<s>
An	O
executive	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
EIS	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
an	O
executive	B-Application
support	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
ESS	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
management	O
support	O
system	O
that	O
facilitates	O
and	O
supports	O
senior	O
executive	O
information	O
and	O
decision-making	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
commonly	O
considered	O
a	O
specialized	O
form	O
of	O
decision	B-Application
support	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
DSS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EIS	O
emphasizes	O
graphical	O
displays	O
and	O
easy-to-use	O
user	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
EIS	O
lost	O
popularity	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
(	O
with	O
the	O
sub	O
areas	O
of	O
reporting	O
,	O
analytics	O
,	O
and	O
digital	B-Protocol
dashboards	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
,	O
executive	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
were	O
mainframe	O
computer-based	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
talking	O
about	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
for	O
an	O
EIS	O
environment	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
that	O
meets	O
the	O
executive	O
's	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
executive	O
must	O
be	O
put	O
first	O
and	O
the	O
executive	O
's	O
needs	O
must	O
be	O
defined	O
before	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
can	O
be	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
hardware	B-Architecture
needed	O
for	O
a	O
typical	O
EIS	O
includes	O
four	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
several	O
EIS	O
products	O
for	O
networked	O
workstations	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
systems	O
require	O
less	O
support	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
EIS	O
must	O
be	O
efficient	O
to	O
retrieve	B-Application
relevant	O
data	O
for	O
decision	O
makers	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
very	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
traditional	O
management	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
presentation	O
,	O
EIS	O
can	O
distinguish	O
between	O
vital	O
and	O
seldom-used	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
different	O
key	O
critical	O
activities	O
for	O
executives	O
,	O
both	O
which	O
are	O
helpful	O
in	O
evaluating	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
meeting	O
its	O
corporate	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
predictive	B-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
open	O
the	O
doors	O
for	O
(	O
machine	O
)	O
learning	O
what	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
next	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
