As a revolution, it is the sum of many revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication that combines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of the printing press, and the interactive power of the computer. ... But it was only this year that America's two biggest cable-TV owners, TCI and Time Warner , said they would spend $2 billion and $5 billion respectively to deploy both technologies in their systems, which together serve a third of America's 60m cable homes. ... Just around the corner looms the promise of interactive television, which threatens to...

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This is advantageous to the direct model by allowing easier communication for support, service, and production. (1) Technological Threats: • Software piracy - Chinese software companies sell knockoff PC's with bootlegged software for cheaper prices (3) • Many people do not need faster computers right now because most software already works pretty well on the current hardware. (2) EXPAND IN FULL PAPER Regulatory/Political Opportunities: • Chinese government wants to promote national industries like Information Technology (3) LOOK AT SOURCE • In the l...

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However, only in the last 40 years has the computer changed American management to it's greatest extent. ... The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. ... The first wave of modern programmed electronic computers to take advantage of these improvements appeared in 1947. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... During this time the major computer manufacturers beg...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, only in the last 40 years has the computer changed American management to it's greatest extent. ... The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. ... The first wave of modern programmed electronic computers to take advantage of these improvements appeared in 1947. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... During this t...

• Word Count: 2510
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, only in the last 40 years has the computer changed American management to it's greatest extent. ... The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. ... The first wave of modern programmed electronic computers to take advantage of these improvements appeared in 1947. ... Together they had formed the Mauchley-Eckert Computer Corporation, America's first computer company in the 1940s. ... During this time the major computer manufacturers beg...

• Word Count: 2566
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate