Dec 16, 2009
The article “Beware, Humans. The Era of Automation Software has begun” published in the New York Times, talked about the use of software systems in business. The article mainly focused on Hp and the computer software they use to help strengthen their business. the article made the point that humans make errors but not technology. [...]
Dec 16, 2009
A new technology that is embarrassing the use of Global Positioning Systems is the GTX Corp who has invented a tracking device used in shoes. This technology is aimed at Alzheimer’s patients, as a way of finding them if they get lost. For a fee of $20 a month a subscriber to the tracking service [...]
Dec 16, 2009
he Article in the New York Times, “ A Page From an Old Playbook” talked about the efforts that have been made at Hewlett-Packard. Recently Mark V. Hurd took over at the company and realized that the technology being used was far from the standards the computer giant should be known for. Mr. Hurd had [...]
Dec 16, 2009
The article, “Should You Worry About Data Rot?” was an interesting article. The article addressed a central issue when it comes to information technology; how do you preserve it? The article was based off of a Sunday morning TV show. The article went in to a brief history of how data storage has changed over [...]
Dec 16, 2009
This article titled “Phone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says”, ran in the New York times last week. The article was about the I-phone and the security problems that it has been facing. The I-phone is a smart phone known for its advanced technology. The phone is basically a handheld device that works [...]
Dec 16, 2009
The article I read was from Prisonplanet.com and the article was titled Video adds in Magazines. The article talked about the new technology being introduced to the marketing industry. This technology is a mini display screen, the size of a wafer, that is inserted in a magazine add. The technology has speakers and visual effects. This [...]
Dec 16, 2009
Artificial Intelligence is a fast growing form of Information Systems. This form of Information systems is highly beneficial to the business world. A recent use of Artificial Intelligence is seen in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Urban Challenge. This challenge was highlighted on MSNBC’s technology section in an article titled “Driverless SUV wins $2 [...]
Dec 16, 2009
Is twittering a new marketing tool? In the business world new technologies are becoming more and more common. But what are the risks and what are the rewards for using these new markets. The article “Can the Twitterati help sell your soda pop?” posted on Cnet looks into that question. The article states that an [...]
Dec 16, 2009
I read an article on a website named Logistics. This news source is based in Australia. The article I read was, “Costa Logistics is miles ahead with Manhattan Associates.” This article talked about a Company known as Costa Logistics, this company offers third party warehousing and distribution services. It specializes in temperature-controlled goods. Costa Logistics [...]
Dec 16, 2009
The article in the New York Times, “Cisco Adds New Technologies to Collaboration Tool Chest,” highlights the new collaboration systems they are implementing. These tools aim is to bring together businesses from all around the globe. They want to move away from a text-based system such as e-mail and use more “People-centric” tools. They have [...]
Dec 15, 2009
The article, “Make Customer Service Local and Strong” posted on Bloomberg.com talks about the economy forcing businesses to resort to outsourcing in an effort to cut costs. The article makes some clear and precise points. The main point is that customer service is an essential part in any business and if its not addressed as [...]
Nov 19, 2009
I read an article on CNet titled, “Survey: Do small businesses use social networks”. This article said that in a survey conducted in August of 500 small businesses (meaning having less then 100 employees) 76 percent of them said they saw no benefit in using social networks. Out of those surveyed 86 percent had never [...]
Nov 12, 2009
Chapter 9 Customer Relationship Management and Business Intelligence focuses on the importance of customer satisfaction. Customer relationship management is the management of all aspects of customer relationships within an organization to increase customer loyalty and business profitability. The book addresses the issue by referring to CRM as, “not just a technology, but also a strategy, [...]
Nov 12, 2009
Chapter 10 Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems focuses on what Enterprise resource planning is and how it works. ERP is the system that is being crated to help organizations stay connected to other departments, creating consistency in the decision making process. The book highlights UPS as a company that has integrated the use of [...]
Nov 12, 2009
Chapter Eleven System Development and Project Management discuses the methods used to develop systems. The steps of developing systems are known as the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The steps are: planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance. Even though this system seems simple and to the point, today’s systems are so large that [...]
Nov 12, 2009
Chapter twelve Globalization, Innovation, and 21st Century Organizational Trends addresses the idea of globalization and how it relates to Information systems. The main challenge comes from cultural differences. It is hard for one site to be universal. There are many things to consider such as language, context, and many other issues. I know personally when [...]
