Business Story

The Field Of Information Processing Experienced Significant Developments During The Sixties Seventies And Eighties. From Punch Card Unit Record Equipment To Transistorized Computers To Desktop Computers With Enormous Storage And Processing Capabilities The Lives Of Most People Around The World Have Been Impacted Dramatically. Scarcely Anything We Do Nowadays Is Not Affected In Some Way By Computers. Against This Backdrop Business Story Tells The Story Of Dave Richards Who Begins A New Job As Director Of Information Systems For The Department Of The Environment Full Of Anticipation And Enthusiasm And Discovers On His First Day That He Has Entered A Battle Zone Fraught With Pitfalls And Booby Traps. Business Story Is A Story That Will Appeal To All Those Interested In The Field Of Information Processing Whether It Be As A Manager An Analyst A Programmer Or A User. In The End It Will Be The People Who Shape The Results And Decide The Day Not The Technology No Matter How Advanced. At Least Let Us Hope So.