Handbook of Business Data Communications: A Managerial Perspective - Hardcover

Bidgoli, Hossein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120959763 ISBN 13: 9780120959761

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Do you need a one-volume lesson about business applications of the Internet and other computer-based hardware and software? This book provides comprehensive coverage of four major areas: The Internet and Data Communications Basics; Popular Types of Networks; Design, Implementation, and Management Issues in a Network Environment; and Data Communication and Internet Applications. The "Handbook of Business Data Communications" looks briefly at the major corporations working in each category. In addition to practical examples, short case studies, and summaries of emerging issues in data communications, Professor Bidgoli discusses personal, social, organizational, and legal issues surrounding the use of networks and business software. Easy to use, balanced, and up-to-date, the handbook has both answers and insights into future trends in business data communications. An industry profile begins each chapter, providing readers with ways to learn more about the products they use. Numerous case studies of businesses throughout the book highlight applications topics. It includes balanced presentations of current and emerging technologies as well as useful discussions of security issues and measures. It presents thorough examinations of the Internet and intranets/extranets. Social, organizational, and legal materials provide context for data communications information. Summaries and review questions reinforce the aims of each chapter.

About this title

About the Author

Hossein Bidgoli, Ph.D., is professor of Management Information Systems at California State University, Bakersfield. Dr. Bidgoli helped set up the first PC lab in the United States. He is the author of 40 textbooks, 26 manuals, and more than three dozen technical articles and papers on various aspects of computer applications and information systems that have been published and presented throughout the world.Dr. Bidgoli is a two-time winner of Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award for 1985-86 and 1988-89, School of Business and Public Administration, California State University, Bakersfield.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0120959763
• ISBN 13: 9780120959761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544