Nov 25, 2009
Holidays are and time of giving is among us. Giving to those who are in need is important. It shows that people care about others. One group of people are very caring, they donated money to charities and did so in an unconventional way. The group of people is the online users, specifically SecondLife users. [...]
Nov 11, 2009
India is a country that is a leader in outsourcing. Over one million citizens of India work in business outsourcing. Like the United States, India worries and fears that there will be more loss of jobs. The threat of losing jobs arises from smarter technology. Many U.S. businesses outsource jobs to Indian companies for cheaper [...]
Nov 6, 2009
Beginning June 1, 2009,entry to the United States through neighboring borders by land and sea requires a passport, which includes a RFID chip in it. Since January 2007, the law requires that re-entry to the United States through air travel must use a passport. All new passport are chipped with RFID chips. This new law [...]
Nov 6, 2009
It is very common for a business to encounter some type of disaster in their lifetime. This article presents a guide to an effective disaster recovery plan. Many companies feel it is overwhelming and time consuming to have a disaster recovery plan so they go without one. One other option is to hire an outsider [...]
Nov 6, 2009
The internet has brought many advantages like a broader customer-base, but it has also brought risks. An important risk that is overlooked is the security of information. According to Robert O’ Brien, the biggest threat to information security is people. O’ Brien is the chief executive of Barons-court, a company that specializes in IT and [...]
Nov 6, 2009
An associated risk of using Ebusiness is e-commerce fraud. One common type is identity fraud. There are three warning signs of fraud. First, the order velocities should be monitored. Second, look for risky street address and investigate them; this process can be aided with Google maps. Third, avoid using free or anonymous email accounts. The [...]
Nov 6, 2009
We have all seen the movies. Humans are co-existing with machines and everyone is happy, until the machines join forces with one another and try to wipe mankind of the face of the earth. Many have thought about the possibility of machines outsmart humans. In Monterey Bay, CA, artificial intelligence researchers, leading computer scientists, and [...]
Nov 6, 2009
Steve Rice is a consultant and implementer of Information Systems. He has fifteen years of experience and he has worked with organizations with revenues from five million dollars to sixteen billion dollars. In conjuction with chapter one, Steve believes that organizations that understand technology thoroughly are more successful than organizations that don’t. In particular, Steve [...]
Nov 6, 2009
Similar to businesses, local governments are struggling with data surplus. Diverse information such as building permits, Medicaid cases and foster-care placement are gathered by different government agencies. This can be extremely difficult to determine which data can be used for improvements. Technology can be very useful tool to sort through the information and decipher a [...]
Nov 5, 2009
The biggest challenge of knowledge management is getting tacit information out of people’s heads and into a database. One possible solution is social computing tools such as social networking or group communication tools like wikis or keyword tagging. Social computing aids in knowledge management as a tool for companies to create, track and share intellectual [...]
