The computer age has changed the way we do business. File cabinets have been squeezed down into a hard drive. The knowledge in millions of books can be accessed on a single desktop computer. Letters have become obsolete through e-mail. With this advancement in technology comes the development of state-of-the-art monitoring equipment. Employees have recently started to examine their employees" e- ... through corporate espionage. The stealing of a company's secrets has been going on for centuries. An employee can access the company's mainframe and send vital information all from his or her desk...

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... than 10,000 job cuts while CEO Michael Armstrong received a $10 million minimum guarantee on his restricted stock. Hewlett-Packard recently had 15,000 jobs cut in a controversial merger with Compaq and executives received $337 million in retention bonuses. Lucent Technologies cut its workforce in half and froze workers" 401(k) plan as the stock plummeted while CEO Richard McGinn got a $5.5 million ... ...

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... discover uncharted songs that he or she might not normally listen to. The addition of Pandora One the premium version of the site which offers no advertising, higher quality streaming, desktop app and fewer usage limits only adds to the company's value. Some companies thrive using the "Freemium" model and some do not. "Mailchimp" succeeded with the freemium model ... ...

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... documents); spreadsheet software, (used to prepare and analyze numbers like those used for fiscal services, sales and budgeting); Database software (an electronic filing cabinet, it records, updates and store information); desktop publishing software (used to produce a number of advertisements such as brochures, catalogs, advertisement and newsletter). The individuals and groups in question may belong to the same organizations or they may ... ...

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... operating groups. The four main operating groups consist of Application and Content Group, Sales and Support Group, Platforms Group and Operations Group. The Applications and Content Group is divided into Desktop Applications Division, Consumer Division, On-line Systems Division, Research Division and Centralized Usability Lab. They are mostly in charge of developing new products and software. The Platforms group is made ... ...

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