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Question # 5 in FINAL

2008-10-03T05:06:00.000-07:00

Globe Telecommunication Company

The recent integration of Globe Telecom and Isla Communications Co., also paved the way for the entry of Deutsche Telekom as a second foreign stockholder, adding significantly to the technical expertise and shareholder support that an increasingly large telecom operator like Globe Telecom needs.Globe Telecom is now the service provider of choice. It secures competitive edge by packaging solutions enhanced by pioneering innovations in service delivery, customer care, and the best appropriate technologies.Attesting to this are the major developments seen in various fronts brought about by several factors, foremost of which are its investments in an integrated, nationwide telecommunications network using fully-digital, "future-proof" technologies. A major role was also played by the Company's aggressive sales and marketing efforts as well as its brand strengthening activities, which have in turn led to higher consumer awareness and acceptance of its products and services.From being a pure data service provider, Globe Telecom has evolved into a full-service telecommunications company. It offers cellular mobile telephone system (CMTS), fixed telephone and international communications services, International Private Leased (IPL) lines, Internet access, VSAT (Very Small Aperture terminal) service, Inter-Exchange Carrier service, Frame relay, Value-Added Network services (VANS) and other domestic data communications services.

Question # 4 for FINAL

2008-09-24T04:03:00.000-07:00

1) Knowledge-based system as a computer system that is programmed to imitate human problem-solving by means of artificial intelligence and reference to a database of knowledge on a particular subject.
Knowledge-based systems are systems based on the methods and techniques ofArtificial Intelligence. Their core components are the knowledge base and the inference mechanisms.
While for someexpert systems, case-based reasoning systems and neural networks are all particular types of knowledge-based systems, there are others who consider that neural networks are different, and exclude it from this category.

2) Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they systems are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization while knowledge-based system are interactive computer program that helps a user solve a problem.

3) KBS Rubber, recently developed by Rapra, is a knowledge-based system for rubber on CD-ROM, a resource of reference material, technical abstracts and software tools for the development and optimization of rubber materials, manufacturing and products

Question # 3 in FINAL

2008-09-24T03:47:00.000-07:00

1) Virtual office is a term for shared office services, which normally includes business address, mail & courier services, phone services,fax services, answering services, web-hosting services, and meeting & conference facilities. Certain providers of virtual office services will provide other in-house or outsourced services such as corporate secretarial services, accounting services, or legal services. Professional firms such as law firms and accounting firms often provide registered address services as part of their service offerings.
Most of the virtual office providers are located in major cities (e.g. New York, London, Hong Kong), due to high popularity of its prestigious-looking business address. However, there are growing numbers of providers inindustrial parks &science parks around the world, which are attracting technology or manufacturing-based companies.

2) Virtual Office is facilities that the MIS used to fucntion easily or easy to communicate with the others whether in the office or in the outside of the company.

3) If the company used the Virtual Office they can improve their sales interms of competitiveness. They can widen their companies strategy to look for the right information throughout the ideas of others. And it enables a network of co-workers to run a business efficiently by using nothing other than online communication technologies,this will help the employees to do the operation easily.

Question #2 in FINAL

2008-09-16T04:50:00.000-07:00

1) Decision Support Systems (DSS) are a specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities. A properly-designed DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve problems and make decisions.

2) Management Information System (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. While the Decision Support Systems (DSS) are the one of the example of MIS commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. One of the most common vendor claims for DSS built using business intelligence tools, business performance management software, data mining tools, quantitative models and data warehouses is that any organization that implements the system will gain a competitive advantage. This claim is rarely tempered with words like may, can or even should. Such technology optimism creates unrealistic expectations and in some cases it contributes to technology cynicism.

3) Decision Support Systems of all types create a competitive advantage when three criteria are met. First, once a DSS is implemented it must become a major or significant strength or capability of the organization. Second, the DSS must be unique and proprietary to the organization. Third, the advantage provided by the DSS must be sustainable for at least a few years to insure an adequate return on the investment. Even with rapid technology change a 3 year payback is a realistic goal. Managers who are searching for strategic investments in information technology for decision support need to keep these three criteria in mind.
DSS can potentially help a firm create a cost advantage. DSS can provide many benefits including improving personal efficiency and reducing staff needs, expediting problem solving and increasing organizational control. Managers who want to create a cost advantage should search for situations where decision processes seem slow or tedious and where problems reoccur or solutions are delayed or unsatisfactory.

Finally, DSS can be used to help a company better focus on a specific customer segment and hence gain an advantage in meeting that segment’s needs. MIS and DSS can help track customers and DSS can make it easier to serve a specialized customer group with special services. Some customers won’t pay a premium for targeted service or larger competitors also target specialized niches using their own DSS.

Question # 1 in FINAL

2008-09-12T04:52:00.000-07:00

HONDA company (LANSA)

Web enablement is a technique for making existing computer systems available via the Internet. This technique is a popular form of application modernization as it can reduce costs by promoting self-service, allowing both internal users and outside customers to access information more conveniently than ever before.

Web-enablement can be very cost efficient because it is simple to both implement and deploy. For those organizations whose objectives are to merely extend the reach of their applications, this approach can provide the desired results. However, such a solution can have its limitations in that the application itself is not modernized and would still function in the same way with the rudimentary navigation and workflow.

LANSA provides a number of tools and solutions for Web-enabling and Web extension which range from screen refacing (screen scraping of System i, iSeries and AS/400 applications) through to the development of highly graphical browser interfaces with improved navigation, functionality and desktop integration which goes way beyond that of refacing. As with all solutions built with the LANSA application development platform, a solution that begins with basic Web enabling can be extended and built upon to deliver the benefits of a fully modernized application.

