MIS - that is one I have not heard since my Main Frame days. We called it "Misinformation Systems". :)


>0. MIS - Management Information Systems
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>The name change generally follows with additional responsibility. For example, many IT departments also handle the corporate PBX (phone system) too.
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>>During the last twenty years I have noticed that corporate computer departments have changed names three times. Perhaps you can add to the list?
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>>1. IS – Information Services
>>2. IM – Information Management
>>3. IT – Information Technology
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>>I find that with each change of department name my salary does not increase. However, the “prestige” imparted by upper management by endowing us with a new name is somehow unwarranted. :)