This document discusses various telecommunications technologies and concepts. It begins by explaining how telecommunications improves business processes by enabling better communication, efficiency, data distribution, transactions, workforce flexibility, and alternative channels. It then discusses channel bandwidth, communications media including guided and wireless transmission, virtual private networks, wireless technologies like Bluetooth and WiFi, microwave transmission, 3G/4G wireless, and networking protocols. Physical transmission media such as twisted pair wire, coaxial cable, and fiber optics are also summarized.
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This document discusses various telecommunications technologies and concepts. It begins by explaining how telecommunications improves business processes by enabling better communication, efficiency, data distribution, transactions, workforce flexibility, and alternative channels. It then discusses channel bandwidth, communications media including guided and wireless transmission, virtual private networks, wireless technologies like Bluetooth and WiFi, microwave transmission, 3G/4G wireless, and networking protocols. Physical transmission media such as twisted pair wire, coaxial cable, and fiber optics are also summarized.
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Unit - IV SECURITY AND CONTROL
Telecommunications, which is essential to smooth opeations in to!a"#s $%siness wol!, is the tansmittal o& !ata an! in&omation &om one point to anothe' Se(eal impo(ements to $%siness pocesses) Better business communication Greater efciency Better distribution of data Instant transactions Flexible and mobile workforce Alternative channels Channel *an!wi!th Telecomm%nications po&essionals consi!e the capacit" o& the comm%nications path o channel when the" ecommen! tansmission me!ia &o a $%siness' Channel bandwidth e&es to the ate at which !ata is e+chan,e!, %s%all" meas%e! in $its pe secon! -$ps./the $oa!e the $an!wi!th, the moe in&omation can $e e+chan,e! at one time' Comm%nications 0e!ia In !esi,nin, a telecomm%nications s"stem, the tansmission me!ia selecte! !epen!s on the amo%nt o& in&omation to $e e+chan,e!, the spee! at which !ata m%st $e e+chan,e!, the le(el o& concen &o !ata pi(ac", whethe o not the %ses ae stationa" o mo$ile, an! man" othe $%siness e1%iements' Tansmission me!ia can $e !i(i!e! into two $oa! cate,oies) guided transmission media, in which comm%nications si,nals ae ,%i!e! alon, a soli! me!i%m, an! wireless, in which the comm%nications si,nal is $oa!cast o(e aiwa(es as a &om o& electoma,netic a!iation' Guided Transmission Media Types Virtual Private Networks A LAN is a pi(ate netwo2, $eca%se it onl" po(i!es access to mem$es o& an o,ani3ation' Tho%,h a 4m !oes not own the lines it leases, the netwo2 o& lease! lines mi,ht $e consi!ee! a pi(ate netwo2, $eca%se onl" mem$es a%thoi3e! $" the o,ani3ation can %se it' 0an" companies cannot a5o! o !o not wish to pa" &o a pi(ate netwo2' *" implementin, special so&twae -an! sometimes also ha!wae. the" can ceate a (it%al pi(ate netwo2 -V6N.' 7 A (it%al pi(ate netwo2 -V6N. can $e tho%,ht o& as a 8t%nnel9 tho%,h the Intenet o othe p%$lic netwo2 that allows onl" a%thoi3e! %ses to access compan" eso%ces' The 8(it%al9 in V6N e&es to the ill%sion that the %se is accessin, a pi(ate netwo2 !iectl", athe than tho%,h a p%$lic netwo2' V6Ns ena$le the %se o& intanets an! e+tanets' An intanet is a netwo2 that %ses :e$ technolo,ies to se(e an o,ani3ation#s emplo"ees who ae locate! in se(eal sites that mi,ht $e man" miles apat; an e+tanet se(es $oth the emplo"ees an! othe entepises that !o $%siness with the o,ani3ation' Wireless Technologies :ieless comm%nications co%ple! with the Intenet ae e(ol%tioni3in, how an! whee we ,athe an! shae in&omation, colla$oate in teams, listen to m%sic o watch (i!eo, an! sta" in to%ch with o% &amilies an! co-wo2es while on the oa!' :ieless telecomm%nications in(ol(es the $oa!cast o& comm%nications in one o& thee &e1%enc" an,es) micowa(e, a!io, an! in&ae!' near feld communication N!C" A (e" shot-an,e wieless connecti(it" technolo," !esi,ne! &o cell phones an! ce!it ca!s' #luetooth A wieless comm%nications speci4cation that !esci$es how cell phones, comp%tes, &a+es, pintes, an! othe electonic !e(ices can $e inteconnecte! o(e !istances o& 1<=>< &eet at a ate o& a$o%t 7 0$ps' $ltra wideband $W#" A &om o& shot-an,e comm%nications that emplo"s e+temel" shot electoma,netic p%lses lastin, ?%st @< to 1,<<< picosecon!s that ae tansmitte! acoss a $oa! an,e o& a!io &e1%encies o& se(eal ,i,ahet3' Wi%!i A me!i%m-an,e wieless telecomm%nications technolo," $an! owne! $" the :i-Ai Alliance' > Microwave Transmission 0icowa(e is a hi,h-&e1%enc" -><< 0B3=><< CB3. si,nal sent tho%,h the ai' Teestial -Eath-$o%n!. micowa(es ae tansmitte! $" line-o&-si,ht !e(ices, so the line o& si,ht $etween the tansmitte an! ecei(e m%st $e %no$st%cte!' T"picall", micowa(e stations ae place! in a seies/one station ecei(es a si,nal, ampli4es it, an! etansmits it to the ne+t micowa(e tansmission towe' &G Wireless Communications >C wieless comm%nications s%ppots wieless (oice an! $oa!$an! spee! !ata comm%nications in a mo$ile en(ionment' It is calle! >C &o thi! ,eneation o& sol%tions &o wieless (oice an! !ata comm%nications' A!!itional capa$ilities incl%!e mo$ile (i!eo, mo$ile ecommece, location-$ase! se(ices, mo$ile ,amin,, an! the !ownloa!in, an! pla"in, o& son,s' 'G Wireless Communications Ao%th-,eneation $oa!$an! mo$ile wieless is e+pecte! to !eli(e moe a!(ance! (esions o& enhance! m%ltime!ia, smooth steamin, (i!eo, %ni(esal access, pota$ilit" acoss all t"pes o& !e(ices, an! e(ent%all", wol!wi!e oamin, capa$ilit"' DC will also po(i!e incease! !ata tansmission ates in the 7<=D< 0$ps an,e' Worldwide (nteroperability )or Microwave *ccess WiM*+" Worldwide (nteroperability )or Microwave *ccess -WiM*+. is the common name &o a set o& IEEE E<7'1F wieless metopolitan aea netwo2 stan!a!s that s%ppot (aio%s t"pes o& comm%nications access' In man" espects, :i0AG opeates li2e :i-Ai, onl" o(e ,eate !istances an! at &aste tansmission spee!s' A :i0AG towe connects !iectl" to the Intenet (ia a hi,h-$an!wi!th, wie! connection' A :i0AG towe can also comm%nicate with anothe :i0AG towe %sin, a line-o&-si,ht, micowa(e lin2' The !istance $etween the :i0AG towe an! an antenna can $e as ,eat as >< miles' :i0AG can s%ppot !ata comm%nications at a ate o& H< 0$ps' Aewe :i0AG $ase stations ae e1%ie! to co(e the same ,eo,aphical aea than when :i-Ai technolo," is %se!' *l%etooth D *l%etooth is the pop%la name &o the E<7'1@ wieless netwo2in, stan!a!, which is %se&%l &o ceatin, small pesonal aea netwo2s -6ANs.' 0o!em Tanslates !ata &om a !i,ital &om -as it is stoe! in the comp%te. into an analo, si,nal that can $e tansmitte! o(e o!ina" telephone lines' IEY DICITAL NET:ORIINC TECBNOLOCIES ClientJSe(e Comp%tin, 6ac2et switchin, is a metho! o& slicin, !i,ital messa,es into pacels calle! pac2ets, sen!in, the pac2ets alon, !i5eent comm%nication paths as the" $ecome a(aila$le, an! then eassem$lin, the pac2ets once the" ai(e at thei !estinations Cic%it Switchin, In circuit switching, a !e!icate! channel -a cic%it. is esta$lishe! &o the !