Adapted slides for APU students taking the module 'Managing Information Systems in Organisations'.

1. NETWORK
COMPUTING
MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Prepared by: Jan Wong Download at: www.slideshare.net/janwong

2. WHAT DOES IT
HELP ACHIEVE?
THE INTERNET
“To discover, communicate and collaborate.”

3. WEB BASED
APPLICATIONS
CATEGORIES3
“To discover, communicate and collaborate.”

4. DISCOVERY
TOOLS THAT ENABLES USERS ACCESS CONTENT
“Users can now access content globally through
browsing and searching data sources on the web.”

5. DISCOVERY
TOOLS THAT ENABLES USERS TO ACCESS CONTENT
“Users can now access content globally through
browsing and searching data sources on the web.”
INTERNET
SOFTWARE AGENTSOTHER
DISCOVERY AIDS
TOOLBARSTRANSLATION
TOOLS
PORTALS

6. INTERNET
SOFTWARE AGENTS
RETRIEVES 3rd PARTY INFORMATION
“Carries out a set of routine computer tasks on
behalf of the user and in so doing employ some sort
of knowledge of the user’s goals.”

7. INTERNET
SOFTWARE AGENTS
RETRIEVES 3rd PARTY INFORMATION
“Carries out a set of routine computer tasks on
behalf of the user and in so doing employ some sort
of knowledge of the user’s goals.”

8. DISCOVERY AIDS
RETRIEVES FIRST HAND INFORMATION
“Contains a wealth of information that can be
displayed to users.”

9. DISCOVERY AIDS
RETRIEVES FIRST HAND INFORMATION
“Contains a wealth of information that can be
displayed to users.”

10. TOOLBARS / PLUGINS
SMALL APPS TO ENHANCE BROWSER’S FUNCTIONS
“Extends the usability of web browsers by providing
additional features from search, chat, social sharing,
RSS feeds and more.”

11. TOOLBARS / PLUGINS
SMALL APPS TO ENHANCE BROWSER’S FUNCTIONS
“Extends the usability of web browsers by providing
additional features from search, chat, social sharing,
RSS feeds and more.”

12. TRANSLATION TOOLS
WEB BASED TRANSLATORS
“Has ability to automatically translate text from one
language to another, removing language barrier for
easier discovery.”

13. TRANSLATION TOOLS
WEB BASED TRANSLATORS
“Has ability to automatically translate text from one
language to another, removing language barrier for
easier discovery.”

14. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”

15. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
1. Commercial / Public Portals
• Offers content for diverse communities
and interests.
• Typically has the biggest user base.
• Yahoo!, MSN.

16. 2. Publishing Portals
• Offers content for specific community
and interests.
• Techweb, Mashable, Tech in Asia,
Vulcan Post, Business Insider, etc.
PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”

17. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
3. Personal Portals
• Offers content filtered for each user or
member.
• Yahoo! Home Page, iGoogle, Bing
Home, etc.

18. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
4. Affinity Portals
• Offers content for hobby groups,
special interests or political parties.
• Photokaki, Honda Civic Club,
Behance.

19. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
5. Mobile Portals
• Offers content accessibly via mobile
phones.
• Evolved from text portals to today’s
responsive websites.

20. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
6. Voice Portals
• Offers content via voice instructions
and / or step-by-step instructions via
the phone.

21. PORTALS
GATEWAY TO PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
“Aggregates content and displays personalised
content to the user.”
7. Corporate Portals
• Provide single-point access to specific
information and applications for a
specific organization.
• Typically to employees, business
partners and customers.
• Also known as enterprise portals.

22. COMMUNICATION
TOOLS THAT ENABLES USERS TO SHARE CONTENT
“The exchange and sharing of information by
sending / receiving messages, documents and files;
in text, voice, graphics and more between users.”
SOCIAL NETWORKS
E-MAILS
MESSENGERS
CHAT ROOMS
FORUMS

23. COLLABORATION
TOOLS THAT ENABLES USERS TO SHARE CONTENT
“Mutual efforts of two or more individuals to perform
activities in order to accomplish certain tasks;
improving productivity and competitiveness”.

24. COLLABORATION
TOOLS THAT ENABLES USERS TO SHARE CONTENT
“Mutual efforts of two or more individuals to perform
activities in order to accomplish certain tasks;
improving productivity and competitiveness”.
VIRTUAL COLLABORATION COLLABORATIVE COMMERCE
Use of technology to enable organisations or
individuals to collaborate.
Use of technology to enable business partners
or alliances to collaborate.

25. COLLABORATION
PROBLEMS & CHALLENGES IN
Privacy, Security, Technical Compatibility &
Understanding, Different Procedures, Lack of Trust,
Language Barriers or Culture Shock.

26. COLLABORATION TOOLS
GROUPWAREWORKFLOW SYSTEMS
Movement of information
through the sequence of
steps that make up an
organisation’s work
procedures or business
process.
The use of software
products on networks to
connect people (even in
the same room) who share
a same goal.

27. COLLABORATION TOOLS
GROUPWAREWORKFLOW SYSTEMS
Movement of information through
the sequence of steps that make
up an organisation’s work
procedures or business process.
The use of software products on
networks to connect people (even
in the same room) who share a
same goal.
Collaborative Workflow
• Project oriented processes.
Production Workflow
• Mission critical, transaction
oriented and high volume
processes.
Administrative Workflow
• A combination of above to
reduce clerical costs.
Teleconferencing
Telecommuting / Teleworking
Real Time Collaboration
• Interactive Whiteboards,
Screen Sharing Software,
Instant Video
Distance Learning / E-Learning

28. Questions, anyone?