QUESTION # 3

Describe or defined Virtual office.

for me it is a office work can be done at virtually world or any geographical location as long as the work site is linked to one or more of the firm's fixed location.

Distinguish DSS from MIS

virtual office is an office in a virtual world they make decision making there, do office work just like regular office do meeting but in virtual world MIS is more involved in decision making within subordinates and supports managers decision but in computer based system.

Illustrate (give samples) how can improve company's
competitive advantage and organizational performance.

the company can improve their competitive advantages to other company by using DSS is reduces the end-user installation, deployment, maintenance, training, and software costs normally associated with data warehouse implementation.

this is the sample of company using DSS program or using server based appliction

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--MicroStrategy, the largest relational on-line analytical processing (ROLAP) vendor, today comments on the overwhelming support and acceptance of DSS Web, its recently introduced relational OLAP interface for the World Wide Web.

DSS Web is a server-based product that enables end users to access data warehouse and decision support applications through standard Internet browsers.

MicroStrategy has a number of customers developing mission-critical web-based ROLAP applications using DSS Web. "Our customers are excited about DSS Web because as a server-based application, it drastically reduces the end-user installation, deployment, maintenance, training, and software costs normally associated with data warehouse implementation," continued Saylor.

Clients using DSS Web for developing applications include Hannaford Bros. Co., a $2.5 billion company with stores in New England and the Southeast. Hannaford is enabling remote decision support by using DSS Web to create a high performance, easy-to-implement solution for store-level decision making. With DSS Web, Hannaford's remote users and corporate users have comparable access to critical data.

reference:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_April_23/ai_18214664