IT Decisions
28 mins, 1998 Three companies have to make difficult decisions about their IT systems. Choosing a new system: The computer system of tour operator Avalon Travel is old and breaking down. What do they replace it with? This system doesn’t work: Copier company Comtex brought in a database system – but it isn’t working. Should… Read more »
Going Live
28 mins, 1994 A bakery swaps from its old information system to a new one — and runs into disaster. First they have to choose the system, then make sure it works. At last comes the day when the new system goes live – and it’s then that things really go wrong. Lack of training… Read more »
Marketing On The Web
28 mins, 2000 How are companies using the web to market their wares? This looks at two very different firms: giant bookseller, WH Smith Online, and specialist wine dealer, Madaboutwine. It’s estimated there is a website for everyone on the planet, so companies have to target who they want to visit them. A prime target… Read more »
Systems In A Cinema
27 mins, 2000 How do cinemas use information technology? We compare two very different examples. The huge Film Works multiplex, in Manchester, has its own web-site. The much smaller Gate cinema, in London, uses e-mails to keep in touch with its customers but otherwise has much more limited IT. The Gate still issues tickets manually,… Read more »
Systems For Leisure 2
26 mins, 2004 This is a completely new film which updates the original Systems For Leisure (TV Choice 1993), but featuring the same leisure complex, Guildford Spectrum – still the UK’s largest leisure centre. TICKETS PLEASE: In 2002 Spectrum changed over to a new ticketing system called TOREX. What benefits does it offer? What were… Read more »
Business Systems
28 mins, 1998 The video demonstrates how a firm’s information systems work through a lively, dramatised case study, set in the backstabbing world of the Comtex copier company. Systems examined include invoicing, email and customer database. Comtex boss Tony Spence wants “push-button” efficiency, but things don’t go to plan.
Designing A Website
30 mins, 2007 The worldwide web has given birth to a new profession – the website designer. What does a website designer do? How do you design a website that works? Mark Shufflebottom, lecturer in interactive media design at Bournemouth University and Catherine Tidnam, web manager of the Food & Drink Federation, give their views…. Read more »
What’s Going On In Market Research?
28 mins, 2005 Market research is big business, with clients demanding more and better ways of finding out what their customers want. Case studies show how market research is changing and the impact of new technology. CLASSIC DIVISIONS: The internet is now widely used in market research – as are mobile phones and other new… Read more »
Computers In Accounting
29 mins, 2002 Dave Nellist presents a lively explanation of accounting systems and what they do. Bill Brookman Productions is a small street-theatre company. They use Sage software for their accounts. The basic elements of sales, purchase and nominal ledgers are explained, including invoicing. The film also looks at the accounting systems at Clinton Cards… Read more »