Smart-Toys-Smart Kids” is a toy manufacturing company. They are providing toys to retail stores in the region. The company has 500 employees. The CEO of the company Fred is looking for alternatives to streamline B2B transactions between his employees and the retail stores. Fred's information systems department has presented him with two alternatives for developing the new tools for better customer service with the retail stores.   The first alternative will have a special software tool developed in C++ program (application software) that clients (500 employees and retail stores) will download onto their computers to run.  The tool will communicate with the server to select data to analyze. The second alternative will have the C++ program running on the server in the headquarters; the client computers will interact with the server. Part of the program in the client computers and other parts are in the Server side.  Outline the pros and cons of the two alternatives

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Smart-Toys-Smart Kids” is a toy manufacturing company. They are providing toys to retail stores in the region. The company has 500 employees. The CEO of the company Fred is looking for alternatives to streamline B2B transactions between his employees and the retail stores. Fred's information systems department has presented him with two alternatives for developing the new tools for better customer service with the retail stores.

 

The first alternative will have a special software tool developed in C++ program (application software) that clients (500 employees and retail stores) will download onto their computers to run.  The tool will communicate with the server to select data to analyze. The second alternative will have the C++ program running on the server in the headquarters; the client computers will interact with the server. Part of the program in the client computers and other parts are in the Server side. 

  1. Outline the pros and cons of the two alternatives
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