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The chapters in this volume explore cutting-edge research being conducted on emerging information technologies. All of the technologies are well known; this book's unique contribution is its explanation of the application and relevance for managers, consultants, and decision makers. The ultimate purpose of Emerging Information Technologies is to enable its readers - managers, consultants, scholars, and researchers - to build bridges from technological emergence to the technological sublime. In-depth topics include * Recommendation Systems * Hypermedia/Hypertext * Data Warehousing * Artificial Intelligence (AI) * Group Support Systems (GSS) * Executive Information Systems (EIS) * Virtual Teams * Information Delivery Systems (IDS) * E-Commerce * Client Server Systems * Knowledge Work Productivity
Emerging Information Technologies: Information Technologies That Support Decision Making, Facilitate Cooperation, and Enable the Information Infrastructure
Emerging Information Technologies: Information Technologies That Support Decision Making, Facilitate Cooperation, and Enable the Information Infrastructure
Many of us are fascinated when we read about the latest technological innovation. We imagine many of the potential benefits, and often, we want to use the new technology at once. The optimist within us dreams about how the innovation can make our lives more meaningful, easier, or just more enjoyable.
To be fair, many authors have chronicled the darker side of technology and the evils that it is bound to visit upon unsuspecting people (Dery, 1996; Slouka, 1995; Stoll, 1996). Negroponte (1995) offers a more exhilarating vision of what the potential for “being digital” ...
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