Includes bibliographical references (p. 540-546) and index.

Contents: The Information age in which you live: changing the face of business -- Major business initiatives: gaining competitive advantage with IT -- Databases and data warehouses: building business intelligence -- Decision support and artificial intelligence: brainpower for your business -- Electronic commerce: strategies for the new economy -- Systems development: phases, tools and techniques -- Enterprise infrastructure and integration: building the dynamic enterprise -- Protecting people and information: threats and safeguards -- Emerging trends and technologies: business, people and technology tomorrow.