Information System & Effect on Globalization

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Information Systems and Effect on Globalization Information systems have radically changed the world we live in. Information systems are the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data. With the implementation of these systems, companies began to reorganize and understand the information and IT and business relationship. Once familiarity began to set in, productivity increased exponentially, and IT became the driving factor in the process of globalization. With the release of the Netscape Web Browser on August 9, 1995, the doors were opened for what could be done with information systems. Towards the end of the Globalization 2.0 period in the early-to-mid 1990’s vast improvements were made to computing software, hardware, and telecommunications making access to information very easy and accessible. With these improvements, all areas of the economy enjoyed advances in both efficiency and productivity. The implementation of IT meant ideas, resources, and products could easily be facilitated through the communication network between individuals and nations alike, regardless of geographic location. Because of these vast improvements over previous technologies and systems, communication channels were now effective and efficient in terms of information exchange and collaboration, which is the driving force behind globalization. Every day we see products and services that have been enhanced by information systems. The implementation and use of information systems has been rapid and sustained. It was only 25 years ago that personal desktop computers were only available to people who were technologically advanced, and also were financially well-off to afford such a complex machine. The majority of people used typewriters to produce documents, which offered virtually
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