Download or read book Managing Telecommunications and Networking Technologies in the 21st Century Issues and Trends written by Grant, Gerald G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores some of the developing trends and issues in telecommunications and networking"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Managing Internet and Intranet Technologies in Organizations Challenges and Opportunities written by Dasgupta, Subhasish and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Internet and intranet technologies, electronic commerce, and the management of these technologies within organizations. It looks at both technical and organizational issues related to management of Internet and intranet technologies. Technical issues covered in the book include intranet-Internet infrastructure, data warehousing and Web security and reliability. Organizational topics include Internet and intranets for ERP and E-business, education and learning using Web technologies and approaches to virtual shopping"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Managing Information Technology in a Global Economy written by Information Resources Management Association. International Conference and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, opportunities and challenges of available technology can be utilized as strategic and tactical resources for your organization. Conversely, failure to be current on the latest trends and issues of IT can lead to ineffective and inefficient management of IT resources. Managing Information Technology in a Global Economy is a valuable collection of papers that presents IT management perspectives from professionals around the world. The papers introduce new ideas, refine old ones and possess interesting scenarios to help the reader develop company-sensitive management strategies.
Download or read book Qualitative Research in IS Issues and Trends written by Trauth, Eileen M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the need for materials that can help the IS researcher determine which qualitative methods are most appropriate for addressing their particular research questions. It draws upon the collective expertise of distinguished scholars to explore concrete issues they have encountered in the use of a particular qualitative methods. The details of specific research projects provide the backdrop for the discussion of methodological issues. The audience for this book includes students, scholars and researchers. Anyone currently engaged in conducting IS research who would like to learn more about employing qualitative methods will be interested in Qualitative Research in IS: Issues and Trends to learn more about the latest issues and challenges facing IS researchers throughout the world.
Download or read book Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management written by Wim Van Grembergen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evaluation of IT and its business value are the subject of many academic and business discussions. Investments in IT are growing extensively, and business managers worry about the fact that the benefits might not be as high as expected. This phenomenon is often called the IT investment paradox or the IT Black Hole: large sums are invested in IT that seem to be swallowed by a large black hole without rendering many returns. How to measure the benefits of IT is the concern of this book titled Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management. The different IT evaluation approaches and methods are discussed and illustrated with cases: traditional financial evaluations such as the return on investment, information economics and the recently introduced IT Balanced Scorecard. The latter approach is proposed as an ideal mechanism to support the IT/business alignment process and its related IT governance process. Among some of the topics included in this book are: software measurement; ERP project evaluation; strategic electronic commerce evaluation.
Download or read book Strategic Information Technology written by Raymond Papp and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managers and executives know the importance of integrating business strategy and IT strategy for competitive advantage. Strategic Information Technology: Opportunities for Competitive Advantage provides managers and students alike with an understanding and appreciation for the development of business and information technology strategies to yield competitive advantage.
Download or read book Information Security Management Global Challenges in the New Millennium written by Dhillon, Gurpreet and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information security is moving much higher up the agenda of corporate concerns. If information is our most important asset, then we must gird ourselves up for the task of protecting it properly. Information Security Management: Global Challenges in the New Millennium focuses on aspects of information security planning, evaluation, design and implementation.
Download or read book Telecommuting and Virtual Offices Issues and Opportunities written by Johnson, Nancy and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telecommuting by any name--telework, mobile work, home offices, virtual employees or telematics--is one of the most intriguing and least understood results of advances in portable computing. The authors in Telecommuting and Virtual Offices: Issues and Opportunities present usable research and advice on many of these issues.
Download or read book Information Modeling in the New Millennium written by Matti Rossi and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice of modeling methods and methodologies in information systems development. The book has sections on foundations of information modeling, extended object-oriented modeling and Web information systems modeling. Information Modeling in the New Millennium addresses the gap between technical and business-oriented modeling approaches by providing an integrative view of modeling different of facets of ICT and organizations.
Download or read book Strategies for Managing Computer Software Upgrades written by Shaw, Neil G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The speed with which companies are bringing new software products to market is having a serious impact on information technology use in organizations. As vendors release new software products, customers are faced with the prospect of upgrading to the new software. If not managed properly, the upgrade might cost inordinate amounts of money and/or curtail employee productivity. To aid IT managers, this book provides strategies for managing issues associated with the implementation of software upgrades. In addition, the book presents selected research papers which provide indepth treatment of the most critical aspects of software upgrade management"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Data Mining and Business Intelligence written by Stephan Kudyba and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Provides an overview of data mining technology and how it is applied in a business environment. Material is not written in a technical style, but rather addresses the applied methodology behind implementing data mining techniques in the corporate environment. Explains how the technology evolved, overviews the methodologies that comprise the data mining spectrum, and looks at everyday business applications for data mining, in areas such as marketing and advertising promotions and pricing policies using econometric-based modeling, and using the Internet to help improve an organization's performance. Kudyba is an economic consultant. Hoptroff is an independent consultant with experience in data mining software. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book China s Highway of Information and Communication Technology written by J. Yu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, and threats facing both the Chinese enterprise and western multinationals.
Download or read book Who s who in Black Canada written by Dawn P. Williams and published by Who's Who in Black Canada. This book was released on 2002 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiling individuals from business, politics, the arts, religion, and other sectors, this work contains biographical information on some 705 living African Canadians who are either "pioneers or trailblazers; those occupying senior positions; those making a difference in their communities; those being innovative and creating a niche for themselves or others." Entries provide narrative summaries of the individuals' accomplishments as well as contact information and lists of honors, publications, and role models Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book Design and Management of Multimedia Information Systems Opportunities and Challenges written by Syed, Mahbubur Rahman and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multimedia technology has the potential to transform end user computing from interactive text and graphics models into something more compatible with the digital and electronic world of the new century. This book aims to help technology professionals gain an understanding and perspective on areas related to multimedia computing and communication, while addressing the major issues and challenges in the design and management of multimedia information systems.
Download or read book Human Computer Interaction written by Qiyang Chen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As human life increasingly relates to and relies upon interactions with computer systems, researchers, designers, managers and users continuously develop desires to understand the current situations and future development of human computer interactions. Human Computer Interactions: Issues and Challenges focuses on the multidisciplinary subject of HCI which impacts areas such as information technology, computer science, psychology, library science, education, business and management. This book, geared toward researchers, designers, analysts and managers, reflects the most current primary issues regarding human-computer interactive systems, by emphasizing effective design, use and evaluation of such systems.
Download or read book Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century written by Information Resources Management Association. International Conference and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the 21st century begins, we are faced with opportunities and challenges of available technology as well as pressured to create strategic and tactical plans for future technology. Worldwide, IT professionals are sharing and trading concepts and ideas for effective IT management, and this co-operation is what leads to solid IT management practices. This volume is a collection of papers that present IT management perspectives from professionals around the world. The papers seek to offer new ideas, refine old ones, and pose interesting scenarios to help the reader develop company-sensitive management strategies.
Download or read book Unified Modeling Language Systems Analysis Design and Development Issues written by Siau, Keng and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UML is a large and complex language, with many features in need of refinement or clarification, and there are different views about how to use UML to build systems. This book sheds light on such issues, by illustrating how UML can be used successfully in practice as well as identifying various problematic aspects of UML and suggesting possible solutions.
