The Ibm Pc In Your Corporation

Focusing on the most widely used micro in business, the book takes a hard look at the areas where personal computers ought to be doing more - management information systems, finance, and data processing. It offers practical ideas and guidelines for tackling the tough problems in computer training - especially for non-computer people, integrating the personal computer with a corporation's mainframe data processing system and establishing local area networks and telecommunications links. Walden's discussion of applications software clearly explains what productivity software can really do for managers and how they can tailor software to meet an organization's objectives.

A history of one of the most influential American companies of the last century. For decades, IBM shaped the way the world did business. IBM products were in every large organization, and IBM corporate culture established a management style that was imitated by companies around the globe. It was “Big Blue, ” an icon. And yet over the years, IBM has gone through both failure and success, surviving flatlining revenue and forced reinvention. The company almost went out of business in the early 1990s, then came back strong with new business strategies and an emphasis on artificial intelligence. In this authoritative, monumental history, James Cortada tells the story of one of the most influential American companies of the last century. Cortada, a historian who worked at IBM for many years, describes IBM's technology breakthroughs, including the development of the punch card (used for automatic tabulation in the 1890 census), the calculation and printing of the first Social Security checks in the 1930s, the introduction of the PC to a mass audience in the 1980s, and the company's shift in focus from hardware to software. He discusses IBM's business culture and its orientation toward employees and customers; its global expansion; regulatory and legal issues, including antitrust litigation; and the track records of its CEOs. The secret to IBM's unequalled longevity in the information technology market, Cortada shows, is its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances and technologies.

A reporter who spent seven years covering IBM for the Wall Street Journal tells the inside story of the giant corporation's fall from grace. This edition includes an afterword updating IBM's fortunes after Louis Gerstner's first year as the company's CEO.

Provides Instructions for Novice Users of IBM Business Software Programs. Covers Word Processing, Accounting, Worksheets & More

This Guide Helps You Maintain Your IBM Computer with Minimal Time & Effort. Discover the Most Common Causes of Foul-Ups: Dirt, Excess Heat, Powerline Disturbances, Stray Magnetic Fields & Loose Connections. Also Includes Troubleshooting Advice.

The challenges faced by IBM's research and development laboratories, the technological paths they chose, and how these choices affected the company and the computer industry.