%ation o& the tansmission' The sen!in, no!e si,nals the ecei(in, no!e that it is ,oin, to sen! a messa,e' The ecei(e m%st ac2nowle!,e the si,nal' The ecei(in, no!e then ecei(es the entie messa,e' Onl" then can the cic%it $e allocate! &o %se o& two othe comm%nicatin, paties' Ta!itional telephone comm%nication is the most common t"pe o& cic%it-switchin, comm%nication' TC6JI6 an! Connecti(it" In a t"pical telecomm%nications netwo2, !i(ese ha!wae an! so&twae components nee! to wo2 to,ethe to tansmit in&omation' A potocol is a set o& %les an! poce!%es ,o(enin, tansmission o& in&omation $etween two points in a netwo2' Comm%nication on the Intenet &ollows mainl" TCP,(P Transmission Control Protocol, (nternet Protocol", which is act%all" a set o& elate! potocols' TC6 ens%es that the pac2ets ai(e acc%atel" an! in the pope o!e, while I6 ens%es !eli(e" o& pac2ets &om no!e to no!e in the most eKcient manne' Comm%nications Netwo2s A mo!em to tanslate !i,ital si,nals into analo, &om -see Ai,%e F-@.' 0o!em stan!s &o mo!%lationJ!emo!%lation' @ 6BYSICAL TRANS0ISSION 0EDIA Netwo2s %se !i5eent 2in!s o& ph"sical tansmission me!ia, incl%!in, twiste! wie, coa+ial ca$le, 4$e optics, an! me!ia &o wieless tansmission' Twiste! wie consists o& stan!s o& coppe wie twiste! in pais an! is an ol!e t"pe o& tansmission me!i%m' 0an" o& the telephone s"stems in $%il!in,s ha! twiste! wies installe! &o analo, comm%nication, $%t the" can $e %se! &o !i,ital comm%nication as well' Coa+ial ca$le, simila to that %se! &o ca$le tele(ision, consists o& thic2l" ins%late! coppe wie, which can tansmit a la,e (ol%me o& !ata than twiste! wie' Ca$le was %se! in eal" local aea netwo2s an! is still %se! to!a" &o lon,e -moe than 1<< metes. %ns in la,e $%il!in,s' Coa+ial has spee!s %p to 1 C$ps' Ai$e-optic ca$le consists o& $o%n! stan!s o& clea ,lass 4$e, each the thic2ness o& a h%man hai' Data ae tans&ome! into p%lses o& li,ht, which ae sent tho%,h the 4$e-optic ca$le $" a lase !e(ice at ates (a"in, &om @<< 2ilo$its to se(eal tillion $its pe secon! in e+peimental settin,s' Intenet Se(ices F A client comp%te connectin, to the Intenet has access to a (aiet" o& se(ices' These se(ices incl%!e e-mail, electonic !isc%ssion ,o%ps, chattin, an! instant messa,in,, Telnet, Aile Tans&e 6otocol -AT6 ., an! the :ol! :i!e :e$' Unit = V NE: IT INITIATIVES
E-$%siness , a tem oi,inall" coine! $" Lo% Cestne, CEO o& I*0, is the %se o& the Intenet an! othe netwo2s an! in&omation technolo,ies to s%ppot e-commece, entepise comm%nications an! colla$oation, an! :e$-ena$le! $%siness pocesses, $oth within a netwo2e! entepise an! with its c%stomes an! $%siness patnes' E-$%siness incl%!es e-commece, which in(ol(es the $%"in,, sellin,, ma2etin,, an! se(icin, o& po!%cts, se(ices, an! in&omation o(e the Intenet an! othe netwo2s' (ntroduction to e%Commerce E-commece in(ol(es accomplishin, a an,e o& $%siness pocesses to s%ppot the electonic $%"in, an! sellin, o& ,oo!s an! se(ices' Electonic commece con!%ctin, $%siness acti(ities -e',', !isti$%tion, $%"in,, sellin,, ma2etin,, an! se(icin, o& po!%cts o se(ices. electonicall" o(e comp%te netwo2s Categories o) -%Commerce *%siness-to-Cons%me -*7C. e-Commece' In this &om o& e-commece, $%sinesses m%st !e(elop attacti(e electonic ma2etplaces to sell po!