MIS 60O Case: Application References On Information Technology

MIS 6020 APPLICATION DOMAINS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO CASES & ASSIGNMENTS

STUDENT NAME: GREGORY CHIRCHIR KAPSOWE
STUDENT ID NO: 653343

CASE 1 TELEPRESENCE MOVES OUT OF THE BOARDROOM AND INTO THE FIELD
Question 1
List and discuss briefly the benefits claimed by Cisco for its “In-person” experiences using telepresence.

Answers
a) Improved productivity by employees since there is no need for travelling to attend meetings

b) Reduced travel costs in form of per diems and accommodation costs

c) Clean environment due to reduced carbon emission ,

d) The expertise of the company grows

e) Information flow becomes enhanced as a result of technology changes

f) The customer experience is improved hence customer and supplier intimacy promoted
Special conference room will be required for smooth and secure environment for conversation to take place effectively.

b. Special rooms are equipped with large monitors which are larger than ordinary office desktops.

c. The telepresence requires special hardware dedicated for that system.

Question 4
In the past, work was organized into central buildings located in central locations (like cities) in order to facilitate face-to-face interactions. What impacts might telepresence have on the organization of work? How could you use these tools to organize work on a global scale even when employees are in different physical locations?

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The technology of Telepresence enables businesses to me managed effectively, that is, maximum profitability with minimum costs e.g. traveling costs, wasted time etc. The impact of this technology is that people may no longer travel distant offices to attend meetings which increases flexibility and employee morale

CASE 2 VIRTUAL COLLABORATION FOR LOTUS SAME TIME
Question 1
Based on the video and text of the case, list and briefly describe five areas where either version of Same time may increase employee productivity. What do you think will produce the greatest increase in employee
What are the additional benefits of the virtual environment?

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Lotus Sametimes creates an environment where employees can see and communicate with one another, share ideas or opinions, documents, reports etc. additional benefit of virtual environments may include cost reduction i.e. reduction of travelling expenses and also reduction of time wastage. Lotus Same time enables processes to be take place in an effective and efficient manner

Question 3
The case mentions “presence awareness.” What is presence awareness, and of what use is it?

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Presence awareness is a terminology used to describe high quality visual experience made possible by new information system technologies such as high speed processors, and very large broadband telecommunications links needed to process and share the visual environment. The purpose is to make the participants feel as if they were in a real environment where they were seeing each other face to face. The main use of presence awareness is to recreate a real environment which can enable face to face and real time interaction without having people to actually travel and physically meet

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