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Applying Information Security and SDLC to Business BIS320 June 4, 2012 â€Æ' Introduction Books-A-Million is a good representative business which faces numerous IT security challenges and serves thousands of customers annually from local locations as well as through internet sales. Books-A-Million has seen declining sales in recent years while competitor Amazon.com has seen growth through extremely strong internet sales as well as innovative applications which recommend selections to customers. Our team has made recommendations to establish a new technology application similar to Amazon’s offering to increase Books-A-Million competitiveness and regain lost sales. Our team has also reviewed multiple security risks and developed a preventive plan as well as disaster recovery plan in the event of a security break or other disaster. Books-A-Million In 1917 starting out as a street corner newsstand in Florence, Alabama Books-A-Million (BAM) was founded. The corporate offices are now based in Birmingham Alabama. Books-A-Million Inc. has since grown into the nation’s 3rd largest book retailing chain (behind Amazon and Barnes and Noble). The company presently has 257 stores located in 31 states, including the District of Columbia. BAM 2012 Annual Report confirms â€Å"of the 257 stores, 204 are superstores that operate under the names Book-A-Million (BAM), Books & Co. and 2nd & Charles, and 53 are traditional stores that operate under the Bookland and Books-a-Million name†. In addition to retail stores the organization comprises of an e-commerce subsidiary operating as booksamillion.com and American Wholesale Book Company (a book wholesale and distribution division). The company’s mission statement â€Å"books are just the beginning† ... ...eview (2012) Books-A-Million Review, Retrieved from: http://www.givemeareview.com/online-book-stores/BooksAMillion.html Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal (2012) Annual Financials for Books-A-Million Inc.Retrieved from: http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/bamm/financials SearchSoftwarequality, 2009 retrieved from www.searchsoftwarequality.com ScienceDaily, 2010 retrieved from http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/systems-development-life-cycle The Free Library, Business Wire (2002) Books-A-Million to Install Wincor Nixdorf's BEETLE Point-of-Sale Systems At 204 Stores. Retrieved from: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Books-A-Million+to+Install+Wincor+Nixdorf%27s+BEETLE+Point-of-Sale...-a081772964 UAB. Culverhouse College of Commerce (2012). Capstone Team Projects. http://cba.ua.edu/mis/undergraduate/capstone-experience/projects