From the individual to the largest organization, everyone today has to make investments in IT. Making a smart investment that will best satisfy all the necessary decision-making criteria requires careful and inclusive analysis. This textbook provides an up-to-date, in-depth understanding of the methodologies available to aid in this complex process of multi-criteria decision-making. It guides readers on the process of technology acquisition ? what methods to use to make IT investment decisions, how to choose the technology and justify its selection, and how the decision will impact the organization.Unique to this textbook are both financial investment models and more complex decision-making models from the field of management science so that readers can extend the analysis benefits to enhance and confirm their IT investment choices. The wide range of methodologies featured in the book gives readers the opportunity to customize their best-fit solutions for their unique IT decision situation. This textbook is especially ideal for educators and students involved in programs dealing with technology management, operations management, applied finance, operations research, and industrial engineering.A complimentary copy of the ?Instructor's Manual and Test Bank? and the PowerPoint presentations of the text materials are available for all instructors who adopt this book as a course text. Please send your request to [email protected].
The answer is to make wise information technology investments with a limited
budget. To make wise investments decision-makers must fully utilize investment
methodologies to conserve financial resources while maximizing information ...
In light of the emerging global information infrastructure, information technology standards are becoming increasingly important. At the same time, however, the standards setting process has been criticized as being slow, inefficient and out of touch with market needs. What can be done to resolve this situation?To provide a basis for an answer to this question, Information Technology Standards and Standardization: A Global Perspective paints as full a picture as possible of the varied and diverse aspects surrounding standards and standardization. This book will serve as a foundation for research, discussion and practice as it addresses trends, problems and solutions for and by numerous disciplines, such as economics, social sciences, management studies, politics, computer science and, particularly, users.
Information Technology is one of the most rapidly developing areas in the
technological world. In fact, the classical information technology that has been
based on computer technology is now very quickly converging with
telecommunication.
The author explores various current and future issues in IT Auditing from both a scholarly and a practice-orientated perspective. Using clear language the issues are clearly mapped out. Topics covered include: complex integrated information systems, enterprise resource planning, and databases. The book serves as an invaluable reference for an auditor dealing with the high-tech environment for the first time.
As businesses increasingly use information and communication technology to
process their accounting systems, auditors need to gather critical information
more efficiently and effectively. The tools and techniques of modern generation-X
...
"Strategies for effectively managing how information technology impacts human and organizational behavior are discussed in this business guide. Covering both the ôsoftö and ôhardö dimensions of organizational development, information is provided on e-communication, virtual teams, and action learning. A framework for increasing crosscultural efficiency and the global economy engagement is provided."
Technology. Walter O. Einstein University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA
John H. Humphreys Eastern New Mexico University, USA Leadership, as a
concept, has been with us ever since people have fashioned themselves into
groups.
The benchmark text for the syllabus organized by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O’Brien defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. Real world cases finalize the explanation.
The benchmark text for the syllabus organized by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective.
Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. It gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Slides and additional exercises (with solutions for lecturers) are also available through the book's supporting website to help course instructors prepare their lectures.
Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, Hinrich Schütze. classification
search crawler Christopher D. Manning Prabhakar Raghavan Hinrich schütze
links introduction to — information Retrieval * query index web language model ...
5th International Conference, IAIT 2012, Bangkok, Thailand, December 6-7, 2012, Proceedings
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology, IAIT 2012, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2012. The 18 revised papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They deal with all areas related to applied information technology, such as e-service; information and communication technology; intelligent systems; information management; and platform technology.
In the digital age, crafting a fine art without exceptional artistic skills can be
possible. Evolutionary art ... technology. 1 Introduction Art is not just something
that is nice to experience. ... Art is simply defined as a universal language that
people from the different locations in the world can naturally appreciate. The
analysis or ...
Since previously published intellectual property law and business research discusses institutional analyses without interdisciplinary insights by technical experts, and technical references tend to concern engineering solutions without considering the social impact of institutional protection of multimedia digital information, there is a growing demand for a resource that bridges the gap between multimedia intellectual property protection law and technology. Intellectual Property Protection for Multimedia Information Technology provides scholars, management professionals, researchers, and lawyers in the field of multimedia information technology and its institutional practice with thorough coverage of the full range of issues surrounding multimedia intellectual property protection and its proper solutions from institutional, technical, and legal perspectives.
For digital libraries to provide access to copyrighted material, an access control
and charging mechanism needs to be put in place. Electronic ... INTRODUCTION
libraries by computer science researchers has Digital Library Research Initiatives
in the United States and the increased interested in digital provided the impetus
for the growing proliferation of digital libraries around the world. Most existing ...
Explore the expansive world of information technology (IT) with this innovative book that will engage as it educates. The purpose of Information Technology in Theory is threefold: to provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of cutting-edge information technologies, to identify and discuss the fundamental principles underlying these technologies, and to investigate the reciprocal relationship between these technologies and society. Unlike other books on the market that focus exclusively on either the non-technical, business aspects of IT or the technical, computer-focused aspects, this book presents technical information along with discussions of how this information plays a role in everyday business, economic, and social life. Using state-of-the-art technologies and real-world examples, coverage includes the fundamental principles of how computers work, the mathematical and physical properties underlying digital multimedia creation, networking technologies, and key social issues in network security. With this breadth of knowledge, readers will acquire a valuable framework for formulating their own opinions about the important issues that today's IT environment raises.
