Alliance Insurance Relies on Information Technology for a Variety of Activities.The

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Alliance Insurance relies on information technology for a variety of activities.The company is planning to improve its systems,so it needs to determine which areas need improvement.The Chief Information Officer thinks that improvements are needed to the company's wide area network (WAN) .If the following facts were known,which one would strengthen the CIO's position?

• A) Alliance's various branch offices do a great deal of information-sharing with each other.
• B) Alliance's computer hardware has not been upgraded in some time.
• C) Alliance sales reps must work collaboratively with other reps in the same office.
• D) At many of Alliance's locations,its email servers are often full.
• E) Alliance is planning to hire many new sales reps,and they will need extensive training.

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