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The Apply Your Knowledge section contains four mini-cases. Each case describes a situati...

The Apply Your Knowledge section contains four mini-cases. Each case describes a situation, explains your role in the case, and asks you to respond to questions. You can answer the questions by applying knowledge you learned in the chapter.

Top Sail Realty

Situation:

Top Sail Realty is one of the largest time-sharing and rental brokers for vacation cottages along the North Carolina coast. After 10 successful years of matching up owners and renters, Top Sail decided to acquire a computerized reservation and booking system. Top Sail’s owner read an article about software packages, and she asked you, as an IT consultant, for your advice.

1. Should Top Sail implement a Web-based system? Why or why not?

2. What software acquisition options are available to Top Sail?

3. Do you consider the reservations system to be a horizontal or a vertical application? Give reasons for your answer.

4. When you evaluate software packages, what steps will you follow?

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