INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

How Information Technology Is Changing the Publishing Industry

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How Information Technology Is Changing the Publishing Industry

Introduction

The importance of IT in any given field is of immense importance these days. Studies have revealed that there are a significant number of changes that have occurred in the publishing industry with the integration of IT which have made the business more effectual and speedy. However, those working in the hospitality industry are not making use of the IT system to their full potential has every chance to suffer as they cannot meet the growing competition.

It is estimated that only about 15-20 percent of people are utilizing the true capability of their systems and incorporating information technology for better execution of the tasks. For instance, the supplier's gets frustrated over the fact that there are sophisticated features available to make things easier and speeding up the processes involved in the publishing industry, however, people associated with the said industry often take things lightly. For instance, if publishing related website is not using the software, they are missing out a lot of sales and lost profits. The use of hand-held technology in printing, publishers and graphics can pave the way for better opportunities for a quicker turn and faster service, etc.

Information Technology in Publishing Industry

Information Technology (IT) in the processing of publishing and printing products can be defined as a set of methods for recording, storing, processing and transmission of information for print and electronic reproduction of text and graphic products. For an extended period of time, IT improved depending on the level of science and technology and the changing requirements of public and social nature (Coovert 2001).

New information technologies in such a way unlike previous ones, characterized by new communications capabilities (integrated treatment simultaneously with manipulation of objects of a different nature), new data carriers (magnetic and optical disks), new approaches to the exchange of information (computer publishing).Computer Publishing) in accordance with the new publishing concept should be the goals of the organization of productive publishing production, including satisfying the needs of modern business. The main objective of the publishing industry is now to facilitate the preparation, storage and distribution of publications, both traditional print and electronic. As prices of computing equipment are becoming down, capacity is increasing, and becoming easier to use, IT is used in new and varied forms. In business, its applications are diverse. Today, most medium and large enterprises (with more and more small and micro-enterprises) use IT to manage almost all aspects of the business, especially the management of financial records and transactional organizations, records employees, billing, collection, payment, shopping, and more (Courbon 1997).

Discussion

Information Technology (It) Characteristics

IT, known as information technology, relates to the use of technology more specifically computers and electronic computers for handling and processing of information. Most importantly the capture, processing, storage, protection and recovery of data and information is very crucial. The origins of IT are recent. Although the name of information technology goes back to the 70, its use in business goes back to ...