The rise of the sharing economy (http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21573104-internet-everything-hire-rise-sharing-economy) On the internet, everything is for hire Mar 9th 2013 LAST night 40,000 people rented accommodation from a service that offers 250,000 rooms in 30,000 cities in 192 countries. They chose their rooms and paid for everything online. But their beds were provided by private individuals, rather than a hotel chain. Hosts and guests were matched up by Airbnb, a firm based in San
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Mobile Technology & Applications Effect on Rental Car Companies By Aubrey A Maloney IS535 –Managerial Applications of Information Technology DeVry University OCT 8, 2010 Abstract Mobile technology and applications are the future of business. With this technology it will make it easier to automate a business such as a rental company and help cut costs. With almost every phone created theses days being Smartphone/PDA and application ready, it will quickly be a more convenient
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so we have collected some of the data on the existing structure of the CRM in the automobile industry by taking into consideration “Tata Motors”. To respond to high customer expectations companies are finding they have to use both traditional and emerging channels to deliver more effective efficient and profitable marketing sales. The training and reorientation of human resources for effective CRM and highlighted with its incisive exposition and vivid cases, the CRM effectively useful for business
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As information and technology needs become more expansive, companies have to find a way to adapt and grow to the changing IT environment. By 2007, Cognizant delivered IT services from 24 global centers in 15 cities in 5 different countries. As they continued to grow at a rapid pace and pursue international market opportunities, they never failed to keep their strategy of “client centricity” in mind. They continued to prioritize their client relationships, and provided onsite teams for their clients
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business associates. As you can see from the opening vignette in the text, many businesses are remodeling their products and services to take advantage of expanded channel outlets such as the Internet, cell phones, and even iPod devices. This chapter gives you an overview of many of the subjects we’ll touch on in this course. It will help you understand how information technology is being used by many businesses worldwide to increase efficiency, save money, and create better relationships with suppliers
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outline a Web security life cycle for the organization that will later be compiled as part of the organization's overall security policy by the organization's Senior Security Engineer. Therefore the following categories will serve as the staple of this outline: Application development, QA/testing, deployments, website encryption/key management, data storage/access, systems/devices that interact with the website, 3rd party vendor access, employee web security training, regulatory compliance, emerging laws
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CRM JOE PEPPARD, Cranfield University School of Management, UK Today, many financial services organisations are rushing to become more customer focused. A key component of many initiatives is the implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. Our research has highlighted that most institutions take a rather narrow view of CRM and as such, benefits have been limited. While second generation CRM has emerged to embrace the total organisation (hence Enterprise CRM), success in general
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Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Organizational Technology Plan Overview Business today is faced with an array of workplace changes varying from downsizing to implementation of new equipment or methodologies. In the current recession Jake’s Plumbing has looked for ways to have a successful business, while still providing the customer excellent service. Jake’s Plumbing is an organization that can change and adapt to new technological advances
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The Role of Intermediaries in Electronic Marketplaces: Assessing Alternative Hypotheses for the Future George M. Giaglis1 , Stefan Klein2 and Robert M. O’Keefe 1 1 Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK 2 Institute for Information Systems, University of Munster, Germany Abstract Early research in electronic markets seemed to suggest that E -Commerce transactions would result in decreased costs for buyers and sellers alike, and would therefore
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Trust In Semantic Web Muhammad Arslan Shafiq (081212) Department of Computer Science SZABIST Islamabad, Pakistan _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Abstract—Trust management is important in semantic web in order to achieve the goals of semantic web vision. In this paper two approaches of implementing trust have been discussed. One approach is strong and secure i.e. Policy based systems, the other approach
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