The use of computers in our society is accelerating so rapidly we find ourselves in the midst of changes as dramatic as those generated by the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth entury Compute…
Systems analysis and design is a challenge to teach because it is not meant to be taught in a classroom environment. It is practiced in the real worlds of busi- ness and government and should be ta…
One of those rare books on information technology and its social Implications that is both informative and fun to read. New Scientist A complete course on information technology and its impact o…
The contents of the book are 1 Introduction 2 How, When, and Why to Use Demographics 3 The 1990 Cencus 4 Federal Government Sources 5 Private Sources 6 Academic, Industry, and Nonprofit Sourc…
“My personal passage is, in many ways, a microcosm of the larger struggle within the journalism profession to come to terms with the digital reckoning. Will the new technologies enhance journalis…
New edition of a standard work on structured programming focuses on strategies for developing high-quality systems in the 1990s and beyond. Discusses structured design, analysis, and walkthroughs. …
A survey of the European information industry in the run up to the single market and beyond, this volume aims to serve as a guide to businesses of all sizes, to increase their understanding of the …
This "inside account captures the energy--and the madness--of the software giant's race to develop a critical new program. . . . Gripping" (Fortune Magazine). Showstopper is the dramatic, inside st…
Network benchmarking is the in-depth comparison of network management functions and instruments of two or more companies in order to establish quantifiable indicators of network management efficien…
New relationships - both business-to-business and business-to-consumer, not possible before the Net - enable firms to co-evolve in online business communities. These communities are the most powerf…