LANSA Commerce Edition

is an eCommerce framework that is designed to help you grow your business relationships with customers and trading partners online. Comprised of a suite of (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) components that are built on LANSA's powerful application development platform and tools. These components allow you to rapidly generate eBusiness applications that integrate existing Windows or System i (iSeries and AS/400) RPG and COBOL applications with the Web and Wireless world. There is simply no faster way to effectively extend your applications to the Web.
Customers who have successfully Web-enabled their systems using LANSA

BBVA Previsión AFP, Bolivia's leading pension fund administrator, is a member of BBVA, a multinational financial services group based in Spain that has over 35 million customers in 32 countries.

Honda Australia Motorcycle and Power Equipment (Honda Australia MPE) distributes motorcycles, marine, power equipment and personal watercraft in Australia and is part of the global Honda company.

The Weidmüller Group is a leading provider of solutions for the transmission of power, signals and data in industrial environments with production facilities, sales companies and agencies in over 70 countries.

Reference: HONDA COMPANY

2008-08-27T04:58:00.000-07:00

Database Systems Corp.
DSC is a privately held corporation founded in 1978. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, our company develops and markets computer software products and computer telephony systems for a wide variety of industries and government organizations. Database likewise provides consulting services relating to our products including in-house and on-site training, customer support and maintenance, and customized development. DSC has developed the PACER predictive dialer phone system which includes a full featured IVR system and ACD software. Voice broadcasting systems and services are provided by our organization, along with our award winning CRM software solution - Telemation.

Why Choose Database Systems Corp.?

DSC has a proven history of success in our industry with a depth in technical expertise, service, and products that is hard to match. We can provide your organization with reliable and time-tested solutions. Database has weathered the ups and downs of our volatile industry by focusing on our strengths and listening to the needs of our users. Included is a partial list of some of our Customers that we've had the privilege to serve.

2008-08-27T03:59:00.000-07:00

ONLINE BANKING
We are committed to protecting your personal information. Our customer’s online security is very important to us. In order to deliver Internet banking, security procedures have been implemented for you.

When you sign into your Security Bank and Trust Company account with your User ID and Password, they are sent from your computer to ours through a 128 Bit-encryption using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol technology. This method allows you to establish a secure connection to communicate with the bank, ensuring that no one else can read your information. Once the secure connection has been established between your browser and our server, you gain access to your account(s). Transactions sent to our banking server must pass through a filtering router system and firewall and the system is monitored 24-hours a day, seven days a week in order to protect your information.

User Responsibilities
As a user of the online banking system, you have a responsibility for the security of your information. Always take every precaution to protect your personal information and property by following the recommendations below:
Choose your password carefully, change it frequently, and keep it confidential. Select a password that is hard to guess and change it regularly to protect yourself.

Make sure your computer is up to date.
o Apply the latest security updates and patches for your computer.
o Use up-to-date antivirus software.
o Use an internet firewall.
o Implement a spam filter for your email account.
This website is best viewed through Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.Please review the Internet Scams and Safety section of the website for further information.

Internet Scams & Internet Safety

Here are some tips to promote Internet safety and avoid Internet scams.

Never save your password to your desktop – Saving your password to your desktop may seem like a timesaver, but it allows others to access your personal information without your permission.

Avoid using passwords that are easily guessed – Do not use passwords with your phone number, date of birth or social security number. Create passwords that contain letters and numbers that cannot be easily attributed to you. Change your password every 60 days or as often as you feel comfortable. Keep in mind that the longer the password, the harder it is to break it. Also use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.

Do not open Email from unknown sources – Emails may contain viruses that can damage your computer or spy ware that records keystrokes and websites that you visit. Be wary of Emails that contain typographical errors or misspelled words as those may be indicators that the Email is a scam.

Be wary of any Email that asks for PIN numbers, passwords, account numbers, credit or debit card information – Security Bank & Trust will never send you an Email asking for this information. There have also been scams where an official looking Email from the FDIC asks for this type of information or directs you to a website where you enter personal information. Do not fall for this. The FDIC or any other bank regulatory agency will not send you an Email asking for personal information. If you do receive a questionable Email, do not respond to it. Please call the bank or local law enforcement.

2008-08-04T04:31:00.000-07:00

China E-Commerce Technologies Ltd. (CECT), a subsidiary of Internet Corp,, has joined with China Telecom and China Merchant Bank (CMB) to launch a multipurpose Internet banking card throughout China.

The iBanking Card, a multipurpose Internet banking card, will provide the cardholder with a new virtual bank account at China Merchant Bank, along with the ISP network connection services from CECT through China Telecom. New users can easily get on-line without the traditionally long process of applying and setting up their ISP account or on-line bank account. The application and services of this same ISP account can be used on both PC and Internet appliances. As part of CMB's innovative banking services, new virtual banking customers have the option to apply for the account without visiting bank locations. Upon application, the iBanking Card will be delivered by the China Postal Bureau, which verifies an applicant's ID and documentation.

The China Postal Bureau has the largest network of delivery services throughout China. CECT also has established a direct link with the China Postal Bureau allowing its customers to go on-line and wire transfer funds to any of its over 66,000 locations nationwide.

The iBanking Card also serves as a discount card at over 5,000 member merchants through CECT's partners. The iBanking Card allows users to enjoy discounts from five percent to 40 percent when making purchases or using services of these merchants, which include hotels, travel agencies, restaurants, supermarkets, drugstores, bookstores, entertainment clubs, electronic shops, department stores, and other specialty stores.

The card will bear the China Merchant Bank and the China E-Commerce Technologies Ltd. emblem and logo. The card is targeting consumers that use traditional services but have not yet signed up for the online banking services. The card will be distributed to China Merchant Bank regular account holders, discount card members, and new PC and Internet appliance users. The card will be accepted at all CMB branches throughout China.

