Chapter 6 Exercise
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Find two real-life pieces of software that might be used to fulfill the main requirements of your case study. Find out as much information about each as possible.

  1. Write a description of each package. Include its main features and capabilities and (if available) cost. Include a URL to the supplier's website.
  2. Determine the platform requirements for each piece of software. Be sure to identify where the data is stored, and to determine hardware and software requirements for servers (if appropriate) and networks as well as for the clients.
  3. Identify the strengths of each package for the organization in your case study, by doing a detailed comparison of its capabilities with their requirements.
  4. Identify the weaknesses of each package for the organization in your case study.
  5. Specify a number of questions that you would have for the suppliers of each software package in order to determine whether or not it was suitable for adoption.


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