This chapter will cover the new features in the Lotus Notes 8.0 and 8.5 release. The first sections will cover the 8.0 client and the latter sections the 8.5 client. In the following sections, we will take a quick look at some of the major new features offered in the Lotus Notes 8 client. These include: User interface enhancements Mail enhancements Calendar enhancements Contacts (formerly known…
This comprehensive overview to information systems management is an enhanced version of an original title regularly updated since its original format more than ten years ago. Its expanded format successfully guides the student reader through a basic introduction to aspects of information technology both within systems and as systems in their own right. Using case-driven analyses in order to exp…
Risk management information systems are designed to overcome the problem of aggregating data across diverse trading units. The design of an information system depends on the risk measurement methodology that a firm chooses. Inherent in the design of both a risk management information system and a risk measurement methodology is a tradeoff between the accuracy of the resulting measures of ri…
StaffworkingpapersintheFinanceandEconomicsDiscussionSeries(FEDS)arepreliminary materialscirculatedtostimulatediscussionandcriticalcomment.Theanalysisandconclusionssetforth are thoseoftheauthorsanddonotindicateconcurrencebyothermembersoftheresearchstafforthe Board ofGovernors.ReferencesinpublicationstotheFinanceandEconomicsDiscussionSeries(otherthan acknowledgement)shouldbeclearedwiththeauth…
If the project does proceed, a scope of work for design is then developed to serve as the basis for advertising and awarding a contract for detailed design. The scope of work for design consists of two major parts—the contractual requirements (i.e., the services to be provided by the contractor firm, such as deliverables, format, submission deadlines) and the project scope of work developed t…
How can marketers make their companies stand out in the increasingly crowded social media landscape? Social media is swarming with brands. More than 93% of U.S. companies with over 100 employees market themselves on social networks. Your company probably has a corporate Twitter handle, a Facebook page and a LinkedIn profile. You may be investing in paid advertising and sponsored content. Tha…
This boole, which has devoured the last two years of our lives, is the product of a friendship and intellectual partnership. It began as an innocuous idea which grew with such strength that it developed into a 'way of seeing'. It has changed the ways in which we think about social theory, and we hope that it will do the same for others. The book is intended to clarify and help overcome what see…
The striking growth of credit derivatives suggests that market participants find them to be useful tools for risk management. I illustrate the value of credit derivatives with three examples. A commercial bank can use credit derivatives to manage the risk of its loan portfolio. An investment bank can use credit derivatives to manage the risks it incurs when underwriting securities. An investor,…