Tom Adamson, CEO, Adamson House, Ltd.

Trends in business information sharing

Businesses traditionally use desk-top computers for their major business needs.

• Working with business data.
  
• Word Processing.
  
• Accounting.
  
• Specialized Applications.
  

In most current business environments, desk-top computers are connected together through a network.

Such an arrangement requires:

• Propriety software on the server.
  
• Propriety software on the client
  
• Most processing done on the client.
  
• Physical connections between the clients and the server.
  
• Site license fees.
  
• Hardware Maintenance staff.
  
• Software Maintenance staff.
  
• Expensive clients.
  
• Expensive servers.
  

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