The Prentice Hall M.I.S. Case Series has been created to provide an effective way for lecturers to obtain contemporary, management-oriented IT cases for use in their courses. The case series consists of a database of cases, written by IS academics and professionals from around the world, that is continually updated with cases that deal with contemporary IT issues. The cases address management topics, from both a US and an international perspective, and introduce students to many information technologies. The management topics covered include: building IT infrastructure; achieving strategic goals through IT; reshaping the organization through IT; acting socially responsible in an information intensive environment; and effectively managing the IT function. The different types of information systems and technologies introduced include the Internet, workgroup computing, and client-server architectures.