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As IEEE802.11 Wireless Fidelity communications move out through the organization, a question arises as to which practices are sate and which are not. Most of the concern is for protection at the wireless access point to which the non-indic devices attach; some authors offer solutions outside of this device. The following is the result of a survey of 100+ people with wireless experience. KEYWORDS wireless, security, wireless security

More than 100 IS executives discuss their organizations' plans to decentralize information systems and the larger role decentralization will play in their systems architecture. This changing architecture reflects a changing role for IT, which will be increasingly more responsible for setting enterprisewide standards and supporting business strategies.

In this article, senior executives comment on the strategic issues involved in EDI. Trading partner relationships and the balance of power are critical issues when firms participate in electronic commerce. The relationships between trading partners who exchange data electronically are very important to these executives. The participants in the study also are concerned about the relative power between their firm and other members of the supply chain.

BellSouth Corporation, through its local BOC provider, South Central Bell (SCB), provides telephone service in Lee County, Alabama, with 5ESS switches located in central offices in Auburn and Opelika. Auburn […]

Systems Development Led by end-Users (SDLU) melds the best features of end-user computing and systems development. SDLU is most effective when used to speed up the development of organizational systems by basing their specifications on requirements decided upon by end-users within the organization. SDLU provides several advantages, the most notable of which is high user acceptance of programs developed with end-user participation., Before the 1980s, data services departments developed all large computer-based information systems. Data services used formal (SDLC-based) methods that required little more than a statement of requirements from the ultimate [...]

Many organizations use a client/server computer architecture to provide their managers quick access to updated information for effective decision-making. The system can be implemented at low cost using microcomputers and standard local area networks (LAN). United Airlines, for example, saved some $4 million when it shifted from an IBM mainframe to a LAN-based system of microcomputers.

In organizations in which the information center has matured, a stable set of services is offered. A survey was done of 126 information centers to determine the services they currently provide to users and to obtain a perspective on the future of the information center itself.

A few years ago I co-authored an article on the factors that affect the user-friendliness of computer programs, e.g., the friendliness of the program-user-interface. After selecting and describing 20 factors, […]

It Takes A Champion * During the past three decades, many new methods and technologies were introduced into the workplace. These innovations ranged from project and matrix forms of management […]

A new technology has emerged in recent years to assist in modeling all facets of a business enterprise and in the design and development of information systems. This technology, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), has caused much confusion in the IS community about its exact purpose. This article provides a detailed definition of CASE, distinguishes between CASE and integrated CASE (ICASE), and provides several strategies for ICASE implementation.

The information center (IC) is a well-established resource for supporting end-user computing in an organization. Since IBM-Canada's installation of its information center, thousands of organizations have developed ICs to provide a variety of services to the user community, the MIS department, general management, and the IC staff. This article examines the services currently provided by information centers and identifies which group or groups request each service. The article also discusses the influence of the MIS department on these IC services. These findings are based on the results of a survey of 92 IC managers.

Looks at the Y2K problem or millennium bug as a result of overt choices that are later viewed as undesirable. Argument that Y2K is not a bug; Difference between bug and virus in computer parlance; Description of the origin of the Y2K problem; Possible scenarios for January 1, 2000; Importance of disaster recovery plans.