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"The overall objectives of this book are to help business professionals understand new telecommunications technologies, and to share information about how these technologies can be deployed to save costs and develop new business. Business professionals include management, sales, development, administrative, and maintenance staff at all levels of an organization." "The book identifies new computer and telecommunications technologies that will impact business operations over the next several years. Plain language and simple explanations of technologies and technical terms are used because people tend to make technology more complex and difficult than it really is. How telecommunications impacts business is illustrated by example and practical experience. Readers are helped to clearly understand these technologies and how may be applied to save costs and develop new business. The book describes and explains classic, fundamental telecommunications technologies, products, and service, including: voice communications or telephony networks designed to carry voice; data communications or Wide Area Networks (WANs) designed originally to carry text and numbers; local Area Networks (LANs) designed originally to carry data in a small geographic area such as a building or a floor in a building; wireless networking; and the Internet." "The target audience of this book is entry-level and experienced professionals that manage businesses, as well as those that sell, design, administer, and maintain telecommunications networks."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved