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Looking back and going forward in IT [[electronic resource] /] / Jean-Pierre Corniou
| Looking back and going forward in IT [[electronic resource] /] / Jean-Pierre Corniou |
| Autore | Corniou Jean-Pierre |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Newport Beach, CA, : ISTE, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004.09 |
| Collana | ISTE |
| Soggetto topico |
Information technology - History
Management information systems Information technology - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-51064-1
9786610510641 1-84704-508-1 0-470-61217-7 0-470-39482-X 1-84704-608-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Looking Back and Going Forward in IT; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction - All Set for an E-journey; Chapter 1. The First Information Revolution; 1.1. Information: the catalyst for the development of the human community; 1.2. Writing; 1.3. Counting; 1.4. Sorting: Hollerith's tabulating machines; 1.5. Europe lagging behind; Chapter 2. From Electromechanics to Electronics; 2.1. The NCR crucible; 2.2. A company named CTR; 2.3. IT: a product of World War II; 2.4. IT: a complex, precious and expensive commodity; 2.4.1. The UNIVAC venture; 2.4.2. The IBM riposte; 2.4.3. The BUNCH
2.5. The trials and tribulations of IT in Europe2.5.1. France: caught between state intervention and US domination; 2.5.2. Great Britain's vanishing greatness; 2.6. Centralization of IT power and work organization; Chapter 3. The Dawn of the Digital Era; 3.1. The quest for new freedom; 3.2. The colorful saga of major firsts; 3.2.1. The first micro-computers; 3.2.2. Sources of inspiration; 3.2.2.1. PARC; 3.2.2.2. MIT; 3.2.3. The first groundbreaking software; 3.2.3.1. The spreadsheet revolution; 3.2.3.2. An e-mail odyssey; 3.2.3.3. The birth of Bill Gates and Microsoft 3.2.3.4. The world of games3.2.4. A three-dimensional world; 3.2.5. Scientific instrumentation through servers: the story of HP; 3.3. The internet explosion; 3.3.1. From ARPANET to the web; 3.3.2. 1993: the official birth of the web; Chapter 4. Light and Shade in the Digital World; 4.1. The family tree of the digital world; 4.1.1. Stalwarts undergoing change; 4.1.1.1. Honor to whom honor is due; 4.1.1.2. Telephone companies; 4.1.2. How golden was my Valley!; 4.1.3. Integrated software editors; 4.1.4. Microsoft: an entirely separate case; 4.1.5. The web generation 4.1.6. The inescapable consultants and service providers4.2. The slippery slope; 4.2.1. The victims of the second wave; 4.2.2. Ousted leaders; 4.2.3. Micro-computing à la française; 4.2.4. Broken promises: could do better!; 4.3. The engines powering progress in the digital era; 4.3.1. Human/machine interface; 4.3.2. The laws in the new world; 4.3.2.1. Moore's Law; 4.3.2.2. Metcalfe's Law; 4.3.2.3. Ruettger's Law; 4.3.2.4. Gilder's Law; 4.3.2.5. Shannon's Law; 4.3.3. Machine diversification and interoperability; Chapter 5. The Promise and Reality of New Technology 5.1. IT effectiveness called into question5.2. The value of IT; 5.2.1. IT and economic savings: can the case be closed?; 5.2.1.1. The macroeconomic approach; 5.2.1.2. The microeconomic approach; 5.3. The IT sector set up as a model; 5.4. Telecommunications in the eye of the storm; 5.5. Shifting boundaries and extended companies; 5.6. Corporate network players; 5.6.1. The customer is always right!; 5.6.2. Marketplaces; 5.6.3. Employee-centric; 5.7. New opportunities and new competition; 5.8. The new time/space framework; Chapter 6. IT Policies in Efficient Enterprises 6.1. Reduce the shortfall between promises and reality |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996200194003316 |
Corniou Jean-Pierre
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| London ; ; Newport Beach, CA, : ISTE, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Looking back and going forward in IT / / Jean-Pierre Corniou
