IT Doesn't Matter
In 1968, a young Intel engineer named Ted Hoff found a way to put the circuits necessary for computer processing onto a tiny piece of silicon. His invention of the microprocessor spurred a series of technological breakthroughs desktop computers, local and wide area networks, enterprise software, and the Internet that have transformed the business world.Today, no one would dispute that information technology has become the backbone of commerce. It underpins the operations of individual companies, ties together far-flung supply chains, and, increasingly, links businesses to the customers they serve.
Hardly a dollar or a euro changes hands anymore without the aid of computer systems. As IT's power and presence have expanded, companies have come to view it as a resource ever more critical to their
success, a fact clearly reflected in their spending habits. In 1965, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, less......
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