Publisher's Synopsis
Now in its second edition this is a practical guide to selecting the most suitable computer system and helping the user obtain maximum efficiency from it. Completely revised and updated, new chapters cover Europe and the need for pan-European systems, and IT on the desktop, including downsizing and open systems.;In a structured series of guidelines and checklists it aims to cover the full range of business applications: accounting systems, databases, financial modelling (spreadsheets), office systems and operational systems. It aims to be easy to read ad understand, yet sufficiently detailed, with pointers, features, examples and diagrams to help the user to arrive at the right set of decisions. The text is supported by discussions on the benefits and pitfalls of installing computer systems and also the criteria by which to judge software and hardware, and the questions that should be put to suppliers.
