PROJECTS
1. After reading the information presented in this chap -ter and other sources, write a two-page paper that compares and contrasts Microsoft Live Meeting and IBM FileNet as two leading e-collaboration software applications.
Which one would you recommend to a company with over 200 employees scattered through four offices in California? What are the bases of your recommendation? Mention one more product that competes with these two.
2. After reading the information presented in this chap ter and other sources, write a two-page paper that compares and contrasts Microsoft Office Sharel'oint Server and IBM Domino. Which one would you recommend to the company mentioned in Project I? What are the bases of your recommendation? Mention one more product that competes with these two.
3. After reading the information presented in this chap-ter and other sources, write a one-page paper that describes five key applications of CISs in the insur-ance industry. Ilow can these applications help the bottom line? What are three applications of GISs in the city that you live?
4. ESRI is one of the major providers of CIS software. What are two examples of Location Analytics software? That types of businesses will benefit the most from this type of CIS? What are some of the features of ESRI Maps for Office?
5. Google Apps for Work is a leading platform for remote collaboration. After reading the informa tion presented in this chapter and other sources, write a two-page paper that identifies five key features of this platform.
What are two other platfiarms that closely compete with this platform? Which platform do you recommend to the company mentioned in Project 1?What is the basis of your recommendation?
6. SAS Business Intelligence (invmsas.corn1 technologies 11,1) and Datawatch (www.datawatch.com) are among the popular packages used to design an EIS.
After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a two-page paper that identifies four key features of each package.What types of businesses will benefit the most from these packages?