A Framework of Composite Information Systems for Strategic Advantage (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Madnick, Stuart E.

 
9781332261666: A Framework of Composite Information Systems for Strategic Advantage (Classic Reprint)

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It should be emphasized here that in both of the examples described above, the problem is not one involving data alone. Instead, process or program-related information also must be selectively retrieved to generate meaningful results. Present-day systems are generally inadequate to handle either of the scenarios described above. Newer techniques need to be developed to allow easy, efficient, and intelligent access to information hosted on heterogeneous systems. Four categories of situations requiring such integration have been identified [madnick and Wang.

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Stuart E. Madnick is Associate Professor of Management Science at the Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., and the principal investigator of a major research effort, funded by DOD and Citibank, to identify the key strategic, organizational, and technology issues in large-scale information systems.

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