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i5SHARE~ SHARE SESSION REPORT The Information Center at AMP Incorporated - A Case Study 61 M373 The Information Center - A Case Study 118 SHARE NO. SESSION NO. SESSION LLL~C ATTENDANCE The AMP Incorporated Information Center was established in January of 1981 Information Center Keith J. Sours SPH with a staff of one (1) supporting three (3) user departments, ten (10) PROJECT SESSION CHAIRMAN INST. CODE individuals and three (3) software products. An IBM 4341 Group I, VM/CMS operating system, A Departmental Reporting System (ADRS), Query-by-Example SPSS Inc., 444 N. Michigan Avenue/Chicago, IL 60611/312-329-2400 (QBE), and APL-Data Interface (APL-DI) were selected for the startup SESSION CHAIRMAN'S COMPANY, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER environment. As of January, 1983, the center had grown to thirty (30) user departments, over 250 individuals and six (6) software products on an IBM 3032. The support staff had been increased to four (4) individuals. In 1983, the staff will increase to six (6), an IBM 3033 will replace the 3032 and a comprehensive graphics package will be added. Approximately 125 new indivi- duals will be educated to use the facilities. The objective of the Information Center is to increase the end-user produc- tivity and improve the decision-making process by providing end-users with tools to allow them to access their data on their own terms. The Information Center at AMP Incorporated - A Case Study The AMP Environment The Information Center (IC) CPU is a dedicated