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Information Technology (IT) is conquering the world. It affects our jobs, our lives as private citizens, and society. Its impact is greater than other technologies, such as railways, personal cars, and the telephone. However, while most can understand the potential and constraints of these technologies, IT is often experienced as a “black box,” producing its effects without giving a clue as to how they are achieved. The aim of How Information Technology Is Conquering the World is to open this box and to offer a basic knowledge of the technology and how it works. We will then understand why IT can put toll both operators, metro train engineers, and stockbrokers out of a job, but at the same time have limited impact on bus drivers, nurses, and teachers. How Information Technology Is Conquering the World focuses on the interface between the technologies and the real world in order to explore not only where these technologies have their advantages but also where their limitations become apparent. The difficulty of introducing a new technology is emphasized with the practical goal of enabling readers to use technology to full advantage. This book is useful for those involved in, affected by, or interested in the technology; for students taking an introductory course in computing; and for managers and others who are interested in seeing how this rapidly evolving technology will affect their lives, jobs, and businesses now and in the future.

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This revised edition of Formalizing Internet, Web and eBusiness Applications for the Real World (2005) is extended and updated with more than 300 new pages, including sections on usability, system development, cloud computing, and the digital world, along with new chapters and subchapters. Organized into nine parts, the book addresses the fundamentals and constraints of the Internet, applications, cloud computing, and large data repositories. Because the book is intended as a textbook, each chapter includes cases for study and discussion. A heavy book, it is recommended as a textbook for college-level courses or for serious researchers in the field of information technology in the workplace, private life, and society. Booklist

This revised edition of Formalizing Internet, Web and eBusiness Applications for the Real World (2005) is extended and updated with more than 300 new pages, including sections on usability, system development, cloud computing, and the digital world, along with new chapters and subchapters. Organized into nine parts, the book addresses the fundamentals and constraints of the Internet, applications, cloud computing, and large data repositories. Because the book is intended as a textbook, each chapter includes cases for study and discussion. A heavy book, it is recommended as a textbook for college-level courses or for serious researchers in the field of information technology in the workplace, private life, and society. Booklist Few people are untouched by technology, a reality that serves as the book's foundation. Olsen (Molde Univ. College; and Bergen Univ. College, both Norway) begins with basic information on information technology (IT) to create an awareness of how IT impacts society and proceeds into more specific topics, such as constraints and usability, development and applications, the Internet, cloud computing, and the digital society. The goal is to help readers consider new technological possibilities in light of real-life situations and better predict a technology's success. The book expands and updates Olsen's The Internet, the Web, and eBusiness (CH, Oct'05, 43-0991). An accompanying website with exercises is slated for completion by mid-2013. The writing style makes the text easily understandable to laypersons; case studies and examples also aid reader comprehension. Summing Up: Recommended. CHOICE

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Kai A. Olsen is professor of Informatics (Computing Science) both at Molde College and University of Bergen, Norway. He is an adjunct professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. He has been a pioneer in developing software systems for PCs, information systems for primary health care, and systems for visualization. Olsen is the author of The Internet, The Web, and eBusiness: Formalizing Applications for the Real World (Scarecrow Press, 2005).

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