Bits really don't need boxes
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Providers of products and services that can be delivered over the Internet prefer distributing them online instead of packaging them in boxes. By transmitting their products and services, such as software, to the hard drives of their customers, these companies are eliminating inconveniences, including transportation. This fresh approach to product and service delivery has resulted in what is known as push technology, which refers to those products that broadcasts information to computers. An example of a push technology is Marimba, a delivery and maintenance system for software applications and content for intranets and the Internet. It uses a Castanet architecture, which is unique because the content does not have to be downloaded everytime it needs to be used, the channel is automatically and consistently maintained at the transmitter level and the system functions using different platforms.
Publication Name: Management Accounting (USA)
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0025-1690
Year: 1997
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Preventing software piracy
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Management should always make sure that software piracy is not being committed within the organization. If found guilty of software piracy, culprits can be imprisoned for a maximum of five years or be fined up to $250,000. In addition, the company where the crime was committed can suffer through bad public relations. These negative likely consequences should be compelling enough for management to ensure that their employees are not pirating software, either unconsciously or consciously. It is usually the management that is held liable when employees are caught illegally using software. To prevent it, management should introduce a policy statement discussing the appropriate use of copyrighted computer software, regularly conduct an audit of the ownership of software being used in the company, and launch a formal verification process that assigns software use.
Publication Name: Management Accounting (USA)
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0025-1690
Year: 1995
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The fast tract to software selection
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Companies should take a number of steps before selecting software. The first is to establish a steering committee that will oversee the entire project and a selection team. Short- and long-term goals for the software should be determined followed by the budget and the appointment of a facilitator to coordinate the all the participants in the selection process. About 10 to 12 vendors can then be evaluated based on criteria that address the unique needs of the company. Marketing literature can be requested from potential suppliers to determine the type of services they offer. Vendors can then be narrowed down to three and asked to demonstrate their products. Selection can them be performed focusing on a supplier's ability to meet set criteria.
Publication Name: Management Accounting (USA)
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0025-1690
Year: 1998
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