Name of assignment:  business technology decisions


DO the following:  

There are two parts to this exercise: PREPARATION and DISCUSSION.

PREPARATION—READ each of the articles. ANSWER the questions.  Remember, not all the answers are in the linked readings. You may have to search on your own.

TOPIC #1 (COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES): 
— Go to http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html and read the following sections:

Wireless Networking
Licensing & Ownership
What Alternatives are There?

While many of these problems affect you personally, think about the questions and answer them as if you managed your own business because you will have to make these decisions in your career. So, for a business or company...

1.  What are the advantages of wireless? ...disadvantages? 
2.  If you run a home business, do you have any worries using wireless?
3.  What worries or potential problems are there if you use Microsoft products in your business?
4.  Summarize the three alternatives to Microsoft that you think are the best. Why are they the best?
5.  Summarize the three alternatives to Microsoft that you think are the worst.
Why are they the worst?
6.  Identify two other business technologies (besides software) that pose problems you need to consider. What are the problems?