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Cultural and Linguistic Factors in Word Formation

Automatic Tools for Designing Office Information Systems

The market for information technology products is rapidly changing from a manufactur er-driven market where new products were determined by the evolution of technology, to a user-driven market where users buy only products corresponding exactly to their needs and where competition is very strong. Confronted with this market situation, hardware and software producers are being obliged to adopt new strategies, and to make a large number of products available on the market in response to a variety of different needs. As a result of the multiplicity of choice available, the design of an office system which corresponds precisely to user needs is becoming an increasingly complex task. With exactly this in mind, the Commission, as early as 1985, invited submissions of projects aiming at the development of such adequate tools in its Call for Proposals for the ESPRIT Programme, in order to assist companies in the design of their office systems. This topic was recognised as being of strategic importance, considering the low level of penetration of Information Technology in European enterprises compared to the United States and Japan. Following this strategy, the project TODOS was selected and launched. This project has successfully developed tools and methods for the definition of the functional specifi cation of the office system, as well as the system architecture and user interface -results which can be of great interest for the IT community at large.

Jeremias Demito: Como pensam e agem os empreendedores que sonham grande

A Coleção Fazedores apresenta como pensam e agem empreendedores de sucesso que forjaram histórias admiráveis que todos deveriam conhecer. Não se trata de esmiuçar o modelo de negócio ou a estratégia adotada para construir uma empresa perene. O foco é conhecer o comportamento do empreendedor frente a situações corriqueiras e desafiadoras daqueles que fazem acontecer. Neste volume, o empreendedor Jeremias Demito compartilha com o leitor sua história vitoriosa, mostrando que empreender começa pela vontade de realizar e não termina com a concretização do primeiro sonho. A leitura de cada volume da Coleção Fazedores permitirá ao leitor entender a essência de sonhar grande, que não se resume a algo padronizado, mas que estimula e contagia quem quer colocar em prática suas ideias e deixar um legado. Conheça todos os volumes da Coleção Fazedores em www.editoraempe.com.br.