IT5

Review Section 5.3, "Contemporary Hardware Platform Trends," and Section 5.4, "Contemporary Software Platform Trends," in Ch. 5 of Management Information Systems.

Review Section 7.1, "Telecommunications and Networking in Today's Business," in Ch. 7 ofManagement Information Systems.

Identify a current trend in technology for improving global business that is likely to impact a global business within the next 3 years.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400 word evaluation of the value or expected impact on a global business that the identified trend will likely have over the next 3 years. An evaluation usually involves judgments based on standards, generally accepted criteria, or benchmarks.