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- 101: The Year 2000 Computer Problem
- ... no air traffic, traffic lights, no lights in your company, companies could not produce goods, no goods delivered to the stores, stores could not send you bills, you could not send bills to anyone else. Business [could] come to a halt" (de Jager 1). The costs of fixing Y2K are staggering. The Gartner Group estimates that costs per line of code to be between $1.50 and $2.00 (Conner 1 ... must be the same for all of the programs that will use it (IBM 5.7). If and only if all three of these downsides to windowing techniques are able to be overcome, should a business consider this solution. Another way of getting around 2-digit dates involves a bridge program. This type of solution is used to convert data from one record format to another. This allows a system to convert 2-digit to 4-digit dates as they are needed. This also allows a business to have very little down time for year 2000 renovations. Instead of converting all of the data at one time, it is instead converted gradually. Also, this technique is very cost effective and fairly ...
- 102: Internet
- Business is any activity that seeks profit by providing needed goods and services to others. The nature of providing these goods and services has changed drastically throughout the history of time. During the last thirty years of business activity, there has been new ways and means of conducting business through something we call technology. Technology is the advancement and uses of electronic devices and other high-tech equipment to produce and progress knowledge into the future. Today, in 1998, the number one technique ...
- 103: Uses Of Networking
- Contents Contents 1 The uses of Networking and communications in today’s business environment 2 LAN 2 Advantages and disadvantages of networks 3 Sharing 3 Communication 3 Allows 3 Allows 3 Resource Sharing 4 Automated Stock Control 4 E-Mail 4 Video Conferencing 5 The Internet in Business 6 E-commerce 6 Globalization and The New Economic order 7 Use of links in Marketing & Portal web sites 7 Security 8 Hardware Security 9 Software Security 9 Protecting confidential information 10 Hackers 11 Viruses 11 Data protection ACT 12 Possible future legislation – The Cyber Police 12 Summary 13 Example of PowerPoint drawing 13 Bibliography 15 The uses of Networking and communications in today’s business environment LAN Local Area Network diagram Fig 1 LANs are used to connect a number of computers together so they can share software and hardware, they are also able to send and receive data ...
- 104: Building A Radio Empire-chancellor Media
- ... It is the only industry protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. However, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the marketplace. The goal of the new law was to let anyone enter any communications business to let any communications business compete in any market against any other. However, this new law did not decrease the barriers to entry. In effect, it allowed mega-mergers and acquisitions, which led to mega-corporations, and effectively raised the ... ratings, impressions, and share of advertising dollars within the market. Increased ad dollars leads to increased revenues. Assuming all else equal, increased revenues generate increased profits. This can then be used to increase the overall business through acquisition opportunities, thereby creating a large cyclical effect. Chancellor Media is also subject to competition from new media technologies such as, the delivery of audio programming by cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite ( ...
- 105: Books Online
- One might say that the business world is moving at a fast pace, a pace that is almost impossible to keep up with. This could be the result of the almighty Internet and the world of technology. In today’s society ... more selections on the Internet. They even offer reviews, both good and bad, suggestions and comments, and more information about the book at interest. Could online booksellers put the million dollar retail stores out of business? On a survey conducted, we found that out of 50 samples, 40 of them would rather shop for a book on the Internet. 25 of those 40 have already switched from physical bookstores to online ... purchase. They have also installed software that assesses what past customers have bought and suggests other purchases. The result: Repeat purchases account for 66% of sales. (Article): Cover Story, 1999. “Amazon.com vs. E-bay.” Business Week, May 31, 1999. P128-140. The idea for releasing customers’ opinions and suggestions can reduce a risk that one might uphold regarding the purchase of a book. They also have a “star rating ...
