TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Keeping the U.S. Computer Industry Competitive: Systems Integration SN - 978-0-309-04544-5 DO - 10.17226/1914 PY - 1992 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1914/keeping-the-us-computer-industry-competitive-systems-integration PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Computers and Information Technology KW - Industry and Labor AB - Systems integration—the enterprise-wide integration of computer applications—offers an enormous opportunity for U.S. firms to capitalize on their strengths in such areas as complex software, networking, and management. In this book, industry leaders, university researchers, and government policymakers discuss what systems integration is, its importance and prospects for growth, why it is expected to define the characteristics of computerization for decades to come, and why the United States is perceived to have a strong competitive advantage. ER -