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In-Depth Information
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Discussion Questions
1.
How will Whitmann Price consultants and the company
itself benefit from their ability to call up corporate infor-
mation in an instant anywhere and at any time?
2.
Why will the database itself not require a change to sup-
port the new advanced mobile communications and infor-
mation system?
Questions for Web Case
Critical Thinking Questions
1.
See the Web site for this topic to read about the Whitmann
Price Consulting case for this chapter. Following are ques-
tions concerning this Web case.
The Web has acted as a convenient standard for accessing
all types of information from various types of computing
platforms. How will this benefit the systems developers of
Whitmann Price in developing forms and reports for the
new mobile system?
Whitmann Price Consulting: Database Systems and
Business Intelligence
2.
What are the suggested limitations of using a BlackBerry
device for accessing and interacting with corporate data?
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