Minimum Risk Strategy for Acquiring Communications Equipment and Service

By (author): Nathan J. Muller
Minimum Risk Strategy for Acquiring Communications Equipment and Service

Copyright: 1988
 Pages: 474
 ISBN: 9780890063040

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Description
Now there's a text available to help business and communication managers plan, evaluate, select, and procure computer and communications systems. Risk Avoidance Strategy for Selecting Communication Systems offers a systematic approach for determining the reliability of products and the stability of vendors. This information helps you make effective purchase decisions, protect your company's capital investments, and attain the most efficient network at the lowest cost.
Table Of Contents
Foreword. The High Risk of High Technology. Overview of the 12-Point Risk Avoidance Strategy. The Economics of High Technology. What You Should Know About Product Development. How to Evaluate Product Performance. Transmission Services. Wireless Transmission. CENTREX or PBX? T1 Equipment and Systems. Office Automation. Local Area Networks. Computers. Multi-Vendor Networks. Telecommunications Management Systems. Network Management Systems. ISDN Products and Services. Maintenance Services. Consultants. Mail Order Buying. Risk Avoidance in Practice. Some Case Studies. Conclusion.

Author

  • Nathan J. Muller Nathan J. Muller is a managing partner and consultant at the Ascent Solutions Group, LLC in Sterling, VA. He is also the author of IP Convergence: The Next Revolution in Telecommunications, Desktop Encyclopedia of the Internet, Wireless Data Networking, and Intelligent Hubs (Artech House, 2000, 1999, 1995, 1994).