%cts an! se(ices to cons%mes' Cons%me-to-Cons%me -C7C. e-Commece' The h%,e s%ccess o& online a%ctions li2e e*a", whee cons%mes -as well as $%sinesses. can $%" &om an! sell to one anothe in an a%ction pocess at an a%ction :e$ site, ma2es this e-commece mo!el an impotant e-commece $%siness state,"' Th%s, paticipatin, in o sponsoin, cons%me o $%siness a%ctions is an impotant e-commece altenati(e &o *7C, C7* -cons%me-to-$%siness., o *7* e-commece' *%siness-to-*%siness -*7*. e-Commece' I& *7C acti(ities ae the tip o& the ice$e,, *7* epesents the pat o& the ice$e, that is %n!e the wate/the $i,,est pat' This cate,o" o& e-commece in(ol(es $oth e-$%siness ma2etplaces an! !iect ma2et lin2s $etween $%sinesses' E-commece can $e !e4ne! as an" e+chan,e o& in&omation o $%siness tansaction that is &acilitate! $" the %se o& in&omation an! comm%nications technolo,ies' 1' Electonic ma2ets) These ae in&omation so%ces that can $e %se! to seach &o a patic%la se(ice o po!%ct' 7' Electonic !ata intechan,e) Companies, in thei e,%la !ealin,s with othe ta!in, patnes, s%ch as s%pplies an! etail o%tlets, mi,ht esta$lish electonic comm%nications to pocess the (ol%me o& tansactions caie! o%t' These lines H o& comm%nication mi,ht $e pemanent, %sin, lease! telephone connections, o esta$lishe! tempoail" &o the !%ation o& the tansactions, %sin, the Intenet to esta$lish the connection' EDI po(i!es a stan!a! potocol &o enco!in, this !ata e+chan,e' >' Intenet commece) This cate,o" o& e-commece incopoates the pop%la ima,e o& home comp%te %ses ma2in, p%chases o(e the Intenet' In &act it incl%!es a m%ch $oa!e an,e o& ta!in,' In Intenet commece, ,oo!s an! se(ices ae a!(etise! an! in!i(i!%al tansactions ae e+ec%te!' *%sinesses ha(e $een swi&t to eali3e the oppot%nities po(i!e! $" the :e$ an! ha(e !e(elope! we$sites in o!e to) 1'a!(etise se(ices an! po!%cts; 7'sell se(ices an! po!%cts; pomote copoate ima,es; >'po(i!e in&omation -especiall" p%$lic se(ices. -lectronic Commerce Payment .ystems Di,ital wallets ma2e pa"in, &o p%chases o(e the :e$ moe eKcient $" eliminatin, the nee! &o shoppes to ente thei a!!ess an! ce!it ca! in&omation epeate!l" each time the" $%" somethin,' The !i,ital wallet sec%el" stoes ce!it ca! an! E owne i!enti4cation in&omation an! entes the shoppe#s name, ce!it ca! n%m$e, an! shippin, in&omation a%tomaticall" when in(o2e! to complete a p%chase' 0icopa"ment s"stems ha(e $een !e(elope! &o p%chases o& less than L1<, s%ch as !ownloa!s o& in!i(i!%al aticles o m%sic clips, which wo%l! $e too small &o con(entional ce!it ca! pa"ments' Acc%m%late! $alance !i,ital pa"ment s"stems ena$le %ses to ma2e micopa"ments an! p%chases on the :e$, acc%m%latin, a !e$it $alance that the" m%st pa" peio!icall" on thei ce!it ca! o telephone $ills' Online stoe! (al%e pa"ment s"stems ena$le cons%mes to ma2e instant online pa"ments to mechants an! othe in!i(i!%als $ase! on (al%e stoe! in an online !i,ital acco%nt' Di,ital chec2in, s"stems s%ch as 6a" $" Chec2 e+ten! the &%nctionalit" o& e+istin, chec2in, acco%nts so the" can $e %se! &o online shoppin, pa"ments' Di,ital chec2s ae pocesse! m%ch &aste than ta!itional pape-$ase! chec2in,' Electonic $illin, pesentment an! pa"ment s"stems ae %se! &o pa"in, o%tine monthl" $ills' The" ena$le %ses to (iew thei $ills electonicall" an! pa" them tho%,h electonic &%n! tans&es &om $an2 o ce!it ca! acco%nts' *aies to ent" Despite the man" !i(es pes%a!in, $%sinesses to (ent%e into e-commece acti(ities, thee ae nonetheless se(eal concens that mi,ht in!%ce ca%tion M
