Advanced Software For Businesses

GUESS dominated the designer jeans and casual clothing market in 1980-1990. As it mushroomed into a corporate empire, it got difficult to manage. Working with Cisco Systems, it replaced a tangle of outdated networking equipment with up to date standardized technology. With software vendors like PeopleSoft and CommerceOne it created a network for its suppliers and retailers. Advanced systems like Knowledge Work Systems (KWS) keeps the organisation up to date in knowledge, serve as internal consultants, acts as change agents, evaluates, initiates & promotes change projects. Computer Aided Design (CAD) implemented by The Maddox Design Group of Atlanta, Georgia, uses MicroArchitect CAD software from Idea Graphics for architectural design. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Management Information Systems (MIS) play a great role in altering the life of an organisation helping it to make crucial decisions faster with millions of data from different sources. Humans would take months to arrive at it. During my professional experience with a Technology giant named Cognizant Technologies Solutions, I witnessed a large number of small applications which facilitate the decision process and help to organize information. It facilitated storing, updating and retrieval of information as and when wanted. It smoothens the flow of business satisfying both the user and customer. The impacts of Information Systems on Organisation structure are varied. It flattens the organisation, separates work from location, reorganizes workflow, increases flexibility, recast the management process and redefines organizational boundaries. The communication between the top and the bottom gets streamlined and all management jobs get more structured. It can support both a centralized and decentralized organisation.