Analyzes various forms of cyber crime and effect on Internet users. Defines computer crimes & fraud activities. Fraud activities, privacy concerns, crime detection programs.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, 2001, $ 55.95
From the Paper "Fears of being robbed, assaulted, raped, or otherwise victimized on the "mean streets" of American cities are hardly giving way, but new fears of criminal victimization are emerging as more and more Americans long on to the Internet for shopping, investment, financial transactions of all kinds (including bill payments and banking), and ordinary communication. Michael Miller (1999) commented that only a few short years ago, Americans who were thrilled with Internet chat rooms and Trivial Pursuit games were less than enthusiastic about using their credit cards to make online purchases; the industries that wanted to exploit the commercial advantages of the emerging medium joined together to create tough to break data encryption standards and protocols that would reduce this fear and the..."
Discusses the internal internet as an organizational & communication tool. Benefits to companies and drawbacks. How intranet is used. Keys to building effective intranets.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, 2001, $ 95.95
From the Paper "For many years, companies have struggled to find ways to provide useful information (rather than just data) to their employees. Human resource departments want to communicate policies and procedures and distribute forms efficiently. Training departments want to provide updated course materials in a timely manner. Legacy information maintained on older systems still has value, but must be made available to employees who may be based in another city, state, or even country. As the Internet has developed as a communication tool for businesses and individuals, increasing numbers of organizations are recognizing that an internal internet, an intranet, can provide enhanced communication for employees. With recent advances in telecommunications and software, it is now easier than ever to develop and deploy an ..."
Analysis of incidents in U.S. & Japan. Descriptions of WMD & crisis management operations & procedures. State & Federal plans to combat WMD attacks. Need for integrated, cenralizd approach.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 16 sources, 2001, $ 55.95
From the Paper "Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on America, there were three other terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction (WMD): the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center by Muslim extremists, the 1995 sarin nerve gassing by the Aum Shinnkyo sect on Tokyo subway commuters and the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City by a domestic radical right group. In response, government at all levels significantly increased preparations for future such attacks. In January 1997, then Secretary of Defense (SecDef) William Cohen described terrorist-inspired WMD attacks "the greatest threat any of us will face in coming years" (USAWC, 2000, September, p. 99). According to Stanton (2001, February), the federal..."
From the Paper "The product name is Xian Hua, which is a fiberglass motorcycle helmet manufactured in Taiwan. The import cost for the product is $7.95 US in quantities of 100. The product is new, and has been crash tested in Taiwan and is capable of withstanding 130 pounds of direct pressure and is also capable of withstanding crashes of seventy miles per hour.
About the Marketing Problems
When getting ready to market such a product in a nation where there are so many channels from which to choose, it is essential to study the problems that other marketers have faced. The problems connected with marketing the helmet in the United States are believed to be these (Sealey, 1999)...."
From the Paper "Database management systems make items of data available to different parts of an organization. In this way, a single piece of data is kept in a computer, and everyone who needs access to that data has it. Geography is not necessarily a consideration in order for these systems to work; distributed databases overcome the problems of decentralized operations.
Implementing a database management system requires that the organization account for the effect of the system on workers both in the data processing department as well as in those functional areas which will have access to the system. Some employees may lose their jobs, and others will have to be retrained to use the new system. In addition, companies may find that they need a management information system department, which can change the culture of the ..."
From the Paper "Founded by Bill Gates in 1975, Microsoft has grown to be one of the largest American companies with a worldwide presence in computer software. The company dominates the personal computer software market, and also participates in a number of other related markets, including personal computer books and input devices (the mouse or trackball often used for input with computers). The company competes in both the Apple and IBM-clone market, and has grown from a small company with one of many different operating system products to the dominant company in the industry. In fact, it was the licensing of its operating system (MS-DOS) to IBM and IBM-clone manufacturers which cemented the company's future during the early 1980s when the industry did not have a de facto operating system standard. In fiscal year 1995, the company had ..."
Discusses some of the many ways in which new computer technology is aiding handicapped people to enter the workforce and encourage more and better social interaction.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, 1997, $ 31.95
From the Paper "According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, there are some 48.9 million Americans with disabilities. Based on the 1990 U.S. Census, there are 13.2 million Americans requiring assistance in instrumental daily activities. Computer technology is bringing new hope to the disabled.
Safko International Inc. is a company which develops technology for the disabled, and president Lon Safko says that we are all only "temporarily able bodied" and so will need some sort of assistance at some time in our lives. The company undertook ten years of research and development and sought input from more than 1,000 disabled individuals and rehabilitation centers to develop a system that allows the disabled a level of independence."
From the Paper "THE ROLE OF GIS AND GEOGRAPHY
Introduction
This research reviews the relationship between geographical information system (GIS) technology and geographical science. A description of GIS, as well the relationship between GIS and geography, is reviewed.
GIS: Description and Discussion
GIS, essentially, is a product of information science. ?For centuries maps have embodied all our concepts of spatial relatedness. Now a data explosion has forced researchers to reevaluate and remake these tools. At the heart of the revolution is the computer.?