:hat Is CR0N 0ana,in, the &%ll an,e o& the c%stome elationship in(ol(es two elate! o$?ecti(es) one, to po(i!e the o,ani3ation an! all o& its c%stome-&acin, emplo"ees with a sin,le, com-plete (iew o& e(e" c%stome at e(e" to%ch point an! acoss all channels; an!, two, to po-(i!e the c%stome with a sin,le, complete (iew o& the compan" an! its e+ten!e! channels' CR0 %ses in&omation technolo," to ceate a coss-&%nctional entepise s"stem that inte,ates an! a%tomates man" o& the c%stome-se(in, pocesses in sales, ma2etin,, an! c%stome se(ices that inteact with a compan"#s c%stomes' CR0 s"stems also ceate an IT &amewo2 o& :e$- ena$le! so&twae an! !ata$ases that inte,ates these pocesses with the est o& a compan"#s $%siness opeations' The ma?o application cl%stes in c%stome elationship mana,ement 1< Thee 6hases o& CR0 S%ppl" Chain 0ana,ement S%ppl" chain mana,ement -SC0. is a coss-&%nctional inte entepise s"stem that %ses in&omation technolo," to help s%ppot an! mana,e the lin2s $etween some o& a compan"#s 2e" $%siness pocesses an! those o& its s%pplies, c%stomes, an! $%siness patnes' The ,oal o& SC0 is to ceate a &ast, eKcient, an! low-cost netwo2 o& $%siness elationships, o s%ppl" chain , to ,et a compan"#s po!%cts &om concept to ma2et' 11 /ata warehouse and /ata Mining A !ata waeho%se is a la,e, t"picall" elational, !ata$ase that s%ppots mana,ement !ecision ma2in,' The !ata waeho%se is la,e $eca%se it contains !ata, o s%mmaies o& !ata, &om millions o& tansactions o(e man" "eas an!Jo &om national o ,lo$al tansactions athe than &om a shot peio! o a sin,le e,ion' Data waeho%ses !o not eplace tansactional !ata$ases, which ae %p!ate! with !ail" tansactions s%ch as sales, $illin,, cash eceipts, an! et%ns' Instea!, tansactional !ata is copie! into the !ata waeho%se, which is a sepaate !ata eposito"' This la,e achi(e contains (al%a$le in&omation &o the o,ani3ation that mi,ht not $e e(i!ent in the smalle amo%nts o& !ata t"picall" stoe! in tansactional !ata$ases' A !ata waeho%se stoes !ata that ha(e $een e+tacte! &om the (aio%s opeational, e+tenal, an! othe !ata$ases o& an o,ani3ation' It is a cental so%ce o& the !ata that ha(e $een cleane!, tans&ome!, an! catalo,e! so that the" can $e %se! $" mana,es an! othe $%siness po&essionals &o !ata minin,, online anal"tical pocessin,, an! othe &oms o& $%siness anal"sis, ma2et eseach, an! !ecision s%ppot' 17 Once !ata ha(e $een capt%e! an! o,ani3e! in !ata waeho%ses an! !ata mats, the" ae a(aila$le &o &%the anal"sis' A seies o& tools ena$les %ses to anal"3e these !ata to see new pattens, elationships, an! insi,hts that ae %se&%l &o ,%i!in, !ecision ma2in,' These tools &o consoli!atin,, anal"3in,, an! po(i!in, access to (ast amo%nts o& !ata to help %ses ma2e $ette $%siness !ecisions ae o&ten e&ee! to $%siness intelli,ence -*I. ' 6incipal tools &o $%siness intelli,ence incl%!e so&twae &o !ata$ase 1%e"in, an! epotin,, tools &o m%lti!imensional !ata anal"sis -online anal"tical pocessin,., an! !ata minin, tools' Data minin, is a ma?o %se o& !ata waeho%se !ata$ases an! the static !ata the" contain' In !ata minin,, the !ata in a !ata waeho%se ae anal"3e! to e(eal hi!!en pat-tens an! ten!s in histoical $%siness acti(it"' This anal"sis can $e %se! to help mana,es ma2e !ecisions a$o%t state,ic chan,es in $%siness opeations to ,ain competiti(e a!