-Business around the world is conducted on the computer screen. Information is stored in enormous databases. To make meaning of all that data, they use a process known as data mining.
-Enormous leaps in business productivity are a direct result of the use of computers in all phases of business, from communications to product design. For example, the cash register is now a point of sale terminal that connects automatically to a database, providing managers with current data on sales. This allows for better tracking of merchandise.
-Retail systems called Personal Shopper Systems are provided by some stores. These small computers can show prices, specials, information, and total purchase price.
-Every segment of business has been transformed by the computer.