At the Office in Pajamas -- The Working World of the 21st Century
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This 14 page report discusses the new realm of “virtual reality” and the new world that has come into existence in terms of the ways in which modern human beings communicate, connect, and work. Advanced technology allows workers in virtually (pun intended)all disciplines to work at home at any time of day or night. It is the perfect domain for workaholics, night owls, people who are caregivers for young children or elderly parents, and even for those who just hate having to “punch in” at a certain time in a certain place, day in and day out. While there are those who worry that such a new system of work will serve to alienate people from one another and keep them from the social interaction of the workplace, the truth is that technology has the potential to free people from the constraints of corporate 9-to-5 lives. In fact, the autonomy such work arrangements provide often allow a person to more fully focus on their lives rather than behaving as if they were running on a continual treadmill. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Australian Internet Connections
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7 pages. There are many factors that influence Australian companies to choose cable access to the Internet over conventional phone line connections. By looking at this from a rural and international perspective and as to whether the telecommunications infrastructure in Australia can cope with the demand for high data access, we will determine the extent to which Australia is able to access internet connections. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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B2B AND B2C -- MAIN DIFFERENCES
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This 4-page paper focuses on B2B and B2C Web sites, and discusses the differences between sites in terms of their purposes, their customers and their content. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTbbtocb.rtf

B2B AND B2C WEBSITES -- ETHICAL, REGULATORY AND OTHER DIFFERENCES
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This 6-page paper discusses some differences in terms of ethics and legalities between business-to-business and business-to-consumer websites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTb2bb2c.rtf

B2B: Legal, Ethical And Regulatory Perspective
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3 pages in length. Entering into business amidst the ever-expanding boundaries of electronic commerce has become the exchange of choice for many an industry, both contemporary and traditional in nature. The extent to which e-commerce has literally metamorphosed the way in which business occurs is both grand and far-reaching from a beneficial standpoint; that there must also be safeguards to ensure legal, ethical and regulatory compliance speaks to the ease with which B2B must be kept in check. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLC_B2B.rtf

Bahrain, Technology, and E-Commerce
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This 20 page report discusses the nation of Bahrain and the fact that its government and people clearly understand that they face a number of obstacles to a comprehensive implementation of electronic commerce. However, Bahrain is well on its way in terms of infrastructure development, education efforts, and, partnering with technologically-advanced organizations. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWbarain.rtf

Banking Competitiveness
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British vs Internet Banking: A 50 page paper discussing the online component of providing banking services. The intent at the outset is to compare traditional British banks with fully online banks, assessing for profitability, brand loyalty and other characteristics. Online banks are part of larger, traditional financial institutions; the paper focuses on marketing and consumer loyalty, and how the addition of Internet service affects those aspects of operation. It also discusses aggregation, the practice of placing enabling consumers to access all account information - even from different financial institutions - from a single site. The paper includes 21 charts and tables including Internet use in the UK and interest rate information from the Bank of England. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: KSbankBritInt.wps

Barnes and Noble and e-commerce
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A five page paper which looks at the ways in which business enterprises enter the world of e-commerce, with particular reference to the publishing house of Barnes and Noble. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLbarnes.rtf

Basic Internet Information
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This 10 page paper considers the different uses of the internet. The paper starts with a brief history of the development of the internet and then moves on to look a the applications that are used by internet user giving a brief outline to each. These include e-mail, web browsers, internet relay chat (IRC) and newsgroups. The final section of the paper looks at potential problems including security and hacker as well as lack of privacy. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEinter2.wps

Becoming An IT Consultant
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A 16 page paper. The introduction provides an overview of becoming an IT consultant. The next section outlines advantages and disadvantages of becoming an independent consultant. The writer then discusses how to find potential clients and includes specific ideas for the private sector client and the government process for contracting with independent businesses or individuals, including Web sites that are useful. The RFP (Request for Proposal) is explained section by section with advice on completing the proposal. And example is provided. The writer ends by discussing the many other skills needed to be a successful information technology consultant, including people skills. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGitcns.rtf

Benchmarking HarperCollins' Approach to E-Book Sales
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A 3 page paper examining HarperCollins' approach to electronic media. Harrison-Keyes has met only with significant problems in developing a sales model centered on electronic formats. It now seeks to benchmark another publishing company. The approach that HarperCollins has taken to e-book distribution thus far is one that can be highly workable at Harrison-Keyes. The only real responsibility is that of digitizing and storing products; online retailers assume all other sales-related responsibilities. This approach can benefit Harrison-Keyes in two ways: preventing the need for immense departures from budgeted IT upgrades and avoiding competing with the retailers that have sold Harrison-Keyes books for years. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtEbkBnch.rtf

Best Buy’s Physical and Electronic Stores
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A 6 page paper comparing the virtual and physical shopping experience and benefits for the company, using Best Buy as the example. The virtual and physical stores are great complements for each other. They each have their strengths and each contributes to the company’s overall success. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSecommBestBuy.rtf

Best Practices in Use of Information
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A 9 page outline of ten examples of best practices in knowledge management. The late Peter Drucker warned decades ago that virtually all workers in the future (i.e., now) would be knowledge workers. Information technology has come to provide the backbone of business operation rather than merely recording historical results as it did only a generation ago. Today's firms must seek out greater speed, efficiency and cost savings as never before. The paper provides five "best practices" in seeking out quality, speed and flexibility, followed by five more "best practices" in using information as a business asset. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtKMbest.rtf

Better Read That Again/Web Hoaxes
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A 3 page reaction paper to an article by Paul Piper entitled "Better read that again: web hoaxes and misinformation" is an informative survey of different categories of misinformation, which includes everything from racist propaganda to intentional joke pages on the Internet. The writer argues that Piper's article goes to the heart of an issue that has been frequently overlooked, but is nevertheless inherent in US culture, which is the prevalent misconception that anything--literally anything--if it appears in print or is said on television, has to be true. The writer argues further that if the misinformation on the Internet raises the level of skepticism in the American public, it is a good thing. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khwebhox.rtf

Biologically Artificial Intelligence
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An 11 page paper discussing artificial intelligence and the concept of the “fyborg,” or functional integration of human and intelligent machine. The primary example given is that of the WiFi-enabled contact lens containing a microchip in the truest sense of the word, activated by the wearer’s thoughts. The specific thought generates what amounts to a search of the Internet, with results depicted as a hologram within the contact lens. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSfyborg.rtf

Boo dot com
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A six page paper which looks at some of the reasons for the failure of Boo.com, and considers how many of its shortcomings were specifically related to issues of e-commerce. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: JLboo.rtf

Book Review / Dinty Moore's 'The Emperor's Virtual Clothes'
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In this 5 page analysis of Moore's book (subtitled 'The Naked Truth About Internet Subculture'), the writer discusses topics covered with examples from the text, then offers an analysis of the implications that they have for technology and the modern world. No additional sources cited.
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