(anta,es in the ma2etplace' Data minin, is the pocess o& selectin,, e+ploin,, an! mo!elin, la,e amo%nts o& !ata to !isco(e pe(io%sl" %n2nown elationships that can s%ppot !ecision ma2in,' Data-minin, so&twae seaches tho%,h la,e amo%nts o& !ata &o meanin,&%l pattens o& in&omation' Data minin, has &o% main o$?ecti(es) O Se1%ence o path anal"sis ) Ain!in, pattens whee one e(ent lea!s to anothe, late e(ent' O Classi4cation ) Ain!in, whethe cetain &acts &all into pe!e4ne! ,o%ps' O Cl%stein,) Ain!in, ,o%ps o& elate! &acts not pe(io%sl" 2nown' O Aoecastin, ) Disco(ein, pattens in !ata that can lea! to easona$le pe!ictions' 0nline *nalytical Processing Online anal"tical pocessin, -OLA6.is anothe t"pe o& application %se! to e+ploit !ata waeho%ses' Altho%,h OLA6 mi,ht not $e as sophisticate! in tems o& the anal"sis con!%cte!, it has e+temel" &ast esponse time an! ena$les e+ec%ti(es to ma2e timel" !ecisions' Ta$les, e(en i& ?oinin, !ata &om se(eal so%ces, limit the e(iew o& in&omation' O&ten, e+ec%ti(es nee! to (iew in&omation in m%ltiple com$inations o& two !imensions' OLA6 S%ppots m%lti!imensional !ata anal"sis, ena$lin, %ses to (iew the same !ata in !i5eent wa"s %sin, m%ltiple !imensions' Each aspect o& in&omation/po!%ct, picin,, cost, e,ion, o time peio!/epesents a !i5eent !imension' 1> Dillin, !own, a pocess $" which one stats with a ta$le that shows $oa! in&omation an! s%ccessi(el" etie(es ta$les o& moe speci4c in&omation' OLA6 applications opeate on !ata o,ani3e! especiall" &o s%ch %se o pocess !ata &om elational !ata$ases' A !"namic OLA6 application espon!s to comman!s $" composin, ta$les 8on the P"'9 To spee! %p esponse, !ata$ases can $e o,ani3e! in the 4st place as !imensional' In !imensional !ata$ases /also calle! m%lti!imensional !ata$ases/the aw !ata is o,ani3e! in ta$les that show in&omation in s%mmaies an! atios so that the in1%ie !oes not ha(e to wait &o pocessin, aw !ata' 0an" 4ms o,ani3e !ata in elational !ata$ases an! !ata waeho%ses $%t also emplo" applications that a%tomaticall" s%mmai3e that !ata an! o,ani3e the in&omation in !imensional !ata$ases &o OLA6' Dash$oa!s To ma2e the %se o& *I tools con(enient &o e+ec%ti(es, companies that !e(elop *I tools ceate inte&aces that help the e+ec%ti(es an! othe emplo"ees to 1%ic2l" ,asp $%siness sit%ations' The pop%la name o& s%ch an inte&ace is !ash$oa!' The &ollowin, techni1%es ae %se! &o OLA6 implementation) - 1. Consolidation or Roll Up Consoli!ation in(ol(es the a,,e,ation o& !ata' This can in(ol(e simple roll-us o comple+ ,o%pin, in(ol(in, inte-elate! !ata' Ao e+ample, sales oKce can $e olle!- %p to !istict an! !istict a,ain to e,ions' 2. Drill-down OLA6 can ,o in e(ese !iection an! can !ispla" !etaile! !ata that compises consoli!ate! !ata' This is calle! drill-down' Ao e+ample, the sales $" in!i(i!%al po!%cts o $" sales-epesentati(es that ma2e %p a e,ion#s total sales, co%l! $e easil" accesse!' 3. Slicing and dicing Slicin, an! !icin, e&es to the a$ilit" to loo2 at a !ata$ase &om (aio%s (iewpoints' One slice o& sales !ata$ase mi,ht show all sales o& po!%ct t"pe within a e,ion' Anothe slice mi,ht show all sales $" sales channel, within each po!%ct-t"pe' Slicin, an! !icin, is o&ten pe&ome! alon, the time a+is in o!e to anal"3e ten!s an! 4nal pattens' 01*P *PP1(C*T(0N. OLA6 is wi!el" %se! in se(eal ealms o& !ata mana,ement' Some o& these applications incl%!e) - 1' Ainancial Applications)- *%!,etin, 7' 0a2etin,JSales Applications)- 0a2et Reseach Anal"sis, Sales Aoecastin,, 0a2etJC%stome Se,mentation >' *%siness mo!elin,)- Sim%latin, $%siness $eha(io, E+tensi(e, eal-time !ecision s%ppot s"stem &o mana,es