; Worst case results for elementary functions' loss of bits for the mathematical-function libraries; Information on maximum relative error and the root-mean-square relative error. INSET: IN BRIEF.