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Knowledge Management: An Intriguing Mix of Technology and Decision-Making
The concept of knowledge management
concerns the creation of structures that combine the most
advanced elements of technological resources and the indispensable
input of human response and decision-making. Dataquest predicts
that by the year 2000, companies will be spending more than
$5 billion globally ... download
An Empirical Study of Best Practices in Virtual Teams
This study explores the issue of
effectiveness within virtual teams – groups of people who
work together, although they are often dispersed across space,
time or organizational boundaries. Due to the recent
trend toward corporate restructuring, which can, in part,
be attributed to an increase in corporate layoffs, mergers
and acquisitions ... download
The Data Modeling Problem
The enterprise data warehouse is
a repository of the enterprise’s data that is extracted from
the operational databases. This repository is organized in
a manner that facilitates querying, reporting and analysis.
Since the data warehouse’s primary function is to support
end-user analysis and facilitate decision-making, the method
in which the data warehouse is organized becomes critical
to its success ... download
A Critique of Intelligent Agents
One of the most discussed topics
in computer literature today is agent technology, particularly
intelligent agent technology. Much research and many articles
have been devoted to this topic, and more and more new software
products billed as having intelligent agent functionality
are being introduced on the market ... download
What is a Temporal Database?
Time has always been of great interest
to mankind. Much has been written about time from enormously
complex philosophical manuscripts to farmers' almanacs. The
most famous square in New York City is named Time's Square
and a worldwide news magazine is titled Time. Not surprisingly,
increasing interest in the dimension of time is being expressed
by researchers working in the field of databases ... download
Voice Goes WiFi
Civilizations are defined by their
ability to communicate. Every major invention in the art of
communication marked a revolutionary step in the development
of the human race. From the invention of the telephone to
VoIP, telecommunications has come a long way. The year 2003
saw the rise of VoIP as a feasible and inexpensive alternative
to POTS and cellular technologies. As we have seen in the
past ... download
What is Bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics is a combination
of computer science, information technology and genetics to
determine and analyze genetic information. Bioinformatics
deals with the issues created by the massive amounts of new
types of data obtained through novel biological experiments.
The problem and promise in bioinformatics ... download
Biometrics : You Are Your Own Key
Biometrics refers to the automated
identification of a person on the basis of physiological
and behavioral characteristics. The physiological characteristics
could be face, fingerprints, hand geometry, handwriting or eye color. Examples of behavioral characteristics are voice,
signature and body odor. Identification based on these characteristics
is more reliable and distinctive ... download
Using the World Wide Web to Manage the Value Chain : Its Effect
on Total Quality
The World Wide Web is touted by many as the
catalyst for creating multi-organizational value chains. Business-to-business
and industry-based portals and public and private exchanges
are being created across many different industries. Increases
in quality, efficiency and organizational flexibility combined
with decreased production time and costs are just some of
the benefits of the use of the World Wide Web in managing the supply
chain ... download
Supply Chain Intelligence in E-Business
The movie industry is taking notes
from the Napster experience — and at same time that the
streaming video industry is coming of age. Some feel that
the primary reason for Napster’s quick rise to fame
is that its founders had the good fortune of being a part
of the 1998-2000 dot-com boom. The
most important reason for Napster’s success was its
ability to fill a demand not being addressed ... download
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