Decision Support News
D. J. Power, Editor
October 16, 2016 Vol. 17, No. 21
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1) What is an information system?
2) Recent Decision Support News Headlines
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers
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1) What is an information system?
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by Daniel J. Power
Editor, DSS News
Modern information systems combine computing hardware, software, networking and storage infrastructure with trained staff. The purposes of information systems include: 1) creating, sharing and transmitting documents; 2) delivering applications to users; 3) facilitating financial and operational control; 4) coordinating activities, and 5) supporting decision making.
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2) Recent Decision Support Headlines
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10/13/2016 AccuWeather announces new advanced weather forecasting intelligence for businesses - with SmartWarn. Check release.
10/13/2016 Social media is a promising new frontier for insights into large-scale medical and treatment patterns. Check release.
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers/Books
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1. 2016 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA/IFIP WG8.3 Symposium, Sunday, December 11, 2016, Dublin, Ireland. Check here.
2. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems (DSS 2016), 12-14 Dec. 2016, Sydney, Australia. Check here.
3. Call for papers: EWG-DSS 2017 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST 2017), May 29-31, 2017, Namur, Belgium. Check here.
4. Call for papers: 12th Annual Conference of Midwest United States Association for Information Systems, Springfield, IL May 18-19, 2017. Check here.
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