Integration of Data Communications Technology
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This 18 page report discusses the issue of integration in data communication applications and processes. The development of integrated systems for data communications and the ongoing technological advancement related to such integration efforts have been key factors in the progression of the computer industry and the ease and efficiency by which businesses and individuals have become comfortable in the "information age." This report examines the development, implementation, and future of integration in data communications. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: BWcomtech.rtf

Intellectual Asset Management and Potential Related Research Topics
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This 7 page report discusses issues related to the appropriate and effective management of intellectual assets and suggests several areas in which definitive research could be valuable. The paper is particularly geared to problems relating to South Africa and the fact that the problem has been virtually ignored in the country. Three research topics are suggested that have the potential to draw a greater awareness to and supportive of issues related to intellectual asset management. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWassman.wps

Intellectual Capital
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This 8 page paper examines the concept and manifestation of intellectual capital in the commercial environment. The paper defines the term, considers how it may be measures and uses real life examples to illustrate how it can add value to a firm. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEinterlec.rtf

INTELLIGENT TUTORING AND DIALOGUE
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This 12-page paper discusses how intelligent tutoring can be set up, based on a DIALOGUE model. Analysis of articles about the topic is also included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MTdiatut.rtf

International Business: Human and Environmental Resource Considerations
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A 24 page paper addressing the question of whether or not businesses optimize their profit on an international level while still maintaining a high sense of ethics in terms of human resources and environmental impacts. The author examines workforce and environmental management issues to conclude that profit can be made and ethical conduct maintained simultaneously. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: PPbusInt.rtf

Internet Applications used by Amazon.com
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This 14 page paper looks at Amazon.com and the way it uses technology to compete. The paper chooses 4 internet applications; 1-click, ‘inside the book’, print on demand and personalized web pages and then examines the way Amazon uses them with reference to the value chain and Porters Five Forces model. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEinteram.rtf

Internet Security
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This 5 page paper looks at short-term and long- range planning in connection to commerce on the Internet. Discussion considers a 'harm analysis', dial-in connections, external network connections (such as to third parties) and the necessary detailing of any existing security measures which are in place - in relationship to the projected growth and profit of the company. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBwebsec.rtf

Internet2
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5 pages. Internet2 is intended to provide many different on-demand services for users that require advanced network applications. Internet2 is partnering with the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative. The NGI is a multi-agency federal research and development program that is developing advanced networking technologies as well as revolutionary new applications that require advanced networking. They are demonstrating these applications on test beds that are one hundred to one thousand times faster end-to-end than today's Internet. This paper explains Internet2, how it is planned to work and who will benefit from it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAinet2.wps

Introducing New Technology Systems; A Case Study
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This 12 page paper considers a case study supplied by the student. The first half of the paper examined what advantages and problems may be seen in the implementation of a new computer system. The second part of the paper looks at how Internet-based business models enhance the competitive position of firms. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEintrit.rtf

Is There A Role For The Personal Software Process Within ISO 9001 Certificated Software Development?
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This 15 page paper considers to what extent PSP could play a role in the gaining of ISO 9001. The paper focuses on quality issues and what is needed to gain any of the ISO 900 family standards, especially ISO 9001, and the qualities and processes needed to gain the standard and then considers in which ways Personal Software Process might help to meet the required standards in an effective manner. The bibliography cites 18 sources.
Filename: TEPSPISO.rtf

IT Acquisition Questions
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This 4 page paper looks at different aspects of Information technology acquisitions. In five parts the paper considers the alignment of company and IT strategy, the value of The U.S. General Services Administration (GAS) contracts for IT purchases within US federal agencies, reducing ongoing IT acquisition costs, methods of evaluating acquisitions and the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing IT functions. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEITaquis.rtf

IT Consulting
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A 22 page paper. The major part of this paper addresses the topic of becoming an IT consultant, including an overview of becoming an IT consultant, advantages and disadvantages of becoming an independent consultant, finding potential clients, including Web sites that are useful, an explanation of the RFP (Request for Proposal) with advice on completing the proposal. And example is provided. Other skills needed by the IT consultant are reported. The last section discusses managing the acquisition of IT systems from the perspective of the agency. This paper is the same as Becoming An IT Consultant but an additional section on the phases of IT acquisition and the advantages of hiring a consultant to aid in this process. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGitaq.rtf

IT In Business
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This 4 page paper answers three questions; 1. What does the terminology “legacy problem” mean and how does it relate to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)? 2. How ill considered ICT (Information Communication Technology) outsourcing can be risky and dangerous for a company and 3. How the architecture of ICT relates to business strategy?. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEITlega.rtf

IT in Business
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This 17 page paper considers IT in two companies; Microsoft and Siemens Business Services. The paper examines the companies separately, identifying at the central operational concerns of these organizations, how IT currently being used in these organizations to support those concerns and if it could be used more effectively and how the limitation are likely to be influenced by future developments. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEmicrosiemen.rtf

IT In Business Strategy
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This 15 page paper looks at three articles that consider how IT can be used to help strategy decision making. The articles all consider the use of customer relationship management; CRM, one article on how to use the system to make predictions for target group for new products, one looks at its’ use retaining customers and one article considers how to choose the right CRM package, The paper then compares the articles and considers how they fit in with the general knowledge and approaches to the use of IT in this way. The bibliography cites 17 sources.
Filename: TEitstraty.rtf

IT Opportunities in Mergers
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A 10 page paper discussing a case of merger of two large British brewers, both multinational companies with extensive IT systems. The paper discusses issues of handling the merger of IT systems in conjunction with the merger of organizations, providing a glimpse of the infrastructure in a "before" and "after" context. The paper stresses the need to learn from the mistakes of others, one of which is the tendency to standardize the new business entity on the older architecture. This new brewing entity will not make that mistake. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KS-ITmerge.wps

IT Project Evaluation
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A 3 page paper that compares two projects using student-supplied criteria. The two projects are Boeing's Dreamliner project and Hershey's Enterprise 21 ERP project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGbnhsh.RTF