Tools for Enterprise Risk Management
Evolution of
Internet Technology
•Internet
technology
§Rapidly being accepted as more than just a way of displaying text information and graphics.
§Based on software and communications standards and shared protocols
§Provides a way for
disparate organizations to share software applications and databases.
•By
providing easy access to and connections between "islands of information," Internet technology is quickly emerging as the software platform of choice.
•Systems
that previously required expensive custom installation, licensing, and training are becoming accessible to users having a contemporary, free web browser, an appropriate access level, and user
privileges.
