Networks in Action: Business Choices and Telecommunications Decisions (The Wadsworth Series in Management Information Systems) [Hardcover]

Peter G. W. Keen (Author), J. Michael Cummins (Author)

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Series: The Wadsworth Series in Management Information Systems | Publication Date: March 1994

A Volume in the "Wadsworth Management Information Systems" Series. Telecommunications are the core business drivers of a company in every industry, telecommunications is now a major element in the very basics of business, to the degree that 25-80% of the firm's cash flow is on line. We are living in a symbolic economy, where the swift system processes a trillion dollars a day in funds transfers, and Federal Express calculates that it loses $200,000 of revenue for every minute that its COSMOS II network is down. This textbook provides a wide range of examples of vendors, products, prices, and performance. The goal of the book is to give the student an insight into networks in action, ranging across industries, technologies and uses. It intended for business telecommunications or telecommunications courses taken by business, management or MIS students.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 704 pages
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co (March 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0534177662
ISBN-13: 978-0534177669
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,610,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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