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History of Information Systems

By alexfosse

  • Mainframe Computers used

    Mainframe Computers used
    Computers 1970sDuring the 1970's mainframe computers began being used. Computers and data systems became centralized with business functions such as payroll, billing, and inventory.

  • Automating existing processes

    Automating existing processes
    1980's computersIn the 1980's PCs and LANs were installed with departments suetting up their own computer systems. Word processors and spreadsheets made departments less dependent on their IT departments.

  • Wide Area Networks

    Wide Area Networks
    Intro to WANsThese became corporate standards, upper management wanted system and data integration with no more stand alone systems.

  • Beginning of the Internet

    Beginning of the Internet
    Restricitons removed to enable Internet to have commercial traffic.

  • Web Based Email

    Web Based Email
    Modern web email became offered making communication much easier from a business standpoint.

  • WAN expand via the Internet

    WAN expand via the Internet
    Rise of global enterprisesWide area networks expand via the Internet to include global enterprises and business partners. Distribution and supply chain looks for data sharing across systems. The main focus of the 2000's is efficiency, speed in inventory, manufacturing, and distributing.