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- 1101: Privacy And Anonymity And Information Network Technologies
- ... in the invasion of privacy has been what is described as a 'network phase', in which many individuals and organizations are relying heavily on digital networks such as the Internet to help conduct their personal business. The Internet specifically has facilitated the integration of different databases and allowed data to become completely mobile, and easily retreived by anyone. The use of such networks has expanded the capability of elctronically pinpointing an ... policy makers and the amazingly fast pace of information technology in American society that has caused the greatest tensions and deserves the closest scrutiny. REFERENCES Spinello, Richard A. (1998). Privacy Rights In The Information Economy. Business Ethics Quarterly.
- 1102: Information Technology And Quality Customer Service
- ... to benefit the local cities. Civic improvements can be made instead of paying for people to sit at home. To create this quality service information technology needed to be implemented. This where the BAS or (Business Applications and Support) division enters the picture. The mission of BAS is to provide quality computer software support through a customer service oriented methodology. A while back, before ITSD, there were ASU (Automated Systems Unit ... maintenance. Then came Information Technology and Support Division (ITSD). ASU and ACU merged into one entity, a small (but growing) and mighty automation division. ASU became Systems Operations and Support (SOS) and ACU became BAS Business Applications and Support. The BAS Analysts do in-depth analyses of computer software requests, working with the users and their management, write detailed functionality and design specs and work with the programmers to make sure ...
- 1103: Analog Vs Digital
- Digital PCS: The Future of Wireless Phone Service In the past few years the use of mobile phones has increased tremendously. At one time only available to the rich and elite business executives, the luxury of mobile phones can now be used by a wide group of people in different financial situations. Mobile phones are a necessary convenience. They provide instant communication access wherever mobile phone service ... phone are encrypted and cannot be scanned or eavesdropped on. Digital voice transmission enables you to feel confident when discussing personal information over your digital PCS phone. Since many people use mobile phones, to conduct business this element is crucial to their goal of protecting sensitive information Alphanumeric paging is one of the best features of digital PCS service. This paging allows someone to send a page with regular text. Also ...
- 1104: Cryptography
- ... each single bit they send can be listened to is to encrypt all of their communications with a cipher strong enough to resist breaking attempts from the other businesses. Another use of cryptography applied to business is the one used by the french television channel Canal+, which is broadcasted, but only the customers paying every month for the new keycode that corresponds to their decoder box will be able to decode ... the ability to break. The problem is, is that it is already too late to prevent these crypto systems from being exported. Most foreign countries already have knowledge of them, and there are many foreign business companies which use strong cryptography (including the RSA algorithm). So prohibiting exportation of these materials is purely and simply useless. Furthermore, prohibiting US companies from being able to export strong cryptography results in loss of ...
- 1105: Carburetion Versus Fuel Injection
- ... first came from Henry Ford. Ford asked George Holley to design a carburetor for the Model T. Sensing. His first carburetor called the iron pot, (Holley) made its debut in 1904. George later created a business to accommodate Ford s automobiles as well as Pierce-Arrow, Winston, and Buick. The business is known today as Holley Brothers Inc. Holley is now one of main after market suppliers to car enthusiasts worldwide. Carburetion has been around for a number of years. There has been many advances made ...
- 1106: BlueTooth
- ... if it still took three or four days to get a letter from California to New York. Would businesses be able to operate at the same speed? Communications however, effects much more than just the business world. Communications effects our daily lives. Recently a new technology was introduced to the electronics world. This technology is known as Bluetooth. Bluetooth is a wireless networking standard for your personal area that provides license ... in communications field. Being able to update the files in your personal computer through your laptop, or access the Internet through your phone or digital planner can prove to be almost a necessity in big business today. This however is only the first step. The kind of technological advances that we can expect to see in the not so distant future will probably be shocking. Hopefully with all of this technology ...
- 1107: Prescribed Burning
- It's a promising tool, this idea of prescribed burning to defuel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But it's risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance. I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Deep in Oregon's ponderosa paradise on ... the learning curve has shown clearly that such fires can help control fuel overloads while improving wildlife habitat and producing other benefits, such incidents have helped to instill a much needed element in this risky business: a little more humility in the face of superior forces. The prescribed-fire process also presents an intriguing new ecological challenge. As Stephen Pyne pithily suggests in his insightful book, Fire in America, ". . . to remove ...
- 1108: Taking The Pill Depression And
- ... went public he would be blacklisted. However, as it turned out his next feature was Tim Burton's 'Mars Attack!'. Hollywood is considered easy when compared with more traditional jobs. Those in the field of business may want to think twice before revealing their depression. In the macho cultures of law and investment banking, he says, if you admit vulnerability. You're a pariah. Many people will lie on job applications ... people look for solace in anti-depressants as a mood booster. They are not clinically depressed but have are still given a prescription anyway. One television show believes that this may create unfairness in the business world by their increased alertness and drive. "Would everyone feel compelled to take it just to keep up with the competition?" (Breggin, 5) There is a belief that anti-depressants are over-prescribed. Doctors do ...
- 1109: Computer Mediated Evnvironment
- ... if prices are remembered any better or worse based on computer transactions versus conventional store transactions. Different pricing mechanisms can be easily used with CMEs. For example, occasionally, Cathay Pacific airline holds auctions of available business class seats on the Internet. Lands End sells closeouts in a special room at its Web site where the prices steadily decrease until the merchandise is cleared. Another possibility is that multiple types of prices ... Services, Intermedia, 14. Brucks, Merrie (1985), The Effects of Product Class Knowledge on Information Search Behavior, Journal of Consumer Research, 12 (June), 1-16. Burke, Raymond R. (1996), Virtual Shopping: Breakthrough in Marketing Research, Harvard Business Review, 96 (March-April), 120-131. Burke, Raymond R., Bari A. Harlam, Barbara E. Kahn, and Leonard M. Lodish (1992), Comparing Dynamic Consumer Choice in Real and Computer-simulated Environments, Journal of Consumer Research, 19 ...
- 1110: Chinese Shih Poetry And Philos
- ... he lives in excess of those simple things; something that Taoist should not do. Loneliness is another poem where Tu Fu shows his Taoist beliefs. The eighth line reads, "The processes of nature resemble the business of men." This shows that the Way of nature is ever present all through the universe, even in the business of man. This even goes back to Lao Tzu, who felt that one could use Taoism to rule a just and ordered government. Centuries after Tao Chien wrote his poems on Confucianism, Po ...
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