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Chapter 12: Sony Unveils Its Answer to Apple’s iTunes {0}

            This article is about Sony’s announcement that they will be opening an online store front, similar to that of the iTunes store, which they will use to sell music, movies, books, applications, and other digitical content. It has been suggested by Sony’s analysts that their best hope for increasing their fortune is to impliment [...]

Chapter 7: Networks, Telecommunications and Mobile Technology {0}

With all the hype and exclusiveness of the iPhone, it was only a matter of time before someone figured out how to utilize the this extraordinary device with a service provider other than ATT. With the new iPod touch having almost all the features of an iPhone 3GS, this made the task of integrating the [...]

Chapter 6: Databases and Data Warehouses {0}

In this article, it talks about Wal-Mart’s decision to use GreenerPackage.com as the starting point for all of the packaging matierial suppliers wishing to be added to Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard Modeling software. This will make data available to GreenerPackage.com visitors, as well as Wal-Mart’s current primary Packaging Scorecard software provider, ECRM. GreenerPackage.com will house data [...]

Chapter 5: Enterprise Architecture {0}

In relation to information security, I chose an article dealing with identity theft. According to the article, a mister Tien “Tim” Truong Nguyen, plead guilty to charges of identity theft, in which consumer information was captured for the sake of creating fraudulent Wal-Mart credit accounts. Tien was assisting a Romanian phishing campaign in exchange for [...]

Chapter 4: Information and Ethics {0}

An article published on CNN TECH documented that the facebook user population has nearly reached that of the United States of America, and the online social networking business has turned its first profit. The profit was important because it allows facebook to remain an independent service in a long-term point of view. With the success [...]

Chapter 3: Ebusiness {0}

Apple just recently introduced iTunes version 9, and it has created a buzz at PC World Magazine. The new version of the application carries more features, along with a much needed facelift. Users can now use what is called home sharing and syncing. This enables users to sync and share entire music libraries to every [...]

Chapter 9: Does “no-haggle” pricing work? {0}

                Carmax is the nations largest used car retailer, but in December 2007, in conjunction with a sluggish economy, they were suffering much lower net profits than previous years. Part of this was due to their policy of “no-haggle” pricing. Some people may consider it difficult to sell an automobile without being able to negotiate [...]