Essays and Research Papers on Hardware, Software & Industry

The ICT market in the Middle East has a great deal of potential to develop. This 4 page paper defines and explains the ICT market segments in this area. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses computer viruses, worms and Trojan horses and the difference between them. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 18 page paper addressing marketing considerations for a Cisco wireless router. The paper provides a market analysis; company analysis; value proposition; and marketing strategies. Includes an outline and executive summary. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 12 page paper answers 6 questions concern the marketing of high tech products and services. The first considers how customers may migrate to a new product assessing a new disc printer as an example new product. The second question looks at the sale of the ‘know how’ or the ‘proof of concept’ what they ...

This 14 page paper examines the firms Dell and Gateway. Poor customers service has prompted both of these firms to stop outsourcing but has it helped? Customer service issues in the industry are explored. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the introduction of the iPhone and how Apple introduced it; new features that drew customers; customer support; and new partnerships created by the product. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at JavaScript and PHP-MySQL, considering each language and identifying the differences between the two languages along with the advantages and disadvantages of both. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing information systems' contributions to sales and marketing of wireless plans and devices. Information systems can be a true help or a detriment to the salesperson seeking to meet quota or simply close a high percentage of customers entering the store. "Fast" hardware and particularly well-designed software can combine ...

This 6 page paper looks at the proposed merger of AMD and ATI, considering it from the perspectives of anti-trust legislation. The paper looks at the motivations for the merger and the likely impact on the market before coming to a conclusion. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 3 page review of the growing importance of web-based applications. This paper reviews the contentions of three specific articles on this subject. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 15 page paper answering 10 questions about project management. All questions directly relate to the final chapters of Project Management: The Managerial Process by Gray and Larson (2003) addressing the traits of effective project managers; conflict management; culture shock; organizational partnerships; and portfolio management. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 15 page paper discussing the current situation at St. Mary's Health and Fitness Center and offering a proposed information system that will better serve customers and inform Center management in matters of capacity, customer preference and other matters of operation. The paper provides an approach to designing the system in such a way ...

A 7 page paper presenting task and risk management plans for automating a home health agency. The paper also includes a brief change management plan. This is a continuation of KSprojMgCases.rtf that contains the WBS and charter for the project. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page examination and analysis of the movie The Transformers. No sources cited.

A 3 page paper discussing factors that can prevent an organization from realizing maximum return on investment in an HRIS. Three factors that can prevent the company from realizing the benefits of its investment are lack of user friendliness; poor choice of available options; and incompatibility with existing hardware and software. Bibliography lists ...

This 20 page paper looks at how a cleaning firm can undertake the development of a database. The first part of the paper considers the use of the capability maturity model, the second part look at how the needs of the users can be examined and the third part of the paper considers the more ...

This 3 page paper outlines a general plan for the implementation of Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in a commercial environment. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on what it takes to select a specific database system, and presents a hypothetical situation in which a system needs to be selected. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper provides information on how to set up a WAN. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper is an evaluation of Microsoft Office Access, formerly known as MS Access or Microsoft Access. The background and history of the applications, as well as the definition of data, physical structure, accessibility, transaction handling, utilities and development are all discussed. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the legal implications and conditions of the intellectual property case between Trend Micro and Barracuda. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing quality in terms of project management, customer service and six sigma. It appears that quality issues currently are in the process of being redefined within IT. No longer does quality merely equate to adequate function and absence of "down time," it also reflects waste management and avoidance; better ...

A 15 page paper comparing Windows Vista operating system and Linux. Judging from Microsoft's past performance it will take at least two years for the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to become as reliable and predictable as the company claims it is. For its part, Linux is more suitable for more technically-oriented ...

A 3 page summary of a research article on software development. Research has suggested that user participation in the analysis stage of software development will be more significant to the overall success of software development than user participation in the design stage. Most of this research has focused only on project team members and ...

This 5 page paper looks at some of the basic issues to be considered when designing a database from considering the use of either a flat file or relational database to the way that fields and strings for relational database can be managed. The bibliography cites 4 sources.