Book excerpt: The book provides managers with the most effective ways to use information systems using case studies across a range of industries, including: business, health care, and government not-for profit agencies. The authors examine case studies to highlight new technology and applications including fuzzy logic, neural computing, and hypermedia.· Information Technology in the Digital Economy· Information Technologies: Concepts and Management· Strategic Information Systems for Competitive Advantage· Network Computing: Discovery, Communication, and Collaboration· E-Business and E-Commerce· Mobile, Wireless, and Pervasive Computing· Transaction Processing, Functional Applications, CRM, and Integration· Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Resources Planning· Online Planning and Business Process Redesign· Knowledge Management· Data Management: Warehousing, Analyzing, Mining, and Visualization· Management Decision Support and Intelligent Systems· Information Technology Economics· Building Information Systems· Managing Information Resources and IT Security· Impacts of IT on Individuals, Organizations, and Society