Question # 6

2008-07-15T04:44:00.000-07:00

Type
Cola
Manufacturer
The Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
1886
Color
Caramel
Related products
Pepsi RC Cola Cola Turka Zam Zam Cola Mecca Cola Virgin Cola Parsi Cola Qibla Cola Evoca Cola Corsica Cola Breizh Cola

The Las Vegas Strip World of Coca-Cola museum in 2000
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company and is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft drink market throughout the 20th century.
The company actually produces concentrate, which is then sold to various licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold territorially exclusive contracts with the company, produce finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. The bottlers then sell, distribute and merchandise Coca-Cola in cans and bottles to retail stores and vending machines. Such bottlers include Coca-Cola Enterprises, which is the largest single Coca-Cola bottler in North America and western Europe. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for fountain sales to major restaurants and food service distributors.
The Coca-Cola Company has, on occasion, introduced other cola drinks under the Coke brand name. The most common of these is Diet Coke, which has become a major diet cola. However, others exist, including Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, Cherry Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, Vanilla Coke and special editions with lemon and with lime and even with coffee.
In response to consumer insistence on a more natural product, the company is in the process of phasing E211 or Sodium Benzoate, the controversial additive linked to DNA damage and hyperactivity in children, out of Diet Coke. The company has stated that it plans to remove the controversial additive from its other products - including Sprite, and Oasis - as soon as a satisfactory alternative is discovered.[1]
Contents[hide]
1 History
1.1 New Coke
1.2 21st century
2 Use of stimulants in formula
2.1 Coca - Cocaine
2.2 Kola Nuts - Caffeine
3 Production
3.1 Formula
3.2 Franchised production model
4 Brand portfolio
4.1 Bottle and logo design
5 Local competitors
6 Advertising
6.1 Sponsorship of sporting events
6.2 In mass media
7 Criticisms
8 Alternative propulsion and Global Warming Policy
9 Coca-Cola as a political and corporate symbol
10 See also
10.1 Coca-Cola variations
11 Notes
12 External links
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History

Old German Coca-Cola bottle opener.
The first Coca-Cola recipe was invented in Columbus, Georgia at a drugstore by John Stith Pemberton, originally as a cocawine called Pemberton's French Wine Coca in 1885.[2][3] He may have been inspired by the formidable success of European Angelo Mariani's cocawine, Vin Mariani.
In 1886, when Atlanta and Fulton County passed prohibition legislation, Pemberton responded by developing Coca-Cola, essentially a carbonated, non-alcoholic version of French Wine Cola.[4]
The first sales were at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886.[5] It was initially sold as a patent medicine for five cents [6] a glass at soda fountains, which were popular in the United States at the time due to the belief that carbonated water was good for the health.[7] Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence. Pemberton ran the first advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal.[8] For the first eight months only nine drinks were sold each day.[citation needed]
By 1888, three versions of Coca-Cola — sold by three separate businesses — were on the market. Asa Griggs Candler acquired a stake in Pemberton's company in 1887 and incorporated it as the Coca Cola Company in 1888.[9] The same year, while suffering from an ongoing addiction to morphine, Pemberton sold the rights a second time to four more businessmen: J.C. Mayfield, A.O. Murphey, C.O. Mullahy and E.H. Bloodworth. Meanwhile, Pemberton's alcoholic son Charley Pemberton began selling his own version of the product.[10]
In an attempt to clarify the situation, John Pemberton declared that the name Coca-Cola belonged to Charley, but the other two manufacturers could continue to use the formula. So, in the summer of 1888, Candler sold his beverage under the names Yum Yum and Koke. After both failed to catch on, Candler set out to establish a legal claim to Coca-Cola in late 1888, in order to force his two competitors out of the business. Candler purchased exclusive rights to the formula from John Pemberton, Margaret Dozier and Woolfolk Walker. However, in 1914, Dozier came forward to claim her signature on the bill of sale had been forged, and subsequent analysis has indicated John Pemberton's signature was most likely a forgery as well.[11]
In 1892, Candler incorporated a second company, The Coca-Cola Company (the current corporation), and in 1910, Candler had the earliest records of the company burned, further obscuring its legal origins. Regardless, Candler began marketing the product, although the efficacy of his concerted advertising campaign would not be realized until much later. By the time of its 50th anniversary, the drink had reached the status of a national icon for the USA. In 1935, it was certified kosher by Rabbi Tobias Geffen, after the company made minor changes in the sourcing of some ingredients.[12]
Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894. Cans of Coke first appeared in 1955.[13] The first bottling of Coca-Cola occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Biedenharn Candy Company in 1891. Its proprietor was Joseph A. Biedenharn. The original bottles were Biedenharn bottles, very different from the much later hobble-skirt design that is now so familiar. Asa Candler was tentative about bottling the drink, but the two entrepreneurs who proposed the idea were so persuasive that Candler signed a contract giving them control of the procedure. However, the loosely termed contract proved to be problematic for the company for decades to come. Legal matters were not helped by the decision of the bottlers to subcontract to other companies—in effect, becoming parent bottlers.[14]
Coke concentrate, or Coke syrup, was and is sold separately at pharmacies in small quantities, as an over-the-counter remedy for nausea or mildly upset stomach.

New Coke
Main article: New Coke
On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola, amid much publicity, attempted to change the formula of the drink with "New Coke." Follow-up taste tests revealed that most consumers preferred the taste of New Coke to both Coke and Pepsi. Coca-Cola management was unprepared, however, for the nostalgic sentiments the drink aroused in the American public. The new Coca-Cola formula caused a public backlash. Protests caused the company to return to the old formula under the name Coca-Cola Classic on July 10, 1985.