- 106: The Year 2000 Problem
- ... no air traffic, traffic lights, no lights in your company, companies could not produce goods, no goods delivered to the stores, stores could not send you bills, you could not send bills to anyone else. Business [could] come to a halt” (de Jager 1). The costs of fixing Y2K are staggering. The Gartner Group estimates that costs per line of code to be between $1.50 and $2.00 (Conner 1 ... and logic must be the same for all of the programs that will use it (IBM 5.7). If and only if all three of these downsides to windowing techniques can be overcome, should a business consider this solution? Another way of getting around 2-digit dates involves a bridge program. This type of solution is used to convert data from one record format to another. This allows a system to convert 2-digit to 4-digit dates as they are needed. This also allows a business to have very little down time for year 2000 renovations. Instead of converting all of the data at one time, it is instead converted gradually. Also, this technique is very cost effective and fairly ...
- 107: Information Management
- ... outlined in detail, with recommendations of both hardware and software. The report also establishes the need for information and for a company information strategy – highlighting the importance of aligning such a strategy with the overall business plan. Background Lanway Corporate Business Systems began trading in 1985 from a small market stall on Burnley market. Selling games only for the Spectrum range of computers (the most popular at that time) it began to build up a regular customer base. The firm continued in this way, until 1991 where the introduction of the personal computer led to a change in product and business activity. With the introduction of both new hardware and software, Lanway was now in a position to manufacture and sell its own PC’s. By moving into its own premises, the firm was now ...
- 108: The Millennium Bug
- ... no air traffic, traffic lights, no lights in your company, companies could not produce goods, no goods delivered to the stores, stores could not send you bills, you could not send bills to anyone else. Business [could] come to a halt" (de Jager 1). The costs of fixing Y2K are staggering. The Gartner Group estimates that costs per line of code to be between $1.50 and $2.00 (Conner 1 ... must be the same for all of the programs that will use it (IBM 5.7). If and only if all three of these downsides to windowing techniques are able to be overcome, should a business consider this solution. Another way of getting around 2-digit dates involves a bridge program. This type of solution is used to convert data from one record format to another. This allows a system to convert 2-digit to 4-digit dates as they are needed. This also allows a business to have very little down time for year 2000 renovations. Instead of converting all of the data at one time, it is instead converted gradually. Also, this technique is very cost effective and fairly ...
- 109: HRM - Ever Evoloving
- ... effort. This movement was the beginning of nationwide workplace and societal changes that have accelerated during the last half of the 20th century. The move from rural to suburban environments changed the way we did business as a nation. Where extended families resided in and supported each other in culturally defined rural settings, nuclear families found themselves alone in homogenous neighborhoods. (1) This created a demand for goods and services that ... up new markets and creating jobs. It also created the need to recognize the management of workers as a separate and formal discipline. As we move into the 21st century we can trace our nations’ business growth over the last 100 years. We moved from an agrarian base to an industrial one. By the mid-50s’ the majority of jobs were found in factories. Manufacturing suffered heavy blows during the late ... suits by temporary employees alleging unlawful activity. This surely influences staffing policy decisions. It should come as no surprise that such pressures have created the need for a greater emphasis on the human aspect of business. With something so seemingly obvious the qustion is why hasn't this human aspect been addressed before? It may be due, in part, to the tendency to educate, develop, and train managers to fixate ...
- 110: Creative Writing: The Murder Case
- ... of black hair fell across one eye as if it were intentionally styled to give Wally a boyish look. "The manager says the victim was quiet, payed his rent on time, and was away on business for weeks at a time. He didn't have any visitors, and didn't talk much," reported Wally. The apartment was sparse. The only furniture was a love seat that made into a bed, a ... victim fits the description of a courier reported missing two days ago. It seems that he was in the import-export field and he was on his way to South Africa for some kind of business deal, but he never arrived." said Wally Jack and Wally pulled into the parking lot of the Union Bank Building. They were both anxious to speak to Hugh Wallace, President of the West Coast Importing ... drinking coffee trying to appear as inconspicuous as possible when a black Mercury pulled into the Union Bank parking lot. Jack looked at his watch. "Eleven-thirty," Jack said, "who do you suppose would have business at the Union Bank at this time of night." After a couple of minutes, Jack got out of the car and walked over to the security door and peered in. He got the attention ...
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