Networks in Action

A Volume in the "Wadsworth Management Information Systems" Series. Telecommunications are the core business drivers of a company in every industry, telecommunications is now a major element in the very basics of business, to the degree that 25-80% of the firm's cash flow is on line. We are living in a symbolic economy, where the swift system processes a trillion dollars a day in funds transfers, and Federal Express calculates that it loses $200,000 of revenue for every minute that its COSMOS II network is down. This textbook provides a wide range of examples of vendors, products, prices, and performance. The goal of the book is to give the student an insight into networks in action, ranging across industries, technologies and uses. It intended for business telecommunications or telecommunications courses taken by business, management or MIS students.
 
A Volume in the "Wadsworth Management Information Systems" Series. Telecommunications are the core business drivers of a company in every industry, telecommunications is now a major element in the very basics of business, to the degree that 25-80% of the firm's cash flow is on line. We are living in a symbolic economy, where the swift system processes a trillion dollars a day in funds transfers, and Federal Express calculates that it loses $200,000 of revenue for every minute that its COSMOS II network is down. This textbook provides a wide range of examples of vendors, products, prices, and performance. The goal of the book is to give the student an insight into networks in action, ranging across industries, technologies and uses. It intended for business telecommunications or telecommunications courses taken by business, management or MIS students.