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Telecommunications and Networks
I. CHAPTER OVERVIEW
Foundation Concepts: Foundations of Information in Business presents an overview of the five basic areas of information systems knowledge needed by business professionals, including the conceptual system components and major types of information systems.
Telecommunications Trends - Organizations are becoming internetworked enterprises that use the Internet,
intranets, and other telecommunications networks to support e-business operations and collaboration within the enterprise,
and with their customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Telecommunications has entered a deregulated and fiercely competitive
environment with many vendors, carriers, and services. Telecommunications technology
is moving toward open, internetworked digital networks for voice, data, video, and multimedia. A major trend is the pervasive use of the Internet and its technologies to build interconnected enterprises
and global networks, like intranets and extranets, to support
enterprise collaboration, electronic commerce, and other e-business applications.
