1. 1 The Pressure on Information Technology (IT) "In today's environment, the ability to react quickly to change by reducing the devel opment life cycle in order to be first to market will give a company an important com petitive edge. " -James Martin The market conditions of the 21 st century put business under continual pressure. The most successful companies are those who are able to reduce their time to market, to launch initiatives before their competitors, to respond very rapidly to opportunities in the marketplace or to change direction in response to a move by the competition or a...
1. 1 The Pressure on Information Technology (IT) "In today's environment, the ability to react quickly to change by reducing the devel opment life cyc...
Risk Management and Business Continuity are essential for the competitive capacity of any international corporation. The temporary unavailability of technology and services can endanger the existence of any company. It is cruical to develop an international strategy to deal with these problems. This book provides theoretical analysis and practical solutions on these topics.
Risk Management and Business Continuity are essential for the competitive capacity of any international corporation. The temporary unavailability of t...
Ann Macintosh Napier University, UK The papers in this volume are the refereed application papers presented at ES2000, the Twentieth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence, held in Cambridge in December 2000. The scope of the Application papers has expanded over recent years to cover not just innovative applications using traditional knowledge based systems, but also to include applications demonstrating the whole range of AI technologies. This volume contains thirteen refereed papers describing deployed applications or emerging...
Ann Macintosh Napier University, UK The papers in this volume are the refereed application papers presented at ES2000, the Twentieth SGES Internationa...
Risikomanagement und Wiederanlauf-(Notfall)-Planung stellen in der heutigen Zeit der "Hochverfugbarkeit" von Technik und Dienstleistungen eine elementare Voraussetzung fur die Wettbewerbsfahigkeit und ggf. den Fortbestand eines Unternehmens dar. Gerade die Globalisierung der Markte und die Konzernverflechtungen machen landerubergreifende Konzepte zwingend erforderlich, die nationale Gesetze berucksichtigen und teilweise uber sie hinausgehen. Dieses Buch bietet durch die Beleuchtung dieser hochinteressanten Thematik aus den unterschiedlichsten Facetten allen interessierten Lesern sowohl mit...
Risikomanagement und Wiederanlauf-(Notfall)-Planung stellen in der heutigen Zeit der "Hochverfugbarkeit" von Technik und Dienstleistungen eine element...
Software and systems quality is playing an increasingly important role in the growth of almost all ─ profit and non-profit ─ organisations. Quality is vital to the success of enterprises in their markets. Most small trade and repair businesses use software systems in their administration and marketing processes. Every doctor's surgery is managing its patients using software. Banking is no longer conceivable without software. Aircraft, trucks and cars use more and more software to handle their increasingly complex technical systems. Innovation, competition and cost pressure are...
Software and systems quality is playing an increasingly important role in the growth of almost all ─ profit and non-profit ─ organisati...
