Organizer Issue Extra 1/1980

Introduction: What does this booklet

• What does EDP mean today?
• Electronic
• Data processing
• Save and process
• Process of EDP using the example of invoicing
• Limitation of the subject

What is available for EDP devices?

• Large computer systems
• Office computer
• Minicomputer
• Terminals
• EDP devices at a glance
• Offline facilities
• Microcomputer
• Importance of IT equipment for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Personal or home computers ("tiny computers")

What is the use of EDP?

• Man or machine?
• Why humans have to win against computers in chess games
• Who needs to know what and how much about EDP?
• Minimum knowledge of the company manager
• The knowledge in the IT-using department
• The own EDP personnel Operating
• System support
• Application programming
• Programming preparation
• Emphasis on manual and mechanical (electronic) data processing

What has EDP proven itself in?

• Technical-scientific EDP
• EDP for commercial tasks
• Today the differences are blurring
• EDP in the enterprise - examples of the EDP applications
• Consequences for the smaller company

How to proceed with the introduction of IT?

• External consultants for IT implementation?
• Changes to the previous organization
• Expansion of the organizational scope of services
• Creation of the EDP concept
• Realization of the conversion
• Excerpt from a task catalog
• Costs and efficiency
• Case study of an individual EDP solution
• How medium and small businesses can use IT
• Conclusion and summary . .

Some important questions on the sidelines of the introduction

• Diligence in contractual hedging .
• Standard programs - yes or no? .
• How do the employees react to the EDP?
• How secure is the IT system? . . . . . . .
• The training of employees
• The data acquisition
• Data backup - data security . . .
• Service questions
• Buy standard programs - or program special solutions yourself? . . .

What does the EDP cost?

• The costs of ongoing IT operations
• The cost of planning
• Economic efficiency issues

The future of EDP

• Obvious innovations
• What can we expect in five to ten years?
• What remains utopia for the time being? .