Journal of Systems Management articles from September 1990

Journal of Systems Management archives from September 1990

The RFR: winning the race of technology. (request for recommendation)
September 1, 1990... Changes in handling information lag significantly behind automation technology. "The practice of law is essentially unchanged over the last five centuries." We've heard statements similar to this so many times that we believe them. With the...

A method for systems selection.
September 1, 1990... Systems selection in large organizations may often be a cumbersome and difficult experience due to the multitude of subdivisions with their often conflicting managers. Success in such environments depends as much upon effectively coping with...

Evaluating alternative computer acquisition strategies.
September 1, 1990... One of the most important decisions that an MIS executive must make - and one that has probably received the least rigorous treatment in the professional literature - is that of determining the optimum computer acquisition strategy. The...

Mainstream design. (System Notes) (column)
September 1, 1990... Dear Mike: What I think we have here is an honest controversy. Some people want to start the design of a system with the design of the data base, while others think it's better to begin with the design of the outputs. I understand the...

MIS - thinking on its own. (Management Information Round Table) (column)
September 1, 1990... Issue: I am a department director at a mid-size firm, and we currently have a very complex information system. Since I am not a computer person, I am not aware of all of the system's capabilities and what it can do for me. How can I get my...

Is IS ripe for malpractice suits? (information systems)(Looking into the Future) (column)
September 1, 1990... Despite a number of sincere efforts, including certification programs such as CSP, CDP and CQA, information systems practitioners are not perceived to be highly skilled professionals. It can be successfully argued that this situation is our own...

Selection criteria for fourth generation languages.
September 1, 1990... A great deal has been written about the uses, successes and failures of fourth generation languages. In the past five years educators and information systems professionals have been deluged with new and revised fourth generation language...

Selecting the right software application package. (tutorial)
September 1, 1990... Today many organizations are turning to software application packages to fulfill their need for new software. The reasons for this trend are easily discernible. The development of software applications in-house requires the commitment of...

Soviets lack business analysis skills says ASM ID. (the Association for Systems Management International Director Al Mingione)
September 1, 1990... Although information systems professionals in the Soviet Union are well educated in computer technology, computer science and math, they are lacking in critical business systems analysis skills. This is the finding of Al Mingione, CDP, CSP,...

ASM adds new LAN seminar to '90-91 schedule. (the Association for Systems Management)
September 1, 1990... From their origins connecting PCs to share disk drives and laser printers, local area networks have matured to serve as the enabling platform for client-server and cooperative processing in enterprise intermittences. LAN technologies have...

Member forum.
September 1, 1990... Is there a way for members to get involved with ASM on a local level? Definitely. ASM's 100-chapter network across North America provides members with an opportunity to sharpen their management skills) learn about new systems technologies...

ESM forms due October 31. (Excellence in Systems Management)(for the Association for Systems Management)
September 1, 1990... ASM members are reminded that all applications for 1990 Excellence in Systems Management (ESM) awards must be received at ASM International by October 31. The ESM program, which is ASM's means of publicly recognizing its members'...

LAN market booming according to new study. (Frost & Sullivan's PC LAN Market for Offices in the US study)
September 1, 1990... It used to be that the local area network LAN) market could be clearly segmented - for example, by function, by the organizational level being connected, (from workgroup PC cluster up through department levels to a mainframe host), or by...

H-P and NeXT team up for disk drive pact. (Hewlett-Packard Co. and Next Inc.)
September 1, 1990... Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the signing of a multimillion-dollar contract with NeXT Inc. of Redwood City, CA. NeXT will buy H-P's high-capacity 5-1/4-in. hard-disk drives under an original equipment manufacturer(OEM) agreement. ...

Security exam bows. (Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals)
September 1, 1990... The Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP) has announced plans for the development of a computer security specialty examination, which will be available for the May 1991 examination date. ICCP introduced a new...

Internal versus external systems consultants.
September 1, 1990... Although the basic aim of both an internal and an external systems consultant is to devise the best procedure for a given situation, consistent with available resources and time constraints, their ground rules and approaches differ in various...