Sofmic (fictitious name) is a large software vendor.

About twice a year, Sofmic acquires a small specialized software company. Recently, a decision was made to look for a software company in the area of data mining. Currently, there are about 15 companies that would gladly cooperate as candidates for such acquisitions.

Bill Gomez, the corporate CEO, asked that a recommendation for a candidate for acquisition be submitted to him within one week. “Make sure to use some computerized support for justification, preferably from the area of AI,” he said. As a manager responsible for submitting the recommendation to Gomez, you need to select a computerized tool for conducting the analysis.

Respond to the following points:

a. Prepare a list of all the tools that you would consider.

b. Prepare a list of the major advantages and disadvantages of each tool, as it relates to this specific case.

c. Select a computerized tool.

d. Mr. Gomez does not assign grades to your work. You make a poor recommendation and you are out.

Therefore, carefully justify your recommendation.