21st century
On February 7, 2005, the Coca-Cola Company announced that in the second quarter of 2005 they planned a launch of a Diet Coke product sweetened with the artificial sweetener sucralose ("Splenda"), the same sweetener currently used in Pepsi One.[15][16] On March 21, 2005, it announced another diet product, "Coca-Cola Zero", sweetened partly with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium.[17] Recently Coca-Cola has begun to sell a new "healthy soda" Diet Coke with Vitamins B6, B12, Magnesium, Niacin, and Zinc, marketed as "Diet Coke Plus".
On July 05, 2005, it was revealed that Coca-Cola would resume operations in Iraq for the first time since the Arab League boycotted the company in 1968. [18]
In April 2007, in Canada, the name "Coca-Cola Classic" was changed back to "Coca-Cola". The word "Classic" was truncated because "New Coke" was no longer in production, eliminating the need to differentiate between the two.[19] The formula remained unchanged.

Use of stimulants in formula
When launched Coca Cola's two key ingredients were cocaine (benzoylmethyl ecgonine) and caffeine. The cocaine was derived from the coca leave and the caffeine from kola nuts - Coca-Cola (the 'K' in Kola was replaced with a C for marketing purposes).[20][21]

Coca - Cocaine
Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose, whereas, in 1891, Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton's original) contained only a tenth of this amount. Coca Cola did once contain an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass, but in 1903 it was removed.[22] Coca Cola still contains coca flavouring.
After 1904, Coca Cola started using, instead of fresh leaves, "spent" leaves - the leftovers of the cocaine-extraction process with cocaine trace levels left over at a molecular level.[23][24] To this day, Coca Cola uses as an ingredient a cocaine free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
In the United States, Stepan Company is the only manufacturing plant authorized by the Federal Government to import and process the coca plant.[25] Stepan laboratory in Maywood, N.J., is the nation's only legal commercial importer of coca leaves, which it obtains mainly from Peru and, to a lesser extent, Bolivia. Besides producing the coca flavouring agent for Coca Cola, Stepan Company extracts cocaine from the coca leaves, which it sells to Mallinckrodt Inc, a St. Louis pharmaceutical manufacturer that is the only company in the United States licensed to purify cocaine for medicinal use.[26] N.J. Stepan buys about 100 metric tons of dried Peruvian coca leaves each year, said Marco Castillo, spokesman for Peru's state-owned National Coca Co. [27][28]

Kola Nuts - Caffeine
Kola nuts act as a flavouring in Coca Cola, but is also the beverage's source of caffeine.[29] In Britain, for example, the ingredient label states "Flavourings (Including Caffeine)".[30] Kola nuts contains about 2 to 3.5 percent caffeine, is of bitter flavour and is commonly used in cola soft drinks. In 1911 The US government initiated United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, hoping to force Coca Cola to remove caffeine from its formula. The case was decided in favour of Coca Cola. Subsequently, in 1912 the US Pure Food and Drug Act was amended, adding caffeine to the list of "habit-forming" and "deleterious" substances which must be listed on a product's label.[31]
Coca Cola contains 46 mg/12 fl oz of caffeine, while Diet Coke Caffeine-Free contains 0 mg.[32] Caffeine may be used by athletes as ergogenic aid - to increasing the capacity for mental or physical labor. The ergogenic qualities of caffeine are contested, although there is strong evidence that it may significantly enhance endurance performance. For this reason, caffeine is listed as a restricted substance by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Nevertheless Coca Cola was the leading sponsor of the 1996 summer Olympic games.[33]

Production

Bottles of Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola Light

Formula
Main article: Coca-Cola formula
The exact formula of Coca-Cola is a famous trade secret. The original copy of the formula is held in SunTrust Bank's main vault in Atlanta. Its predecessor, the Trust Company, was the underwriter for the Coca-Cola Company's initial public offering in 1919. A popular myth states that only two executives have access to the formula, with each executive having only half the formula.[34] The truth is that while Coca-Cola does have a rule restricting access to only two executives, each knows the entire formula and others, in addition to the prescribed duo, have known the formulation process.[35]

Franchised production model
The actual production and distribution of Coca-Cola follows a franchising model. The Coca-Cola Company only produces a syrup concentrate, which it sells to various bottlers throughout the world who hold Coca-Cola franchises for one or more geographical areas. The bottlers produce the final drink by mixing the syrup with filtered water and sugar (or artificial sweeteners) and then carbonate it before filling it into cans and bottles, which the bottlers then sell and distribute to retail stores, vending machines, restaurants and food service distributors.[36]
The Coca-Cola Company owns minority shares in some of its largest franchises, like Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Amatil, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) and Coca-Cola FEMSA, but fully independent bottlers produce almost half of the volume sold in the world. Since independent bottlers add sugar and sweeteners, the sweetness of the drink differs in various parts of the world, to cater for local tastes.[37]

Brand portfolio
Name
Launched
Discontinued
Notes
Picture
Coca-Cola
1886

Coca-Cola Cherry
1985

Coca-Cola with Lemon
2001
2005
Still available in:
American Samoa, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Korea, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Reunion, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, United States, and West Bank-Gaza
Coca-Cola Vanilla
2002
2005
Still available in:
Austria, Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, South Africa, New Zealand (600ml and 350 ml only) and Russia

2007
It was reintroduced in June 2007 by popular demand
Coca-Cola C2
2004
2007
Was only available in Japan, Canada, and the United States.

Coca-Cola with Lime
2005
Still available in Belgium,Singapore.

Coca-Cola Raspberry
June 2005
End of 2005
Was only available in New Zealand.

Coca-Cola M5
2005
Only available in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Brazil
Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla
2006
Middle of 2007
Was replaced by Vanilla Coke in June 2007

Coca-Cola Blāk
2006
Beginning of 2008
Only available in the United States, France, Canada, Czech Republic, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Lithuania
Coca-Cola Citra
2006
Only available in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, New Zealand and Japan.
Coca-Cola Light Sango
2006
Only available in France and Belgium.
Coca-Cola Orange
2007
Only available in United Kingdom

Bottle and logo design
The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885.[38] It was Robinson who came up with the name, and he also chose the logo’s distinctive cursive script. The typeface used, known as Spencerian script, was developed in the mid 19th century and was the dominant form of formal handwriting in the United States during that period.

