A secure Web-based system that provides managers with a single access point to the data and information they need to make decisions quickly and effectively. Promotions, job requisitions, employee leave requests and salary changes are all examples of the types of tasks that can be done via MSS.
Software that 1) focuses on information aimed at middle managers; 2) integrates transaction processing data by business function such as sales, finance and human resources and 3) provides reporting of summarized data.
Many day-to-day business activities can be outsourced as a means of cutting costs and increasing overall efficiency within a company. Such a practice is known as using managed services. Human relations activities and information technology activities are two common areas of expertise often subjected to this practice.
Networks in which devices or nodes are interconnected directly with each other, allowing data and information to flow between them without relying on a central infrastructure.