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Ford, Tracy – Campus Technology, 2012
Many institutions implement a distributed antenna system (DAS) as part of a holistic approach to providing better wireless coverage and capacity on campus. A DAS provides wireless service within a particular area or structure via a network of separate antenna nodes that are connected to a common source through fiber or coaxial cable. Because DAS…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Information Networks, Systems Development, Computer Networks
Daly, Edward William – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Effective leadership is an important factor contributing to the successful implementation and operation of information products and services. The quantitative study examined the thoughts of IT upper management and employees in the private, public, and nonprofits institutions. The study assessed the memberships of the Association of Information…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Delivery Systems, Systems Development, Leadership Effectiveness
Korchinsky, Mike – Information Management & Technology, 1997
Examines the relevance of reengineering for organizational development in a technology-enabled marketplace. Emphasizes the need for shorter timeframes to implement change and discusses reasons for reengineering failure, as well as ways to make executive sponsorship more secure. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Competition, Corporations, Goal Orientation
Conway, James E. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
The Harvard University (Massachusetts) central computing and development offices collaborated to develop a prototype client/server fund-raising system that allows personnel to easily and quickly access and share prospect information. Its successful development is attributed to use of some traditional project management principles and practices.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Computer Networks, Donors
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Champine, George A. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1991
Project Athena is a $100 million, eight-year project to install a large network of high performance computer work stations for education and research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Organizational, legal, and administrative aspects of the project allow two competitors (Digital Equipment Corporation and IBM) to work together…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design