Businesss Study Recommendations for Network Upgrade Background Mr. D the Chief Information Officer of M Computing has put the brilliant Information Technology department in charge of setting up a computer network for the company. The I.T. department must research the different options to come up with the most efficient decision for the network. The team must keep each system within the budget of $2700 and $3400 per user platform. Some of the problems the team may run into are listed below. · Different departments will require different systems. · The number of each different kind of system to purchase. · Buy the individual computer components and assemble the machines or buy packaged computers from a company · What type of software applications will be needed and should they purchase licenses. The I.T. team must research the prices of parts and packages from different companies and also look into licensing agreements. When the final decisions have been made a proposal is to be submitted to Mr. D. Executive Summary First the I.T. department must decide what type of system will best fit the different users. Then the number of users must be taken into consideration to figure out which users will get desktop platforms or laptops. Also the proper amount of research must be done to make an informed decision whether to build or buy each platform. Every corner cut in research will result in unnecessary spending for the company. When purchasing the platforms the hardware team must remember to leave enough money to purchase software for each system so that the budget is met. Each type of system should comply with the minimum requirements listed below. Hardware Requirements - Minimum Requirement... ... middle of paper ... ...ices The next 4 pages consist of the printouts that were pulled from the websites listed on the work-cited page. The information is necessary in the completion of this project. Bibliography: Work Cited www.Accubyte.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.buy.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.computershopper.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.Dell.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.gateway.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.licenseonline.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.microsoft.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.pricewatch.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000. www.r-tech.com, accessed site February 5, 2000 - February 23, 2000.