It is easy to make one prediction about the Y 2K problem: the hype will grow throughout the year. Even though Lake Superior University placed Y 2K on the top of its annual list of overused words and phrases for 1998, the beat goes on. The headlines on the left are a small sample of …
By Albert M. Erisman Schools from the kindergarten level through the university level are rushing to embrace technology in their educational programs. Businesses are aggressively seeking to use technology effectively in educational programs for employee training (see Conversation with Richard Osgood). It’s not hard to understand the reasons for this enthusiasm. Information technology has recently …
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Introduction Information has always been recognized as central to business. Financial and marketing information is at the heart of business decisions, regardless of the business. Some businesses have information at the core of their strategy, such as a reservation system for an airline or the insurance business. Information is the key to product improvement for …
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