1-2.Why+Information+System?

 **- Why information systems matter ? ** **Information technology has become the largest component of capital investment for firms in many industrialized societies. Investment in IT has doubled as percentage of total business investment since 1980, and now it accounts more than one-third of all capital invested in US, & more than 50% of invested capital in information-intensive industries, such as: finance , insurance  & real estate . And if one included expenditures for managerial & organizational change programs and consulting services that are required to use this technology effectively; total IT expenditures would rise above 50% of total private business investment. **
 * There are 4 reasons why IT will make difference to you (as a manager) as following: **
 * ** Capital Management : **

- increasing market share. - becoming the high-quality or low-cost producer. - developing new products. - & increasing employee productivity.
 * **Foundation of doing business: **
 * There is a growing interdependence between the: firm's ability to use information technology, & it's ability to implement corporate strategies and achieve corporate goals . What a business would like to do in 5 years often depends on what it's systems will be able to do. **
 * Many important activities depend more and more on the kinds and quality of IT in the organization, they are: **

**IT is one of the most important tools along with innovations in organization and management. Investment in IT plays a critical role in increasing the productivity of firms & entire nations .**
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Productivity: **

A string of short-lived competitive advantages is a foundation of long-term advantages in business. **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Strategic opportunity & advantage: **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> If you want to take advantage of new opportunities, develop new products or create new services, just make a substantial investments in IT to realize these opportunities. If you want to achieve a strategic advantage & differentiate yourself from your rivals and competitors, IT is the way to.