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Text 4The Daily Inquirer
October 8
Book Review of Anne Narazaki's
New Century, New Business
Reviewed by John Gilliam
Anne Narazaki's recent book, New Century, New Business, seeks to examine the new technologiesthat are critical for global business and how they affect today's corporate transactions. Ms. Narazakiargues that while economic transactions of one kind or another have taken place for thousands ofyears, the impact of changing technology on business has become obvious only recently. In fact, as
new technologies have grown more prevalent, Ms. Narazaki observes, international businesses haveincreased in size and number. At the same time, the time required to conduct each business transaction has decreased.
Mr. Narazaki illustrates her observations with detailed examples of recent business transactions.Citing the merger of Poynter Technologies and Carce Company, which'created the largest financialservices company in the world, Ms. Narazaki explains the effect technology has on the valuation ofa company, on communication between the managements of different companies, and on stock and
funds trading.
Those of us who take an interest in the interaction between business and technology will findMs. Narazaki's ideas persuasive. The view that business cannot survive without keeping up with
new technology has become today's corporate reality.
In the article, the word "critical" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________. A．growing
B．sensitive
C．Disapproving
D．important
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