Evolution of Knowledge Systems
Data was sequestered and guarded-Feudal
- MIS…IS…KS
- Data trickled up, management access limited/static
- Technology oriented - not task oriented
The world wide web pushed down the walls
- Now shifting from reference model to real time
- Real time content adjusts to who the user is
- Electronic transactions commerce
- Registration, record updating, product purchases
- Electronic agents can monitor/search
Personal connectivity/interactivity coming
- Text messaging, car-house-office connectivity, WAP