...OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE What are reasons for business to use open source software? With the current economy difficulties, companies are trying to find areas in their businesses where they can save money. Many companies are having no choice but to let people go. Some businesses try to avoid lay-offs and instead are looking in other areas to save money. One of the areas is, of course, the IT department; software application acquisition is an area that might lead to a big money savings. Even in financially difficulties times, businesses want or need to improve their application environment. Sometimes it might even be necessary to invest in the IT infrastructure for long-term savings, which may result in the company not needing to close their doors. But many business owners or CEO’s will question if open source software is ready for business. This research paper intends to answer this question. The best reason to use open source software in a business environment is cost savings. This gives the business freedom to use software and change the source code in other words, modify how the software application is used, as it is needed. Open source removes the need for dependence on single vendor solutions and it provides very high quality applications and very good support. To understand open source software it is important to know what open source is, and what the meaning of open source software is. This research paper will also show where open source came from; the history of open...
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...Online Sales System Master of Science Thesis [in the Programme Software Engineering & Technology] Haseeb Zulfiqar Chalmers University of Technology University of Gothenburg Department of Computer Science and Engineering Göteborg, Sweden, March 2011 Online Sales System The Author grants to Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg the non-exclusive right to publish the Work electronically and in a non-commercial purpose make it accessible on the Internet. The Author warrants that he/she is the author to the Work, and warrants that the Work does not contain text, pictures or other material that violates copyright law. The Author shall, when transferring the rights of the Work to a third party (for example a publisher or a company), acknowledge the third party about this agreement. If the Author has signed a copyright agreement with a third party regarding the Work, the Author warrants hereby that he/she has obtained any necessary permission from this third party to let Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg store the Work electronically and make it accessible on the Internet. Online Sales System Haseeb Zulfiqar © Haseeb Zulfiqar, March 2011. Examiner: Sven-Arne Andreasson Chalmers University of Technology University of Gothenburg Department of Computer Science and Engineering SE-412 96 Göteborg Sweden Telephone + 46 (0)31-772 1000 A Sales System is an online web application of sells forest products, paper in particular, around...
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...Apatar Quick Start Guide Page 1 of 23 Apatar Quick Start Guide Prepared by: Apatar, Inc. (213) 784 4915 info@apatar.com 340 S. LEMON AVE, SUITE #7002 ● WALNUT CA 91789 ● TEL [617] 848-5959 ● FAX [866] 201-3646 ● WWW.APATAR.COM Apatar Quick Start Guide Page 2 of 23 Contents Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Installation........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Windows.......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Linux ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Registration ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Application Components ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Application vs. Application no Apex ................................................................................................................ 6 Top Menu .............................................
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...POLITECNICO DI MILANO SCUOLA DI INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE IN INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE LE INIZIATIVE INTRANET: ANALISI DELLO STATO ATTUALE E DELLE PROSPETTIVE FUTURE NEL SETTORE BANCARIO ITALIANO Relatore: Prof. Mariano Corso Correlatore: Ing. Fiorella Crespi Tesi di laurea di: Germano Mangia 767184 Federico Migliorini 765984 Anno Accademico 2011-2012 II Indice INDICE INDICE DELLE FIGURE INDICE DELLE TABELLE ABSTRACT SOMMARIO 1 IL CONTESTO MACROECONOMICO DI RIFERIMENTO 1.1 La difficile situazione attuale: quadro macroeconomico 1.2 La dinamica della crisi finanziaria internazionale VI IX X XI 1 1 3 2 IL SISTEMA BANCARIO ITALIANO 2.1 L’evoluzione del sistema bancario italiano negli ultimi vent’anni: il processo di concentrazione 2.2 Il sistema Bancario italiano attuale 2.3 Le caratteristiche del sistema bancario italiano 2.4 La Normativa bancaria 2.5 I Trend futuri 6 6 10 14 19 26 3 IL RUOLO DELL’ICT IN BANCA 3.1 Il ruolo dell’ICT nelle organizzazioni 3.2 Il mercato italiano dell’ICT 3.3 Il ruolo dell’ICT nelle banche italiane 31 31 33 40 4 LA INTRANET 4.1 Definizione di Intranet 4.2 I modelli di Intranet 4.3 Le funzionalità supportate dai modelli di Intranet 4.4 La Governance della Intranet 4.5 L’evoluzione della Intranet 4.6 Verso il Virtual Workspace 4.7 L’Intranet 2.0 4.8 L’Enterprise 2.0 71 71 73 74 75 78 79 84 85 5 GLI AMBITI DI INNOVAZIONE 5.1 L’ Unified Communication and Collaboration...
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