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Chapter 12. Minister: Globalization a “Two-Way Street” {0}

When thinking of the term Globalization, one tends to think of job displacement overseas and lose of jobs locally. Britain’s e-government minister Pat McFarland knows it is more than just outsourcing jobs. The UK deals with companies based out of India. What most people don’t know is that Globalization is a “Two –Way Street” for [...]

Ch 11. Surge of New Software for the iPhone {0}

Although most users of the iPhone are young hipsters looking to the phone as more of an accessory than for phone capabilities, web browsing software, and the latest in phone applications. The iPhone 3G was actually designed with the business user in mind. The convenience of the 3G browsing speed and thousands of applications to [...]

Chapter 10 Enterprise Resource Planning and Collaboration Systems {0}

Entrepreneurs are finding fresh ways to use web conferencing as it becomes easier and cheaper. Kroma Makeup is a high end, custom-blended cosmetic company. Main targets include spas, aestheticians, and plastic surgeons. Christopher Tillett, CEO of Kroma Makeup, was having problems marketing their product. The company was sending out 200 sample kits a year, each [...]

Chapter 9 Customer Relationship Management and Business Intelligence {0}

HP Sees a Gold Mine in Data Mining Hewlett-Packard Co. began promoting Neoview, a Data-mining technology aimed at big corporations, that is key to HPs growth plan. Depending on the size of the setup, the system cost anywhere from $600,000 to $15 million. The system consists of a combination of HP servers, storage machines, and [...]

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

American to Add Wi-Fi Service to Domestic Flights Wi-Fi is becoming part of everyday life for most Americans. Whether it’s the use of Wi-Fi Internet access on laptops or smart phones. Americans are using Wi-Fi to do business, visit social networking sites, research or just browse the Internet, and will pay a high price for [...]

Chapter 6 Databases and Data Warehouses {0}

Norstan Consulting’s Data Warehousing Applications Streamline Baker & Taylor, Inc. Operations Baker & Taylor is one of the world’s largest distributors of books, videocassettes, and music. Based out of Charlotte NC, Baker & Taylor offer over 400,000 titles for immediate shipment to libraries, schools, universities, and such retailers as Amazon.com, Borders, and Barnes and Noble. [...]

Enterprise architectures: Coast Guard gets good marks on enterprise architecture {0}

Enterprise Architecture includes plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and IT assets. The Coast Guard believes by adding enterprise architecture to its organization it will improve every aspect of its IT program. Progress has been developing for its information technology investments. A recent audit shows that the [...]

Chapter 4 Ethics and Information Security {0}

Protecting Your Email Infrastructure Insuring that your businesses personnel information is secure is extremely important. Defending business email infrastructure is top priority among top businesses. It is important to maintain virus protection on end user machines because they deal with threats that come in by vectors other than email. Spam, phishing, and viruses mainly travel [...]

Chapter 3 Ebusiness {0}

Is Gmail Ready for Business? September 1st was a big loss for Google, especially for their Gmail users. All Gmail accounts were shut down for 2 hours without warning. Those who rely on the Email service, especially businesses who have contracts with Google were upset. There are more than 1.75 million companies that are annual subscribers for [...]

Chapter 2 Strategic Decision Making blog {0}

The Answer Engine Stephen Wolfman, a former particle physics prodigy, inventor of Mathematica, and author of New Kind of Science, is about to release Alpha. Alpha is a four-year project that Wolfman has been working on.  Alpha is a search engine like no other. Its ambition is to delve into “all the knowledge of the world,” Wolfman [...]

Chapter 1 IS in Business {0}

How Microsoft put Apple Owners On The Defense In the article, we have a young woman named Lauren trying to find a 17-inch Laptop with a fast processor for under $1000. The Add, which is a review of the commercial put together for Microsoft, is miss leading, denotes one company ”Apple”, and is a comparison [...]