Looking Back and Going Forward in It

Product Description

The history of information technology informs this discussion of how IT influences the way the world conducts business. An overview of IT's origins in business, the massive expansion of IT's role at the end of the 20th century, the growth of the Internet, and the successes and failures of IT companies provides the historical perspective needed to use IT efficiently and asks such questions as Who will reap the benefits of IT? Will IT continue to provide efficient solutions? and Has IT reached its peak?

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #3180831 in Books
* Published on: 2006-02-27
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 224 pages

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
Information technology now possesses an all-pervading influence in society: all areas of the social and corporate worlds use IT. However, despite its integral importance in society today, its development and future is often overlooked. This book places IT in perspective by tracing its development through time, covering its origins in business, the massive expansion of the role of IT at the end of the 20th century, the growth of the internet, and the successes and failures of companies involved in this development.
Despite its ubiquity in the modern world, the author highlights that efficient use of IT by businesses can only be gained by a good understanding of its potentials and pitfalls, highlighting how its informed use in practice is essential for companies to succeed. Finally, questions are raised concerning the future of IT: who will reap the benefits and why? Will IT continue to provide solutions and will it always deliver on its promise? Will it cease to advance and thus cease to be studied or will it continue to develop and thus provide new opportunities and challenges to users?

About the Author
Jean-Pierre Corniou is CIO at Renault.
Customer Reviews

To french speaking readers4
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