The Business of America Has Changed

Agile firms use superior awareness to gain a competitive advantage and compress timelines linking suppliers and customers. Central to these developments is the shift to network-centric operations, which are characterized by information-intensive interactions between computational nodes on the network. Whether these interactions are focused on commerce, education, or military operations, there is "value" that is derived from the content, quality, and timeliness of information moving between nodes on the network. This value increases as information moves toward 100% relevant content, 100% accuracy, and zero time delay--toward information superiority.