Earl R.Dean's original 1915 concept drawing of the contour Coca-Cola bottle

Dean reduced the middle diameter...and the famous Contour Coca-Cola Bottle was born.

The prototype never made it to production since its middle diameter was larger than its base. This would make it unstable on conveyor belts.
The equally famous Coca-Cola bottle, called the "contour bottle" within the company, but known to some as the "hobble skirt" bottle, was created in 1915 by bottle designer, Earl R. Dean. In 1915, the Coca-Cola Company launched a competition among its bottle suppliers to create a new bottle for the beverage that would distinguish it from other beverage bottles... "a bottle which a person could recognize even if they felt it in the dark, and so shaped that, even if broken, a person could tell at a glance what it was".[39] Chapman J. Root, president of the Root Glass Company, turned the project over to members of his supervisory staff including company auditor T. Clyde Edwards, plant superintendent Alexander Samuelsson and Earl R. Dean, bottle designer and supervisor of the bottle molding room.
Root and his subordinates decided to base the bottle’s design on one of the soda’s two ingredients, the coca leaf or the cola nut, but were unaware of what either ingredient looked like. Dean and Edwards went to the Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library and were unable to find any information about coca or cola. Instead they were inspired by a picture of the gourd-shaped cocoa pod in the Encyclopædia Britannica which Chapman Root approved as the model for the prototype.[39]
Faced with the upcoming scheduled maintenance of the mold-making machinery, over the next 24 hours Dean sketched out and created the mold for the bottle. Dean then molded a small number of bottles before the glass-molding machinery was turned off.
Chapman Root approved the prototype bottle and a design patent was issued on the bottle in November, 1915. The bottle was chosen over other entries at the bottler’s convention in 1916 and was on the market the same year. By 1920, Dean’s contoured bottle became the standard for the Coca-Cola Company. Today, the contour Coca-Cola bottle is one of the most recognized packages on the planet..."even in the dark!"[40]
As a reward for his efforts, Dean was offered a choice between a $500 bonus or a lifetime job at the Root Glass Company. He chose the lifetime job and kept it until the Owens-Illinois Glass Company bought out the Root Glass Company in the mid 1930s. Dean went on to work in other Midwestern glass factories.
Although endorsed by some, this version of events is not considered authoritative by many who cite its implausibility as difficult to believe. One alternative depiction has Raymond Loewy as the inventor of the unique design, but although Loewy did serve as a designer of Coke cans and bottles in later years, he was in the French Army in the year the bottle was invented and did not migrate to the United States until 1919. Others have attributed inspiration for the design not to the cacao pod, but to a Victorian hooped dress.[41]
In 1997, Coca-Cola also introduced a "contour can", similar in shape to their famous bottle, on a few test markets, including Terre Haute, Indiana.[42] This new can was however never widely released.
A new slim and tall can has begun to appear in Australia as of December 20, 2006, which costs an average of $2AUD. The cans have a distinct resemblance to energy drinks that are popular with the teenage demographic. It is unknown if this design is of limited edition or may soon replace the current 355 ml cans that have been used in the past (the new slim cans are 300 ml, making the volume to cost ratio even smaller).
In January 2007, Coca-Cola Canada changed "Coca-Cola Classic" labelling, removing the "Classic" designation, leaving only "Coca-Cola". Coca-Cola stated this is merely a name change and the product remains the same. The cans still bear the "Classic" logo in the United States.

Coca-Cola in the new aluminum bottle.
Coca-Cola is a registered trademark in most countries around the world and should always be written with the hyphen and not as "Coca Cola". The US trademark was registered in the United States Patent Office on 31 January 1893. In the UK Coca-Cola was registered with the UK Patent Office on 11 July 1922, under registration number 427817.
In 2007, Coca-Cola introduced an aluminum can that is designed to look like the original glass bottles that Coca-Cola was first distributed in .
In 2007, the Coca-Cola logo on cans and bottles has changed, retaining the red color and familiar typeface but taking branding back in time by removing much of the clutter on the can, leaving only the logo and a plain white swirl-- the "dynamic ribbon".
In 2008, the Coca-Cola plastic bottles for all Coke varieties was changed with a new plastic screw cap and contoured bottle shape designed to evoke the old glass bottles.

Local competitors
Pepsi is often second to Coke in terms of sales, but outsells Coca-Cola in some localities. Around the world, some local brands do compete with Coke. In South and Central America, Kola Real, known as Big Cola in Mexico, is a fast growing competitor to Coca-Cola.[43] On the French island of Corsica, Corsica Cola, made by brewers of the local Pietra beer, is a growing competitor to Coca-Cola. In the French region of Bretagne, Breizh Cola is available. In Peru, Inca Kola outsells Coca-Cola. However, The Coca-Cola Company purchased the brand in 1999. In Sweden, Julmust outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.[44] In Scotland, the locally-produced Irn-Bru was more popular than Coca-Cola until 2005, when Coca-Cola and Diet Coke began to outpace its sales.[45] In India, Coca-Cola ranked third behind the leader, Pepsi-Cola, and local drink Thums Up. However, The Coca-Cola Company purchased Thums Up in 1993.[46] As of 2004, Coca-Cola held a 60.9% market-share in India.[47] Tropicola, a domestic drink, is served in Cuba instead of Coca-Cola, in which there exists a United States embargo. Mecca Cola and Qibla Cola, in the Middle East, is a competitor to Coca-Cola. In Turkey, Cola Turka is a major competitor to Coca-Cola. In Iran and also many countries of Middle East, Zam Zam Cola and Parsi Cola are major competitors to Coca-Cola. In some parts of China, Future cola or 非常可乐 can be bought. In Slovenia, the locally-produced Cockta is a major competitor to Coca-Cola, as is the inexpensive Mercator Cola, which is sold only in the country's biggest supermarket chain, Mercator. In Madagascar, Classiko Cola, made by Tiko Group, the largest manufacturing company in the country, is a serious competitor to Coca-Cola in many regions. On the Portuguese island of Madeira, Laranjada is the top selling soft drink. In the UK Coca-Cola stated that Pepsi was not its main rival, but rather Robinsons drinks.[citation needed]