When information was scarce, traditional maps served their purposes well. Satellite remote sensing, however, has created a wealth of data, a.."
History & evolution, leadership, corp. mission, strengths & weaknesses, financial analysis, strategies and the future. Includes chart, graph and tables.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 6 sources, 1997, $ 111.95
From the Paper "Microsoft began as just another small software company with a significant difference: it developed an operating system for personal computers that it was able to license to IBM. MS-DOS (for Microsoft Disk Operating System) began the de facto standard for all of the personal computer clones that followed the IBM microcomputer on to the market; as a result, Microsoft became a powerful force in the software industry. Using the revenue from its relationship with IBM, Microsoft expanded to application software, and slowly began building a software empire which encompasses both home and business software, and which is written for the IBM clones as well as for Apple machines. In the process, Microsoft has grown to one of the largest companies in the world, Bill Gates (its CEO) has become one of the wealthiest men in the world, and the..."
From the Paper "This research assesses Apple Computer within the context of the Baldrige Quality Award Criteria. This introduction provides information relevant to the company being assessed, as well as to the application of the Baldrige criteria in this assessment.
Apple Computer
Apple Computer Inc. is a major manufacturer of microprocessor-based personal computer systems. In the 1970s, Apple Computer practically invented the personal computer as it has come to be known. In its initial operations, Apple Computer targeted the school and home markets. With the introduction..."
From the Paper "Introduction
When mainframe and minicomputers provided the backbone of business computing, there were essentially networked environments in the sense that "dumb" terminals shared access to a single processor (the minicomputer or mainframe), printer (or printers) and other peripheral devices. Files could be shared among users because they were stored on the same machine. Electrical and operational connections were available in common and shared applications, and implementation of new hardware, software and users was a simple task so long as a single vendor was used. With the proliferation of microcomputers in the business environment, information became distributed, located on the various hard drives attached to personal computers in an office, and difficult for other users to access. Today, network systems which connect disparate .."
From the Paper "Introduction
Pitney Bowes is the nation's largest manufacturer of postage meters, a market it helped to create in the 1920s when it persuaded the United States Postal Service that meters could be an effective method for the post office to receive payment for mail. In the intervening years, companies came to depend on the reliability and convenience of using postage meters, and Pitney Bowes took full advantage of the market it created by becoming the premier provider of postage meters. Today, the postal service and Pitney Bowes are facing competition from sources which did not even exist 20 years ago (the Internet) or which were in their infancy (facsimile machines). Pitney Bowes has survived previous technological innovations, such as Telex machines, but the challenges it faces today could pose more serious threats. This .."
Examines artificial intelligence technology, definitions, methods, objectives, natural language processing, benefits and problems, user issues, neural networks, products and vendors. Uses tables and diagrams.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 10 sources, 1999, $ 135.95
From the Paper "Introduction
Expert systems are best known for attempting to imitate human experts through the use of artificial intelligence technology. These systems handle information symbolically rather than as numerical symbols (as in conventional data processing). Expert systems use a knowledge base created by a knowledge engineer containing facts and rules upon which experts in a particular field base their decisions. Expert systems can increase productivity within organizations, and decrease training time for new employees, but such systems require educating those individuals targeted to use the system if the institution is to receive the maximum benefit. Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been in development since the 1950s. AI seeks to have higher mental tasks normally done by humans done by computers. The limitation ..."
From the Paper "Introduction
Most Americans have only a rudimentary understanding of monopolies, but they associate monopolies with "bad" companies. While it is true that monopolies can exercise a considerable amount of market power, it is also true that there are few true monopolies in the American economy; the threat of additional competition makes it difficult to sustain a monopoly for a long period of time. In recent years, the computer industry has been the target of several anti-trust actions by the government. The first of these concerned a hardware manufacturer, IBM, in which the manufacturer eventually prevailed, but only after a costly legal battle which spanned decades. Currently, Microsoft, a leading manufacturer of operating systems and applications for the microcomputer, finds itself battling anti-trust actions and facing a long legal battle ..."
Abstract The theme of Jeremy Rifkin's The End of Work is that global culture is entering a new phase: one where fewer and fewer workers are needed to produce the goods and services for the global population (p. xvii). He maintains the world is entering a new age of global markets and automated production (p. 292). His analysis examines the technological innovations and market-directed forces he argues are moving us into a "near workerless world" and he explores this technological revolution in an attempt to address the problems he believes will accompany the transition (p. xvii).
From the Paper "Jeremy Rifkin's "The End of Work"
The theme of Jeremy Rifkin's The End of Work is that global culture is entering a new phase: one where fewer and fewer workers are needed to produce the goods and services for the global population (p. xvii). He maintains the world is entering a new age of global markets and automated production (p. 292). His analysis examines the technological innovations and market-directed forces he argues are moving us into a "near workerless world" and he explores this technological revolution in an attempt to address the problems he believes will accompany the transition (p. xvii).
Rifkin concludes it is still within our power to harness this revolution in a direction beneficial to a majority of American workers. Many analysts have covered the material he covers in this ..."
