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The CTO of the company mentioned in Project 1 has decided to acquire a CASE tool...

The CTO of the company mentioned in Project 1 has decided to acquire a CASE tool to help expedite and better document the website that is being designed for his company's e-commerce operations. The CTO has narrowed these choices to CA ERwin Process Modeler and Oracle Designer. Based on the information provided in this chapter and other sources, which tool would you recommend? What are the three major factors behind your recommendations?

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I would choose CA ERwin Process Modeler over Oracle Designer. It is because the prior is more suited for website that is designed for e-commerce applications. The processor has been made to analyse, visualize and improve the complex e-commerce business processes, in order to increase the competitive advantage of the enterprise in the particular product or service.

It is for organisation of all sized and very cost effective. It easily adopts the new business models and regulatory requirements while increasing IT compatibility, reducing cost and overall customer service. It helps in making better business decisions for the key business processes specially in case of data intensive initiatives like e-commerce platforms.


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