Advertising

An 1890s advertisement showing model Hilda Clark in formal 19th century attire. The ad is entitled Drink Coca-Cola 5¢.
Coca-Cola's advertising has had a significant impact on American culture, and is frequently credited with the "invention" of the modern image of Santa Claus as an old man in red-and-white garments; however, while the company did in fact start promoting this image in the 1930s in its winter advertising campaigns, it was already common before that.[48] In fact, Coca-Cola was not even the first soft drink company to utilize the modern image Santa Claus in its advertising – White Rock Beverages used Santa in advertisements for its ginger ale in 1923 after first using him to sell mineral water in 1915.[49][50]
Before Santa Claus, however, Coca-Cola relied on images of smartly-dressed young women to sell its beverages. Coca-Cola's first such advertisement appeared in 1895 and featured a young Bostonian actress named Hilda Clark as its spokesperson.
In the 1970s, a song from a Coca-Cola commercial called "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", produced by Billy Davis, became a popular hit single.
Coca-Cola has a policy of avoiding using children younger than the age of 12 in any of its advertising. This decision was made as a result of a lawsuit from the beginning of the 20th century that alleged that Coke's caffeine content was dangerous to children. However, in recent times, this has not stopped the company from targeting young consumers.[citation needed]
Coke's advertising is rather pervasive, as one of Woodruff's stated goals was to ensure that everyone on Earth drank Coca-Cola as their preferred beverage. This is especially true in southern areas of the United States, such as Atlanta, where Coke was born.
Some of the memorable Coca-Cola television commercials between 1960 through 1986, were written and produced by former Atlanta radio veteran Don Naylor (WGST 1936-1950, WAGA 1951-1959) during his career as a producer for the McCann Erickson advertising agency. Many of these early television commercials for Coca-Cola featured movie stars, sports heroes, and popular singers of the day.
During the 1980s, Pepsi-Cola ran a series of television advertisements showing people participating in taste tests essentially demonstrating that: "Fifty percent of the participants who said they preferred Coke actually chose the Pepsi". Statisticians were quick to point out the problematic nature of a 50/50 result; that most likely all this really showed was that in blind tests, most people simply cannot tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke. Coca-Cola ran ads to combat Pepsi's ads in an incident sometimes referred to as the cola wars; one of Coke's ads compared the so-called Pepsi challenge to two chimpanzees deciding which tennis ball was furrier. Thereafter, Coca-Cola regained its leadership in the market.
Selena was a spokesperson for Coca-Cola from 1989 till the time of her death. She filmed three commercials for the company. In 1994 to commemorate her 5 years with the company, Coca-Cola issued special Selena coke bottles.[51]
In an attempt to broaden its portfolio, Coca-Cola purchased Columbia Pictures in 1982. Columbia provided subtle publicity through Coke product placements in many of its films while under Coke's ownership. However, after a few early successes, Columbia began to under-perform, and was dropped by the company in 1989.
Coca-Cola has gone through a number of different advertising slogans in its long history, including "The pause that refreshes", "I'd like to buy the world a Coke", and "Coke is it" (see Coca-Cola slogans).
In 2006, Coca-Cola introduced My Coke Rewards, a customer loyalty campaign where consumers earn virtual "points" by entering codes from special marked packages of Coca-Cola products into a website. These points can in turn be redeemed for various prizes or sweepstakes entries.[52]

Sponsorship of sporting events
Coca-Cola was the first-ever sponsor of the Olympic games, at the 1928 games in Amsterdam and has been an Olympics sponsor ever since.[53] This corporate sponsorship included the 1996 Summer Olympics hosted in Atlanta, which allowed Coca-Cola to spotlight its hometown. Since 1978 Coca-Cola has sponsored each FIFA World Cup and other competitions organised by FIFA. In fact, one of the FIFA tournament trophy: FIFA World Youth Championship from Tunisia in 1977 to Malaysia in 1997 was called "FIFA - Coca Cola Cup".[54] In addition, Coca-Cola sponsors the annual Coca-Cola 600 and Coke Zero 400 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina and Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Coca-Cola has a long history of sports marketing relationships, which over the years have included Major League Baseball, the National Football League, National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, as well as with many teams within those leagues. Coca-Cola is the official soft drink of many collegiate football teams throughout the nation.
In India Coca Cola was the one of the official Sponsors of the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
In England, Coca-Cola is the main sponsor of The Football League, a name given to the three professional divisions below the Premier League in football (soccer). It is also responsible for the renaming of these divisions- until the advent of Coca-Cola sponsorship, they were referred to as Divisions One, Two and Three. Since 2004, the divisions have been known as The Championship (equiv. of Division 1), League One (equiv. of Div. 2) and League 2 (equiv. of Division 3). This renaming has caused unrest amongst some fans who see it as farcical that the third tier of English Football is now called "League One." In 2005 Coca-cola launched a competition for the 72 clubs of the football league - it was called "Win a Player". This allowed fans to place 1 vote per day for their beloved club, with 1 entry being chose at random earning £250,000 for the club. This was repeated in 2006. The "Win A Player" competition was very controversial, as at the end of the 2 competitions, Leeds United AFC had the most votes by more than double, yet they did not win any money to spend on a new player for the club. In 2007 the competition changed to "Buy a Player". This competition allowed fans to buy a bottle of Coca-Cola Zero or Coca-Cola and submit the code on the wrapper on the Coca-Cola website {www.coca-colafootball.co.uk}. This code could then earn anything from 50p to £100,000 for a club of their choice. This competition was favoured over the old "Win A Player" competition as it allowed all clubs to win some money, instead of all the money going to one winning club.

