Anthony J. Pennings, PhD

WRITINGS ON DIGITAL ECONOMICS, ENERGY STRATEGIES, AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Network is the Computer – UNIX and the SUN (Stanford University Network) Workstation

When computers began using “third generation” integrated circuit technology, processing speeds took a giant leap forward, and new computer languages and applications were enabled. From the time-sharing initiative by General Electric in the early sixties came BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) that allowed a new class of non-engineers and scientists to program the computer […]

Healthcare IT and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Within weeks of his inauguration, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA, as part of a $787 billion stimulus package to help revive the ailing economy.[1] The nation was teetering on the edge of economic ruin brought on by the repercussions of a highly leveraged global securitization and credit default scheme that had collapsed with the inflated housing market.

Popular Programming Languages

It has been a while since I reviewed the latest statistics about the most popular programming languages. The top 10 most popular programming languages according to the TIOBE Index in Sept of 2011 are. Java C C++ C# PHP Objective-C (Visual) Basic Python Perl JavaScript The list is a bit misleading. According to the Language […]

Setting Up Your IT/Media Enterprise as an LLC

First off, I am neither an accountant nor an attorney so by all means obtain proper counsel for setting up your business. That said, I’m often asked about setting up a company and wanted to point out some options and things to think about when starting up your business. In particular, you should look at […]

Measuring the Popularity of Programming Languages

I was reviewing the latest statistics about the most popular programming languages on the TIOBE Index this morning. While disagreements exist about the methodology they utilize, TIOBE’s results seem to be consistent with others in that Java and C are by far the most widely used with C++, C#, and PHP also popular. Python is […]

United Nations Looks to Transform with Integrated ICT and ERP

When I visited the Situation Room at the United Nations (UN) a few years ago, I was underwhelmed with its technological whiz-bang. For a number of reasons, it was difficult for the UN to computerize adequately. However, it is currently moving forward with an ambitious strategy to use ICT (Information and Communications Technology) and ERP […]

Wanted: Top Skills in Information System Management

The market for information tech and systems management skills is starting to look good again, despite a continued trend to look offshore. The following are some of the ISM (Information Systems Management) skills in demand and what talented professionals are making. ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) ABAP, pronounced as ‘ah-bop’, is a high level application-specific […]

Informating the Subject: Reflecting on Zuboff’s Future of Power and Work

Shoshana Zuboff’s In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power (1988) was one of the more interesting inquiries into the processes of computerization and electronic communications to emerge out of the 1980s. While suffering from a number of deficiencies that will be discussed later, it nonetheless represented a serious and […]

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    Professor at State University of New York (SUNY) Korea since 2016. Moved to Austin, Texas in August 2012 to join the Digital Media Management program at St. Edwards University. Spent the previous decade on the faculty at New York University teaching and researching information systems, digital economics, and strategic communications.

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