June 1995 (Revised August 1995)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Managing IT in the 1990s: Communications Technology

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Geoffrey Bock

Format:Print
| Pages:21

Abstract

Provides an overview of the basic technologies that comprise the communications infrastructure of a firm. Network architecture, wide area networks, local area networks, communication media, network protocols, and basic principles of data transmission over networks are covered.

Keywords

Management; Information Technology; Communication Technology

Citation

Applegate, Lynda M., and Geoffrey Bock. "Managing IT in the 1990s: Communications Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-270, June 1995. (Revised August 1995.)