In mass media
Coca-Cola has been prominently featured in countless films and television programs. It was a major plot element in films such as One, Two, Three, The Coca-Cola Kid, and The Gods Must Be Crazy. It provides a setting for comical corporate shenanigans in the novel Syrup by Maxx Barry.

Criticisms

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Main article: Criticism of Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company has been criticized for its business practices as well as the alleged adverse health effects of its flagship product. A common criticism of Coke based on its allegedly toxic acidity levels has been found to be baseless by researchers; lawsuits based on these criticisms have been dismissed by several American courts for this reason.
Since there are indications that "soda and sweetened drinks are the main source of calories in [the] American diet,"[55] most nutritionists advise that Coca-Cola and other soft drinks can be harmful if consumed excessively, particularly to young children whose soft drink consumption competes with, rather than complements, a balanced diet. Studies have shown that regular soft drink users have a lower intake of calcium, magnesium, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, and vitamin A.[56] The drink has also aroused criticism for its use of caffeine, due to the possibility of physical dependence.[57] A link has been shown between long-term regular cola intake, of which Coca-Cola is the most consumed brand worldwide, and osteoporosis in older women (but not men). [58] This was thought to be due to the presence of phosphoric acid, and the risk was found to be same for caffeinated and noncaffeinated colas, as well as the same for diet and sugared colas.
Although numerous court cases have been filed against The Coca-Cola Company since the 1920s, alleging that the acidity of the drink is dangerous, no evidence corroborating this claim has been found. Under normal conditions, scientific evidence indicates Coca-Cola's acidity causes no immediate harm.[59]
There is also some concern regarding the usage of high fructose corn syrup in the production of Coca-Cola. Since 1985 in the U.S., Coke has been made with high fructose corn syrup, instead of sugar glucose or fructose, to reduce costs. This has come under criticism because of concerns that the corn used to produce corn syrup may come from genetically altered plants.[60] Some nutritionists also caution against consumption of high fructose corn syrup because of possible links to obesity and type-2 diabetes.[61]
In India, there exists a major controversy concerning pesticides and other harmful chemicals in bottled products including Coca-Cola. In 2003, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, said aerated waters produced by soft drinks manufacturers in India, including multinational giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, contained toxins including lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos — pesticides that can contribute to cancer and a breakdown of the immune system. Tested products included Coke, Pepsi, and several other soft drinks, many produced by The Coca-Cola Company. CSE found that the Indian produced Pepsi's soft drink products had 36 times the level of pesticide residues permitted under European Union regulations; Coca-Cola's soft drink was found to have 30 times the permitted amount. CSE said it had tested the same products sold in the US and found no such residues.[62] After the pesticide allegations were made in 2003, Coca-Cola sales declined by 15%. In 2004, an Indian parliamentary committee backed up CSE's findings, and a government-appointed committee was tasked with developing the world's first pesticide standards for soft drinks. The Coca-Cola Company has responded that its plants filter water to remove potential contaminants and that its products are tested for pesticides and must meet minimum health standards before they are distributed.[63] In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Coca-Cola, along with other soft drinks, was initially banned, before the High Court in Kerala overturned the ban ruling that only the federal government can ban food products. Coca-Cola has also been accused of excessive water usage in India.[64]

Alternative propulsion and Global Warming Policy
Main article: Climate Change
As gas prices zoom closer to $4 a gallon in 2008, Coca-Cola Co. and its two largest U.S. bottlers are shifting their fleets to hybrid electric vehicles. [65]

Coca-Cola as a political and corporate symbol

Coca-Cola advertising in the High Atlas mountains (Morocco).
The Coca-Cola drink has a high degree of identification with the United States itself, being considered by some an "American Brand" or to a small extent as an item representing America. The identification with the spread of American culture has led to the pun "Coca-Colanization".[66] The drink is also often a metonym for the Coca-Cola Company.
There are some consumer boycotts of Coca-Cola in Arab countries due to Coke's early investment in Israel during the Arab League boycott of Israel (this contrasts sharply to Pepsi which stayed out of Israel).[67] Mecca Cola and Pepsi have been successful in the Middle East as an alternative.
The art group monochrom as part of their 2005 "Experience The Experience" tour created a "Brick Of Coke". To do this, they put several gallons of Coca-Cola into a pot and boiled it down until the residue left behind could be molded into a brick.[68]

See also
The World of Coca-Cola
OpenCola
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
List of Coca-Cola brands
Fanta was created by the corporation in Nazi germany in 1940 where the Coca-Cola ingredients were unavailable
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC)

Coca-Cola variations
Coca-Cola
New Coke (renamed Coke II)
Diet Coke (also known as Coca-Cola Light)
Diet Coke Plus
Coca-Cola C2
Coca-Cola Zero
Coca-Cola Cherry Zero
Coca-Cola Cherry
Diet Coke Cherry
Coca-Cola with Lemon
Diet Coke with Lemon
Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero
Coca-Cola Vanilla
Diet Coca-Cola Vanilla
Coca-Cola with Lime
Diet Coke with Lime
Coca-Cola Raspberry
Diet Coke Raspberry
Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla
Diet Coke Cherry Vanilla
Coca-Cola Blāk
Diet Coca-Cola with Citrus (Lemon and Lime)
Coca-Cola with Orange (Out June 2007 in the UK)[69]
TaB (original Diet Coke, still available in some countries)
Passover Coca-Cola - a Kosher for Passover Coke made with pure cane sugar instead of corn syrup.[70]

