Network security appears (at least to the author), in some respects, to have come full circle. Many of today’s so-called innovations in network security can in fact, at least in part, be traced back to having originally been implemented in one form or another in the decades-old Orange Book standards. Th e author, having worked with a firewall vendor that in the early 1990s had developed the f…
Eighty percent or more of major marine accidents are caused or influenced by humans and organizations. Research has identified characteristics of high reliability organizations (HRO), organizations which have had few accidents while involved in operations where failure would result in severe consequences. These characteristics have important effects on the safety of marine systems. Assessing …
Welcome to Information Systems for Business and Beyond. In this book, you will be introduced to the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world.
Few phenomena characterize our time more uniquely and powerfully than the rapid rise and influence of information technologies. These technologies have unleashed a tsunami of data that rolls over and flattens us in its wake. Taming this beast has become a primary goal of the information industry. One tool that has emerged from this effort…
Information is more abundant today than ever before. With smart‐ phones, activity monitors, smart watches, tablets, and new Internet- enabled appliances of every kind, we also have many more ways of interacting with it than before. This abundance and pervasiveness makes our lives better in many ways, but it also introduces new chal‐ lenges. With so much information available in so many plac…
Strategy needn’t be mysterious. Conceptually, it is simple and straightforward. It requires clear and hard thinking, real creativity, courage, and personal leadership. —A.G. Lafley, CEO, Procter & Gamble When you think about going sailing off the coast of a faraway land, you probably don’t imagine yourself fighting for your life in a sudden, horrible storm. But that’s what happened to…
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…
The British Isles lie northwest of the Continent of Europe. They are separated from it by the Channel and the North Sea, at the narrowest only twenty miles wide, and at the broadest not more than three hundred. The greatest length of England from north to south is three hundred and sixty-five miles, and its greatest breadth some two hundred and eighty miles. Its area, with Wales, is 58,320 squ…
The Red Book is a unique source of information on immunizations and infectious diseases for practitioners. The practice of pediatric infectious diseases is changing rapidly. With the limited time available to the practitioner, the ability to quickly obtain up-to-date information about new vaccines and vaccine recommendations, emerging infectious diseases, new diagnostic modalities, and trea…
This guide book is intended to give owners of small dams (those under 15 metres in height) a basic understanding of the dam owners responsibilities with regard to the inspection, operation, maintenance, and reporting procedures for their dams. Large dams (those over 15 metres in height) may require additional operation, maintenance, surveillance (inspection), and reporting procedures that are …
Computers have been a theme of intense discussion within the mathematics education community for more than two decades. If the notion of computers is extended to include other devices, such as calculators, it can be said that the debate has been going on for over thirty years. This being the case, a reasonable question might be: Why write about computers? This book represents an attempt to resp…
The answer to this question does not depend necessarily upon the reply to that other question, whether women ought to be permitted to exercise the right or privilege of suffrage as do men. The Legislatures of the several States must decide this in ratifying or rejecting the proposed amendment. Upon solemn occasions concerning grave public affairs, and when large numbers of the citizens of the…
PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason. As a long and violent abuse of power, is genera…
Health IT can improve patient safety in some areas such as medication safety; however, there are significant gaps in the literature regarding how health IT impacts patient safety overall Safer implementation and use begins with viewing health IT as part of a larger sociotechnical system All stakeholders need to work together to improve patient safety