Internets, Networks and Publishing Information

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Internets, Networks and Publishing Information
Wayne McDilda Information Technology
Partners wayne_at_itechpartners.com
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Overview

• Networks
• Internet
• Publishing
• Case Study - Electronic Catalog

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Background

• 20 years in IT
• First Webmaster for texas.gov

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Networks

• Three Phases of Technology
• Joke/Threat/Obvious
• Evolution
• Electronic Mail, BBS
• Disturbance in the Force

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Internet

• Connections
• Applications
• Email
• FTP, gopher, Web
• Users
• Education
• Government

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Convergence of Disciplines
Content
Data Warehousing
Search Engines
High Volume Transaction Service Integration
Networking Protocols
Connectivity
Technology and Service Planning
Telecommunication Protocols
Server Administration
Network Operations Management
Integration Testing
Provisioning
Security
LAN/WAN
Remote Access
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Publishing

• Information already at Hand
• Where is it? Operators, PIO
• Control vs. Service
• Timeline
• org charts
• products by division (canon.com)
• grandma testing

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More Publishing

• Records Management
• (last years info)
• Reorg!
• JIT (Just In Time)
• Active Content
• Mass Customization
• Operational Hooks
• Content Engine

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Publishing

• Owners emotionally involved
• need experts (medical sites)
• Paranoid
• Backups Disclosure
• Difference between
• Content
• Design
• Marketing

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Case Study

• Solution BDITS
• Problem Drowning in Paper
• Information Source - Computer Vendors
• Approaches
• 25 Million / 5 years / centralized
• gt20,000 / 2 months / distributed

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Case Study

• Information Systems Transcend Divisional
  Boundaries
• Montgomery Wards
• State of Texas

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Wayne McDilda

• Http//www.itechpartners.com
• wayne_at_itechpartners.com