| Looking back and going forward in IT / / Jean-Pierre Corniou |
| Autore | Corniou Jean-Pierre |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Newport Beach, CA, : ISTE, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004.09 |
| Collana | ISTE |
| Soggetto topico |
Information technology - History
Management information systems Information technology - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-51064-1
9786610510641 1-84704-508-1 0-470-61217-7 0-470-39482-X 1-84704-608-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Looking Back and Going Forward in IT; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction - All Set for an E-journey; Chapter 1. The First Information Revolution; 1.1. Information: the catalyst for the development of the human community; 1.2. Writing; 1.3. Counting; 1.4. Sorting: Hollerith's tabulating machines; 1.5. Europe lagging behind; Chapter 2. From Electromechanics to Electronics; 2.1. The NCR crucible; 2.2. A company named CTR; 2.3. IT: a product of World War II; 2.4. IT: a complex, precious and expensive commodity; 2.4.1. The UNIVAC venture; 2.4.2. The IBM riposte; 2.4.3. The BUNCH
2.5. The trials and tribulations of IT in Europe2.5.1. France: caught between state intervention and US domination; 2.5.2. Great Britain's vanishing greatness; 2.6. Centralization of IT power and work organization; Chapter 3. The Dawn of the Digital Era; 3.1. The quest for new freedom; 3.2. The colorful saga of major firsts; 3.2.1. The first micro-computers; 3.2.2. Sources of inspiration; 3.2.2.1. PARC; 3.2.2.2. MIT; 3.2.3. The first groundbreaking software; 3.2.3.1. The spreadsheet revolution; 3.2.3.2. An e-mail odyssey; 3.2.3.3. The birth of Bill Gates and Microsoft 3.2.3.4. The world of games3.2.4. A three-dimensional world; 3.2.5. Scientific instrumentation through servers: the story of HP; 3.3. The internet explosion; 3.3.1. From ARPANET to the web; 3.3.2. 1993: the official birth of the web; Chapter 4. Light and Shade in the Digital World; 4.1. The family tree of the digital world; 4.1.1. Stalwarts undergoing change; 4.1.1.1. Honor to whom honor is due; 4.1.1.2. Telephone companies; 4.1.2. How golden was my Valley!; 4.1.3. Integrated software editors; 4.1.4. Microsoft: an entirely separate case; 4.1.5. The web generation 4.1.6. The inescapable consultants and service providers4.2. The slippery slope; 4.2.1. The victims of the second wave; 4.2.2. Ousted leaders; 4.2.3. Micro-computing à la française; 4.2.4. Broken promises: could do better!; 4.3. The engines powering progress in the digital era; 4.3.1. Human/machine interface; 4.3.2. The laws in the new world; 4.3.2.1. Moore's Law; 4.3.2.2. Metcalfe's Law; 4.3.2.3. Ruettger's Law; 4.3.2.4. Gilder's Law; 4.3.2.5. Shannon's Law; 4.3.3. Machine diversification and interoperability; Chapter 5. The Promise and Reality of New Technology 5.1. IT effectiveness called into question5.2. The value of IT; 5.2.1. IT and economic savings: can the case be closed?; 5.2.1.1. The macroeconomic approach; 5.2.1.2. The microeconomic approach; 5.3. The IT sector set up as a model; 5.4. Telecommunications in the eye of the storm; 5.5. Shifting boundaries and extended companies; 5.6. Corporate network players; 5.6.1. The customer is always right!; 5.6.2. Marketplaces; 5.6.3. Employee-centric; 5.7. New opportunities and new competition; 5.8. The new time/space framework; Chapter 6. IT Policies in Efficient Enterprises 6.1. Reduce the shortfall between promises and reality |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143318303321 |
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Corniou Jean-Pierre
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| London ; ; Newport Beach, CA, : ISTE, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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