What is in IT for Me?

Chapter 13: Strategic Information Systems and Reorganization

Accounting

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This company is a systems consultant, network integrator and software solution provider. They offer products and services designed to build and manage personal computer systems for small and medium sized organizations.

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This company specializes in the creation and maintenance of information systems for a wide variety of customers, from state and local governments to small businesses, to networked healthcare organizations.

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Any document may belong to many folders, subfolders, etc, at the same time. This company produces software that can access any file in any category.

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Strategic Accounting Technologies, Inc. is an ACCPAC International Business Partner and a certified ACCPAC Plus and ACCPAC for Windows reseller. They specialize in accounting systems consulting, review, installation and training.

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This is a management consulting firm. Its primary practice areas are accounting and financial management systems development, training, and strategic planning.

Finance

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This organization’s goal is to bridge current Internet technology with future NGI technology so that existing Internet user communities can make a smooth migration to the NGI (Internet2). The growing Internet business is changing to fit this new technology.

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This journal concentrates on better running the small business by keeping the public informed on matters that relate to finance.

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This is a company the uses consulting as a tool to advance the IT solution. Their objective is to implement practices that use IT.

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This service addresses diverse needs in strategic planning, technology forecasting and assessment, market research, competitor intelligence, technology transfer, and engineering management. Uses competitive intelligence for business success.

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This company has come up with a web strategy building process that enables small businesses to take full advantage of what the web has to offer.

Human Resource Management

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This company specializes in the development of collaboration technologies that enable their clients to capture, manage and share ideas, working for HRM and training throughout the company.

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This company consults, develops and teaches business process workshops that are tailored to meet the customer’s needs.

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Human Facets assists organizations and people to listen to each other, lower barriers and build strong foundations to overcome the challenges and provide strategic direction to face the future.

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This company is in the business of serving the corporate training market in Japan. They offer resource and training development for their clients.

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OSSSCO is a consortium of employment and training organizations networked together to provide support and service to residents of southern Ohio.

P/OM

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This is a technology consulting service corporation that places its emphasis on ensuring that technical solutions are properly matched to business objectives and business process requirements, making certain that efficiency is maintained.

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This company’s purpose is to apply emerging technologies to solving real-world, mission-critical requirements, making management more effective.

3. www.doi.gov

This federal agency received an award for streamlining operations. They engage in business process reegineeering.

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This company uses the most current technologies in design and manufacturing to remain one of the world's leading air-moving products companies.

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This company produces inventory reduction programs for manufacturers and distributors. The objective is cycle time improvement.

Marketing

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This site is a global e-commerce leader that generates revenue through product and service sales and advertising programs by creating technology marketplaces for businesses, educational institutions and affinity groups.

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This is one of the first companies to begin using the World Wide Web as a marketing tool. They operate as a tool to promote the client’s product or service.

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This site is used to market and promote college campuses. They connect students, faculty, and alumni on the same site.

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This company’s system of promotion is by tailoring innovative, information-based logistics solutions to meet the specific objectives of the client.

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This company was the first e-research & e-consulting business in Iowa dedicated to integrating e-commerce activity into traditional business activities. This combines IT and marketing.

Non-Business Major

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This site specializes in information to further the users’ knowledge about virtual technology.

2. www.nara.gov

NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records.

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This company uses IT to sell truck cabs and racks. They operate on a flattened organization without many hierarchies.

4.

This site offers a service that enables the client to have a personal chef come to their home and prepare meals. It is available over the Internet. This idea uses IT and cuisine together.

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C.O.B.W.E.B. is the original Massachusetts Police Mountain Bike Patrol Course based in Everett, MA. Using the Internet, they have now connected with and trained other police officers on bicycles.