S-72.353 Data Communications and Internetworking – Spring 2003

Case 1: Accounting

A company has several dozens of shops all over Finland. To keep track of its accounts the company has recently opted for a package of accounting software that is to be installed to the computers at the shops and at the company headquarters. While the package has been fairly successful and has been on the market for some time already, there is now an extensive set of options available so that the package can be installed on top of many kinds of telecommunications software and networks. What kind of telecommunications arrangements would you use for this purpose and why?