PCs are another thing: the advance of networked-computer systems in business has already led, he argues, to a new surge of organisational innovation.
Securing a small business' computer systems--which might involve all sorts of gorpy stuff like firewalls, application Web network scanners, access controls and database encryption--can run into the tens of thousands of dollars, says Litan.
But the sizzle can enliven its musty mainline business of running computer systems, call centers and data-entry operations.
But the sizzle can enliven its musty mainline business of running computer systems, call centers and data-entry operations for the likes of ChevronTexaco and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
But such ventures as Visa Commerce will force Visa to transform almost everything about its business: its computer systems, its rules and regulations, its fee structure, its corporate personality.
President Obama, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Security Agency and several other government agencies have all stressed the importance of software updates and their critical impact on the cybersecurity of consumer, business and government computer systems.
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Compounding the problem, Agilent inherited all of HP's computer systems to run its business--without the revenue needed to justify so much diversity.
Courts often find banks aren't liable in cybercrime cases in which a business client's computer systems were breached, according to George Tubin, senior security strategist for Trusteer Inc.
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Favoritism is human nature, says Mark Payleitner, a business career program instructor at Computer Systems Institute.
Until a few years ago, the main function of computer systems in society, and business in particular, was as a digital support system.
Today Ashesi, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, offers degrees in business, information systems and computer science, with plans to offer engineering and economics majors in the near future.
CEOs want to be able to respond to customers as fast as possible, especially in financial services, he added, where the essence of the business is made up of computer systems.
But at least for privately held companies involved in computer systems design and related services, business remains strong, according to new sales and profit margin data from Sageworks Inc.
But their idea of one-stop shopping involves not just a collection of different legal specialties, but advice on business strategy, financing, management, computer systems and personnel as well.
These computer systems formed a digital exoskeleton, supporting a business in the real world.
Among the many things that surprised Michael Jordan when he arrived at troubled tech giant EDS last year was a deep and puzzling irony: EDS invented the business of outsourcing, overhauling other firms' computer systems and running them far more efficiently, yet its own internal network was a haphazard and disjointed mess.
But this doesn't mean that an Enronesque collapse is imminent or even that its business--advising companies on computer installations, including accounting systems--is weak.
An Iona College English major who got a master's in business administration from New York University at night, Greifeld spent much of his career selling computer systems for processing and clearing trades.
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