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This 12 page paper briefly comments on a number of issues, such as selecting e-mail programs, desktop PCs for the business, useful knowledge management systems and more. It then responds to three questions related to a Pfizer case study that focus on knowledge management. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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POP, e-mail messages are downloaded to the computers hard drive (NYU School of Medicine, 2004). The originals will be saved on the server for a certain length of time or
until a certain memory is reached (NYU School of Medicine, 2004). With IMAP, messages are stored on the server; they can be copied to the computers hard drive (NYU School
of Medicine, 2004). The originals are always on the server (NYU School of Medicine, 2004). POP is faster than IMAP in terms of accessing the message after it is on
the hard drive (NYU School of Medicine, 2004). One of the disadvantages is that the user cannot access stored messages from another computer whereas with IMAP, the messages are on
the server and can be accessed from any computer (NYU School of Medicine, 2004). There are also text-based e-mail programs and graphical e-mail programs (Information Technology Services, 1997). Text is
easier to use and they can always be found in one location but this type of program cannot use certain graphical features (Information Technology Services, 1997). Graphical programs uses live
links and filters (Information Technology Services, 1997). 2. Trade-Offs - Selecting PCs The desktop PC must be selected based on what the business needs. For instance, does the
company do a lot of graphical work, a lot of number-crunching, a combination or what? If the company performs a great deal of graphical work, they would want a computer
that was capable of performing these tasks easily. In general, the iMac or other Mac computer will perform better for graphical designers. Also, in general, the Windows environment is more
commonly used when the emphasis is on numbers. The options for any PC are too vast to discuss. If there are limited fiscal resources, the business will want to
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