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Drawing on his computing, writing and publishing experience, Ian St. John Hugo is perhaps uniquely qualified to provide both IT and General Management with a practical guide to the benefits of Open Systems.
Ian is a regular contributor to the computer press and writes a data centre management column for Computing. He is also a director of Computer Capacity Management Services (CCMS) and Sierra Systems Ltd. During the past 10 years, he has served as a consultant to some of the largest UK software and services organisations.
Ian is also editor of Systems Professional and consultant editor of IBM Systems User. He has worked for many years in publishing as founding editor of IBM Systems User and DEC User magazines, and as a director of InfoTech International.
Additionally, Ian is the prime consultant to the UKCMG, the largest and fastest growing supplier-independent user group of its type in Europe.

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This new edition, in paperback, should be a convenient and impartial guide to the main issues and a first-time introduction to the subject for all IT and business managers who seek the advantages that an open systems policy can provide. Examining the subject from a strategic management viewpoint, this guide defines what open systems are, explains the benefits that open systems can provide and defines the key issues and concepts involved in moving to an open systems environment. "Practical Open Systems" focuses particularly on the business implications of open systems and industry trends relevant to IT strategic management. It also contains a comprehensive set of sources, containing furthur information. This enlarged edition includes an introduction to the important topic of downsizing. The book should be of interest to general management with responsibility for information technology, DP managers and finance directors.

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ISBN 10:  1855540797 ISBN 13:  9781855540798
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, 1991
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