Business at the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System

Introduction

Title: Business at the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System

* Book Business at the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System Time Warner New York, NY, USA ©1999

ISBN:044

Purpose : The purpose of the book is to introduce integrated information system to the people related to business and how they can achieve organizational goals with the help of information and technology and its importance.

Intented audience: Business owners and people who are realed to it.

Our Thesis:

1. The insights it provides into how technology in general, and IT infrastructure in particular can be used to upgrade business processes and

make them for efficient.

2. The insights it provides into the mind of Bill Gates as a business strategist.

The tech insights are invaluable for corporate leaders who have to address IT issues as a tool for becoming more efficient and more competitive. The chapter on the Digital Nervous System concept is fascinating. Even if you don't have an IT focus, this book will change the way you look at your processes and systems.

But the really exciting part of the book is what it tells you about the mind and ideas of Bill Gates. You realise what an amazing trend-spotter he is, and if you are one of those who have grudged him his immense success, you will probably realise (like I did) that he deserves every bit of that success. He may be a high school drop-out, but his mind, his intellectual is as sharp as a razor.

All in all, every thinking person in business or corporate spheres should read this book since it has the power to dramatically alter the way you look at businesses, business process and day-to-day business activity.

Summary:

Briefly describe the topic:

Thesis:

If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about re-engineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity. About how quickly business itself will be transacted. About how information access will alter the lifestyle of consumers and their expectations of business. Quality improvements and business-process improvements will occur far faster. When the increase in velocity is great enough, the very nature of business changes.

To function in the digital age, we have developed a new digital infrastructure. It's like the human nervous system. Companies need to have that same kind of nervous