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Article: Use open systems for better business.(information technology)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- March 3, 1997
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A company's information technology capabilities, along with its business processes, people and corporate culture, shape its competitive strength.
Unfortunately, companies that have invested in information systems often discover that those systems do not provide the flexibility or options needed to adapt and grow as the business dictates. That flexibility and the freedom to choose, however, can be realized with "open systems."
Home Depot pursued an open systems direction in late 1991, when existing store computer systems were approaching capacity, limiting the company's ability to expand store functionality. After a careful review of the alternatives, ...