First IEEE Journal From 1913 available online

The IEEE this month made available to its online subscribers the earliestissues of its first technology journal, dating back to 1913. Currentlyknown as "Proceedings of the IEEE," the journal was titled "The Proceedingsof the IRE" when it premiered in January of 1913. The IRE (Institute ofRadio Engineers) was one of two predecessor organizations which merged toform the IEEE in 1963. "Proceedings of the IEEE" issues from 1963 forwardwere previously available online through the IEEE Xplore digital library.This update brings the first seven years of the title online (1913 - 1919);issues from later years will follow in the coming months. Visit:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=10933

To commemorate the recent relaunch of "Proceedings of the IEEE," IEEE isgiving away 1,000 copies of the June 2006 issue on Systems-on-Chip Design &Integration. Visit:http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/procieee/free_issue_form.html