Members:
Karen Castro
Kenneth Cruz
Vincent Goyena
Paul Natividad
Neil Parin
Jove Tercero
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Introduction
Since ancient times, people have sought to find efficient ways of processing, recording and sharing information. Some of the notable examples of such are the papyrus of the Egyptians and the clay tablets of the Babylonians.
As civilization started to grow and progress, the need for faster and better ways of transferring information slowly become important. Villages became city-states; nations became empires and people realized that they must establish a constant stream of information for them to prosper. With the invention of paper and the printing press, life became easier but still not enough to support the growing demand for faster communication.
In today’s society, especially in business, every speck of time we have could be equivalent to a proportional amount of earning or development. And in order to handle successfully the income generating machineries of the modern world, huge sums of information must be collected from everyday operations, processed and stored in a data base, and accessed and analyzed by concerned users. Managers simply need to know what the customers prefer, how much to store in the warehouse, how long should the assembly line be kept running; investors have to know whether their company’s stocks are doing well; and most people just want to keep updated about everyday events.
So, clearly, there is the necessity for a technology that could make the world even smaller. And much better if all information needed by the user can be accessed easily and quickly by a device that fits right on top of the user’s palm. Just imagine if you could join a board meeting half the globe away via high-speed videophone while being relaxed in camping or having a
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