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Chapter 12 Globalization, Innovation, and 21st Century Organizational Trends {0}

Now teenage boys and even men up to there 30’s will be even more locked down to their Xbox 360 after the new download that is available. When Xbox 360 had the Internet available on it to go online and play your favorite game against your friends or some random people, males all around the [...]

Chapter 11: Systems Development and Project Management {0}

On this past Monday, Microsoft releases a software development kit for Facebook developers to create application for Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation. The social applications on Facebook are very popular among the users. Samples and tools will all be included in the SDK where applications can be developed in ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF, and WinForms. There [...]

Ch. 10 Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems {0}

The video-conferencing company ViVu has raised 3 million dollars towards its service. ViVu is an interactive video-as-a-service software. By using ViVu you can create, publish and manage video-conferencing events. Something that is different is that not only can you access a conference from a computer, you can do it from a smartphone. This software doesn’t [...]

Ch. 9 CRM and Business Intelligence {0}

Microsoft will be expanding its CRM product called Dynamics to other countries. It will be offered online in Western Europe and Asia by next year. Dynamics is popular in the U.S. and Canada, so they want to get on top of things to spread it out to other countries. There are two version of this [...]

Ch. 8 Operations Management and Supply Chain Management {0}

Ford has announced a recall on 4.5 million vehicles having a fire hazard from a faulty switch. This is the biggest recall in Ford’s history. The faulty switch deals with the cruise control deactivation switch. Texas Instruments manufactured the switch. The switch can leak hydraulic fluid, overheat, smoke and then burn which can cause a [...]

Ch. 7 Networking, Telecommunications and Mobile Technology {0}

Windows has come out with an operating system for mobile phones. This system is called Windows Mobile 6.5. Cell phones coming out with this operating system are said to be out by the holidays. AT&T already has two phones coming out with the system. Microsoft is expecting around 30 cell phones will be using this [...]

Ch. 6 Databases and Data Warehouses {0}

Having medical records put on databases is not only cheaper and more efficient than putting it all down on paper and having hundreds of files in the office, but it is also gives other health facilities the ability to look up records just with a click of a mouse. There is one problem though, not [...]

Ch. 5 Enterprise Architectures {0}

Are you always searching for something on the web that you don’t have all the details to, but you know what it looks like? Bing has introduced a new way using the search engine. If you are looking for a camera that you just saw that someone had, but don’t know the brand and so [...]

Ch. 4 Ethics and Information Security {0}

There is a new method that is being used more commonly among hackers to get into your system. When you are browsing on the internet you usually get pop up advertisements that are saying that you have a virus and need to get antivirus software. Well, now that people know not to click on those, [...]

Ch. 3 Ebusiness {0}

Vitaminwater and Facebook are teaming up together. Vitaminwater is looking for a new flavor and ideas from consumers, and what way better than to market their product on Facebook? There are millions of people on Facebook and many are on daily playing with the applications that it offers. Recently the application “Flavorcreator” was launched on [...]

Ch. 2 Strategic Decision Making {0}

Wireless technology is soon to be here. Power cords are going to be old school and receiving our technology through air from a power socket will be the new technology of our time. WiTricity is converting power into a magnetic field and then it sends it to the source. Wireless electricity has been a topic [...]

Ch. 1 Information Systems In Business {0}

Solar cell phones are taking launch in Kenya. Safaricom Ltd. Of Kenya, has come out with the nation’s first solar powered mobile phone. Electricity is scarce in Africa and other developing countries, so a new power method for cell phones was needed. A person has to pay to charge their cell phone at a business [...]