THE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS USED AS DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

This paper reviews a case study in the use of COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS in project appraisal which serves to illustrate different aspects of the practical problem (using the CBA/PC package) and the Management Game “MANAGER” that simulate all functions for three to nine companies that find in competition. The COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS case study and The “MANAGER” game illustrate how case study and management games , that simulate competition between companies, can make an useful Collaborative Learning System and can be use into Master Courses.Case Study, Management Games, Collaborative Learning Systems

THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE (E-SIGN) IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

This paper deals with the legislative and technical aspects, concerning the electronic signature and examples regarding the implementation of the e-sign software security solutions in the information society. One of the major problems the IT developers for complex systems have to deal with, is to provide the security of data and the information administered by these systems, as well as to certify their authentication by the electronic signature. The certification procedures and the encryption algorithms, used for the electronic signature are needed in today’s information society.e-sign, software security, information security, Decision Support System(DSS)

THE IMPACT OF COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS ON ACADEMIA, e-BUSINESS AND INFORMATION SOCIETY

The economic impact of the digital revolution is highly important. Without www, globalization and outsourcing would have not been possible. The impact of the IT technological boom, especially on the higher education process is highly important. The facilities offered by the IT technological environments allow major changes both at the level of the teaching materials’ design and the projection of the learning environment, by using new systems and collaborative-participative technologies, student-oriented with distributed resources and a real fluidity of the roles in the learning process. Nowadays, small and middle – sized enterprises use the same collaborative systems (or their components) known by abbreviations such as ERP, CRM, SCM, HRS, etc. in order to provide data and information to the decision-making bodies at all levels, in due time. One of the problems in using collaborative systems has been the complexity of large-scale systems and, therefore, the main topics of this paper are: basic components, development of collaborative systems, benefits, costs, replacing/ re-implementing, e-Business, structuring the manufacturing Database, achievement of these systems successfully etc, and integration of these systems into the academic curriculum.Collaborative Systems, e-Learning, m-Learning, i-Click Technologies, Globalization, e- Business, Information Society

THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (i-Society)

The globalization process needs exact information flows that should be collected in due time. The Information Society ensures the communication between people with different expertise from various geographical areas that have similar interests. The increase of the companies’ activities leads implicitly to the increase of the volume and the complexities of databases, as well as the continuous modernization of the integrated information systems in order to collect the information in due time, that is requested by the decision takers and the frequent use of DSS. The paper presents the DSS structure, the main facilities offered by the associated software products, an evolution of the databases technologies, as well as a list of the program products used to process the statistical data and data mining in order to obtain the main sources of information that is necessary to take decisions.Information Society (i-Society); Data Base; Information Systems; Decision Support Systems (DSS); Statistical Package, Portal technology

THE OPENING OF THE FIRST MICROSOFT INNOVATION CENTER IN ROMANIA WITHIN THE ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

On January 30, 2008, at the Romanian-American University, the Microsoft Innovation Center was opened, in the presence of Mr. Szomogy, state secretary at the Telecommunications Ministry, Mr. Silviu Hotăran, general manager of Microsoft Romania, prof. univ. dr. Ion Smedescu, founding rector of the Romanian-American University, teaching staff, students and representatives of prestigious companies in IT. On a global scale, there are, at present, 110 Microsoft Innovation Centers working in 60 countries, Romania joining, now, this network. With this opportunity the Contract of Collaboration between Microsoft Romania and the Romanian-American University was signed, which marked de creation of the first Microsoft Innovation Center in Romania, its goal being the increase of students abilities in business applications.innovation, e-campus platform, quality characteristics, business

IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRISES – GENERAL SCHEMATICS

This paper presents mainly the project making techniques needed for integrating information systems into SMEs and tries to identify the appropiate software resources. As for the project making techniques, the paper presents elements for the analysis of the existing information system, the structure of the future system, a flexible scenario for implementing an IT system, steps to follow for generating a solution, methods of management and estimation of the project’s economic efficiency.integration techniques, sme, software resources

THE ROLE OF COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN THE SMARTER CITIES

The transition from the traditional city to the smart city is made by supported efforts regarding the achievement of a more steady, more efficient, more responsible city, through convergent strategies that deal with Smart Transportation Systems, Energy and Utilities Management, Water Management, Smart Public Safety, Healthcare Systems, Environmental Management, Educational Systems, Telecommunications (ITC Support),etc. and Positive Thinking. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) meets the customers’ needs and the administration, the management of data, information, knowledge and decisions through Collaborative Systems and Decision Support Systems have a major impact both at the level of the smart city and the level of subsystems/services, and the information technology within smart cities becomes a major direction of research in the field of ITC.Smart City, Collaborative Systems, Decision Support Systems (DSS), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Portal technology

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BY INTEGRATED ERP-ADONIS IN MASTER PROGRAMMES CURRICULA

This paper present ERP-ADONIS package (overview, structure, documentation ) and conceptual framework for the development, integration and evaluation of this package into teaching education program. ERP-ADONIS was specifically designed for the particular needs of financial services organizations and provides functionality primarily for the following application areas: Business Process Optimization; Quality Management, Process Costing, Personnel Management, Organization Management, Information Management, Creation of electronic handbooks which can be made available over an intranet with the use of powerful multi media functionality, Evaluation of Business Processes etc. ERP-ADONIS is a client/server multi-user system, which has an object-oriented structure.integrated erp, adonis

SOME LEGAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO POSSIBLE INTERNET’S THREATS ON THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PRIVATE PROPERTY

Once an individual uses the modern means of payment, the credit cards, he must be aware of the possible issue that might come out. Even more, when using these “plastic money” in the online environment provided by the omnipresent world wide web one must be aware that there are enough risk involved. The commodity and easy that came with the use of the credit card also brought us new threats, new ways in which our privacy and property might be affected.Internet, privacy, property, cybercrime, credit card frauds

THE OPENING OF THE FIRST MICROSOFT INNOVATION CENTER IN ROMANIA WITHIN THE ROMANIAN – AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

On January 30, 2008, at the Romanian-American University, the Microsoft Innovation Center was opened, in the presence of Mr. Szomogy, state secretary at the Telecommunications Ministry, Mr. Silviu Hotăran, general manager of Microsoft Romania, prof. univ. dr. Ion Smedescu, founding rector of the Romanian-American University, teaching staff, students and representatives of prestigious companies in IT. On a global scale, there are, at present, 110 Microsoft Innovation Centers working in 60 countries, Romania joining, now, this network. With this opportunity the Contract of Collaboration between Microsoft Romania and the Romanian-American University was signed, which marked de creation of the first Microsoft Innovation Center in Romania, its goal being the increase of students abilities in business applications.innovation, e-campus platform, quality characteristics, business