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The alignment of information architectures with business strategies is
important for organizations in order to achieve global pre-eminence.
Past architectures have been limited in that they consider only techni
cal and computer-based aspects of information technology. This article
broadens this view by including the functional aspects (data, voice,
image, or video transmission) of information technologies. Five inform
ation architectures emerge as feasible for global corporations. Exampl
es of companies using these architectures are provided. These architec
tures are further compared using cost variables. The article provides
a means for researchers and managers to classify and evaluate the curr
ent architectures used in global corporations, and help carefully plan
future architectures.