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Computers 1970sDuring the 1970's mainframe computers began being used. Computers and data systems became centralized with business functions such as payroll, billing, and inventory.
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1980's computersIn the 1980's PCs and LANs were installed with departments suetting up their own computer systems. Word processors and spreadsheets made departments less dependent on their IT departments.
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Intro to WANsThese became corporate standards, upper management wanted system and data integration with no more stand alone systems.
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Restricitons removed to enable Internet to have commercial traffic.
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Modern web email became offered making communication much easier from a business standpoint.
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Rise of global enterprisesWide area networks expand via the Internet to include global enterprises and business partners. Distribution and supply chain looks for data sharing across systems. The main focus of the 2000's is efficiency, speed in inventory, manufacturing, and distributing.