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^ http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/yourhealth/what_our_labels_tell_you/
^ Kola Nut
^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WxmBmvhsoZ8C&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363&dq=caffeine+coca+cola&source=web&ots=W6fAOUX04Z&sig=qz-hOHFVuOBx94EcFpvPF6x_sAc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result
^ Gene A. Spiller, "Caffeine" CRC Press, 1997, pg.234 and 363
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^ "Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cokelore (Have a Cloak and a Smile)". Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
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^ "What Is the Difference Between Coca-Cola Enterprises and the Coca-Cola Company". Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
^ "Coca Cola Company - Red Spencerian Script". Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
^ a b "History of Coca-Cola Bottles", Soda Museum.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
^ "1916 … Birth of the Contour Bottle", The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
^ Snopes urban legend of the Coca-Cola bottle shape.
^ "Coke Debuts Contour Can".
^ Mireles, Ricardo. "In Mexico, Big Cola is the real thing", Logistics Today. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
^ "About Kristall Beverage". Retrieved June 14, 2006.
^ Murden, Terry (January 30, 2005). Coke adds life to health drinks sector. Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved February 14, 2006.
^ Kripalani, Manjeet and Mark L. Clifford (February 10, 2003) "Finally, Coke Gets It Right in India". BusinessWeek. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
^ "Fizzical Facts: Coke claims 60% mkt share in India", Times News Network, August 5, 2005
^ Barbara Mikkelson and David P. Mikkelson, "The Claus That Refreshes," snopes.com, February 27, 2001 (accessed June 10, 2005).
^ The White Rock Collectors Association, "Did White Rock or The Coca-Cola® Company create the modern Santa Claus Advertisement?," whiterocking.org, 2001 (accessed January 19, 2007).
^ White Rock Beverages, "Coca-Cola's Santa Claus: Not The Real Thing!," BevNET.com, December 18, 2006 (accessed January 19, 2007).
^ Orozco, Cynthia E. Quintanilla Perez, Selena. The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved on June 5, 2006
^ My Coke Rewards (Official Site)
^ "International Olympic Committee - Organisation - Facts and Figures". Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
^ "Marketing & TV > FIFA Partners > Coca Cola". Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
^ www.sciencedaily.com
^ Jacobson, Michael F. (2005). "Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming Americans' Health". Retrieved June 10, 2005.
^ Center for Science in the Public Interest (1997). "Label Caffeine Content of Foods, Scientists Tell FDA." Retrieved June 10, 2005.
^ Tucker KL, Morita K, Qiao N, Hannan MT, Cupples LA, and Kiel DP (October 2006). "Colas, but not other carbonated beverages, are associated with low bone mineral density in older women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study" (PDF). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 84: 336–342. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
^ Mikkelson, Barbara & Mikkelson, David P. (2004). "Acid Slip". Retrieved June 10, 2005.
^ Forristal, Linda Joyce (2003). "The Murky World of High Fructose Corn Syrup". Retrieved May 16, 2006.
^ "Single food ingredient the cause of obesity ? New study has industry up in arms". (April 26, 2004). FoodNavigator.com. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
^ PTF (2003). "Pepsi, Coke contain pesticides: CSE". Retrieved June 12, 2006.
^ Coca-Cola website (2006). "The Coca-Cola Company addresses allegations made about our business in India". Retrieved June 12, 2006.
^ Coca-Cola and Water - An Unsustainable Relationship
^ "Hybrid Electric Vehicles".
^ "Word Spy - Coca-Colanization". Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
^ "Boycott Israel Campaign page on Coca-Cola". Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
^ "Experience The Experience Of A Brick Of Coke". Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
^ "Coca-Cola Orange set to brighten up the summer". Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
^ Kleeman, Jenny (2007-03-19). "Sugar rush - the craze for kosher Coke". The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.. The ingredients label will still read "high fructose corn syrup or sucrose" Passover Coke is identifiable because it is bottled with a yellow cap.

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2008-07-11T04:12:00.000-07:00

Use the computer as your buddy-as the user take care of your computer as your friends.
Use the computer as your reference- we can search for our thesis or other basis that we need the help of our computer.
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Question # 4

2008-07-03T04:21:00.000-07:00

As we make use of Information Systems in a company's operation, we get to notice the good effects of this computer-based information, and so, we also wonder, if certain manual operations can also be computerized for a much convenient procedure both for employees and the client.Thus, if you are currently working, can you cite one manual working procedure that you wish to propose a computerized information system. Further, describe how this system should function and how can this help the employees and the customers.If you are just a student of RMMC and not currently working, cite a manual procedure here in our school which you prefer to computerize. Describe how this system should function and how can this help the employees and the students of RMMC. I want to have X-RAY machine {like in the airport or in the port} in the entrance of our school to detect or to check the baggage if their is a bomb or whatever that damage or to destroy our campus.

Question # 3

2008-06-23T04:42:00.000-07:00

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Question #2

2008-06-23T03:55:00.002-07:00

HOW CAN THE MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES MAKE USE OF INFORMATION AS A STRATEGIC /COMPETITIVE ADVNTAGE OVER OTHER COMPETITORS?

INFORMATION OPENS A WIDE VARIETY OF LEARNING, IT COULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO THE MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES TO COUNTER ACT THE STRATIGIES OF THIER COMPETITORS AND ENHANCE THEIR OWN STRATEGY.

Question #2

2008-06-23T03:55:00.001-07:00

2008-06-17T05:01:00.000-07:00

Management Information System (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.[1] Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems.[1]

ACTIVITY # 1

2008-06-12T04:57:00.000-07:00

activity #1 1 maam, thank you for teaching us "WHAT IS MIS IS ALL ABOUT?"