I can see some cryptographic implications to distributed documents, such as the relatively obvious one of making sure your competitor can't tap into them. -Allen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Send any replies to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to others but please do not use the "redirect" command. For information on RRE, including instructions for (un)subscribing, send an empty message to rre-help@weber.ucsd.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 04:04:00 PDT From: Allan_MacLean.Cambridge@RXRC.XEROX.COM Subject: Research Position at Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Research Position in Distributed Document Technologies at Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Rank Xerox Research Centre, Cambridge Laboratory is part of an expanding European based research centre which includes a second site in Grenoble. The Cambridge Laboratory carries out interdisciplinary research in the development and use of technologies for supporting distributed organisations, with a strong emphasis on the human and organisational aspects of technology in use. The laboratory has close links with a number of divisions of Xerox and Rank Xerox, and collaborates with other research groups in the UK, continental Europe and the US. Our research programme (Studies of Technology, Organisations and Work) combines social science and technical perspectives on the design of systems for use in the workplace. Our current research projects are examining the boundaries across which distributed document work is conducted. In formulating our long-term research strategy we are focusing on investigating these in terms of personal; inter- and intra- organisational; work-practice; cultural; temporal, and geographical boundaries, and developing ways to take account of their implications for system design. We are seeking a research scientist to play a major role in developing new approaches to distributed document technology from this perspective. The appointee is likely to have a background in computer science or a related discipline, with an understanding of distributed and collaborative technologies. Applicants are expected to have a keen interest not only in the infrastructural issues of distributed systems, but also in incorporating social, organisational and psychological dimensions of work into the design and development of novel networked systems. The appointed person will take primary responsibility for the technological component of our programme and will join a multi-disciplinary team involving computer science, pychology and sociology. (Applicants for the recently advertised post in Requirements for Distributed Services need not re-apply as they will automatically be considered for this position.) Informal enquiries may be made to: Graham Button (button@cambridge.rxrc.xerox.com), +44 1223 341500 Allan MacLean (maclean@cambridge.rxrc.xerox.com), +44 1223 341517 Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae to: Sian Wicklow (ref. S1) Rank Xerox Research Centre 61 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB, U.K. wicklow@cambridge.rxrc.xerox.com Tel:+44 1223 341553 Fax: +44 1223 341510 http://www.xerox.com/RXRC/