Unit one individual project
Rosalyn Hill
MGMT305-1204B-01
OCTOBER 7, 2012
AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

In the world today more companies/organizations are showing increased interest in and implementing into their company structure the continuously developing new innovative information technologies to ensure that they have the best chance at becoming and/or remaining a successful company. The preceding paper will answer case study questions that relate to some of these information technologies. Included will be questions pertaining to what’s the buzz on smart grids, the collaboration and innovation at Procter & Gamble, how much do credit card companies know about you, as well as the perils of texting.

Infrastructure and organization is just as important today as it was in the past to run a successful business. However as an added bonus, the advancements in communication technologies have provided companies/organizations with the ability to increase a company's success through faster and more reliable company/personnel communications. The question then is should the implementation of involving communication technology be considered as productive for areas of business and/or intrusive for one's personal life? Is it worth it? When considering the first case study on What's the Buzz on Smart Grids, it must be taken into consideration that smart grids are different from infrastructure currently used today. Smart grids use digital technology that delivers electricity from supplier to consumer. Because these grids are structured to allow the flowing of information from a consumer back to the provider, it is considered innovative and cost efficient because it saves energy, reduces costs, and is considered to be much more reliable. This is accomplished because of the ability of both the consumer and provider to make informed