MIS Reference Resources

Reference Materials:

Dun & Bradstreet Industry Handbook: Computers & Software and Broadcasting & Telecommunications
3rd Floor Paterno: HF 5035.D85 2000 v.2

• Industry Overview
• Company Directory
• Consultants
• Trade Shows

Encyclopedia of Information Systems
Business Library, Reference: T58.5.E535 2003 v. 1-4

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries 4th ed.
3rd Floor Paterno: HD 2324.E527 4th ed.

• Information Management Systems
• Systems Integration
• Knowledge Management Services
• E-Commerce: Business to Business
• Encryption Systems and Digital Certificates

Encyclopedia of Management 4th ed.
Business Library, Reference: HD30.15.E49 2000

• Computer Security
• Electronic Data Interchange
• Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management
• Management Information Systems

Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac
Business Library, Reference: HD9696.C63 U5287 2004

North American Industry Classification System United States, 2002
Business Library, Reference: HF 1041.5.N634 2002

Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac 1999-2000
Lists the leading firms in the movement and management of voice, data, and video.
Business Library, Reference: HD 9696.C63 U5287 1999/2000

Major Companies:

Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting and technology services company.

American Management Systems Inc.
AMS provides business reengineering, change management, system integration, and systems development and implementation services.

Analysis International Corporation
Contract programming, consulting, and systems design for computer users in business, government, and industry.

Ciber Inc.
Ciber provides strategic information technology consulting, multi-line ERP consulting, professional staff supplemental services that include computer network services.

Deloitte Consulting
Business contract consulting firm; systems analysts and programmer analysts

International Business Machines USA
IBM provides information systems management, computer consulting, and enterprise resource systems to businesses in several countries. The IBM USA website provides Linux operating system case studies; business application solutions; and information for the open source community.

Keane, Inc.
This firm specializes in helping businesses gain value from information systems through planning, building, and managing application software.

Level (3) Communications
Level 3 (NASDAQ: LVLT) is a very large international communications and information services company providing wholesale dial-up services to ISP's, internet connectivity for broadband to Cable and DSL partners, and provides a whole host of services to nine of the world's largest telecom carriers.

Oracle
Oracle provides a whole host of database, application, and development tools to small and midsize businesses.

PeopleSoft
People Soft creates Real-Time Enterprise Software. In the midst of merging with J.D. Edwards, People Soft is ranked as the number 2 software company in the world.

SAP
SAP is recognized as a large inter-business enterprise software provider to governmental agencies and large corporations globally.

Systems Research and Applications International
SRA International is a provider of information technology services and solutions that include strategic consulting; systems design; development and integration; operations management; and outsourcing to clients in national security, civil government, and health care. The company delivers business solutions fro text and data mining, contingency planning; enterprise architecture; network operations and management; and enterprise systems management.