ChapterIII:Questions And General Discussion :

Is there a danger in the use of digital information?

There is a lack of reliability, safety, standards and protocols Adequate telecommunications.
- There is no bandwidth.
- Software development tools are still constantly changing and quickly.
- Difficult to process the Internet and online trading software with some applications and databases Currently in use.
- May require suppliers to particular Web servers and other infrastructure in addition to the network servers.
- Some software online trading does not fit programmatically and technically with some hardware or with some systems Operation.Possible stolen from the device, through the Inter Net, and companies need to a company The seriousness of the use of digital information which is known to destroy the device containing such information, or ..Sabotage Our reliance on them ...does not mean that we leave the papers which is the last station of the reference.The seriousness of the information that they may be exposed to theft from employee of the company itself .The risk of digital information:
1 - the possibility of theft of data, like information on paper, but the difference that the stolen data Digital place in a few seconds if the hackers to steal and thus would steal thousands of seconds in the And millions of data contrary to the information paper, it needs to be a massive transfer of all such papers and take A lot of time!! And may add the securities in the warehouse!!
2 - Easy to change in the case of penetration of digital data that unlike paper-based data will be detected by Easily.
3 - loss of CD or damage to harddesk would lead to the loss of digital data.
4 - The possible transfer of viruses on the way! Fifth point Imagine if suddenly disappeared from the world of electricity! How will the machines that store data!! This time we will wish if we had a hard copy for viewing! Therefore, the absence of electricity at any moment of any companies that could lead to a cessation of work!

Why digital information is better than paper-based information?

Much of the digital information on the cost for both companies because of the style of keeping the information And shared with companies or even in the search for a particular piece of information may be required by the company's digital information ..More and faster for companies ...there is no need to fax all the papers in a way that it is simple and rapid and Become a problem storing information ....Digital information is certainly better for it Moving quickly, conservation and less damage to their Storage volume of less Paper-based information may be damaged The digital can be stored in more than one place to preserve it
1 - easily search for information required.
2 - Easy Storage We do not need a huge place for storage.
3 - Easy retrieval.
4 - are not affected by the natural conditions in the event of floods, volcanoes, explosions in the towers as it was Has a digital copy of the store, it had not been harmed.
5 - Easy transfer of information from the existing location to another location.
6 - Easy on the amendment information.
7 - we can compare the programs based programming information such as statistical information and therefore the extraction of results In the form of graphical data or other results. Easy transfer and volume of information and more could be issued a number of copies without fear The loss .CD instead of a full library ... Imagine

How INTEL company use online trading for its favor ?

Intel Corp. is one of the leading companies producing and exporting sectors and processors, sells its products to major technology Manufacturing companies .The majority of sales happen in the computer industry as some manufacturers of computers, such as DELL used only Intel processors.Some manufacturers of computers mechanism Using Intel processors and the processors of its competitors as well. The competition is very high in the world of segments. Intel design personal Catalog and sent to the client for completion of commercial transactions. And in 1998, this Operation was carried out through the paper, which makes the distribution process is slow and costly and many times become These catalogs do not contain the old information on the new and modern.Some major companies such as Cisco, Dell started using the Internet in a small 1995 and 1996 And expand, but the pace is slow. On the other hand, Intel did not scrambled in the direction of online trading. When I opened Intel in the summer of 1998 for the sale of its website on the Internet, sent a report stating that the volume of sales Through online trading increased from zero to one billion dollars in just one month. We believe that Cisco Took 6 months to up to this amount!!! Why??
Online trading in 1998 was more advanced and civilized than the 1995 or 1996 and that Intel built the system More comprehensive. Intel has invested a new method of online trading for the trafficking and the company's management Decided to make online trading an important event in the history of the company so the company is serious about customer online trading.The site is a network called E-Business Program.The focus of this Program to provide technical support for many products such as processors, motherboards and memory .In 1998 Intel was able to reach hundreds of companies to small and medium-sized Around the world. These companies had to send orders through the browsers.
Getting to this site is permitted Only to authorized trading partners to enter.Ordering is the only part of what Intel provides for its customers. The site also provides a tracking service orders and the Library Email contains a lot of documentation for the product and all these actions reduce the pressure on Customer service officers who were sent this information manually in advance.In this new development for Intel, the company went to the extension of the program on small
-and medium
- The overall size of the contacts Bontl by phone and fax, while the contacts with the Intel Corp. Large companies were taking place across the electronic data interchange orEDI.What are the results of this transformation?Intel officials say that the company provided in every 45000 Fax to Taiwan three months alone , In 1999. The Intel customers using the web site permanently.