The Electronic Office: Who Will Have One, How It Will Work

IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), and AT&T Co. are promising office integration products that will attempt to turn a personal computer (PC) into a central command post that provides almost everything a user needs to accomplish daily tasks. These products include: 1. connections for immediate...

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Published inPersonal computing Vol. 14; no. 5; p. 74
Main Author Lockwood, Russ
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hasbrouck Heights VNU Business Information Services, Inc 25.05.1990
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Applications
Connectivity
Electronic mail systems
Local area networks
Manycompanies
Manyproducts
Microcomputers
Software packages
User interface
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Summary:IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), and AT&T Co. are promising office integration products that will attempt to turn a personal computer (PC) into a central command post that provides almost everything a user needs to accomplish daily tasks. These products include: 1. connections for immediate access to time-critical data, 2. analytical tools to transform raw data into useful information, and 3. communication links to funnel information throughout an organization. IBM's OfficeVision, HP's NewWave Office, and AT&T's Rhapsody merge conventional applications with such office functions as electronic mail and meeting scheduling. These products address 3 trends that their developers expect to see in business computing: 1. increasingly decentralized corporate structures, 2. overwhelming quantities of data that lack a standardized format, and 3. the rapid spread of sophisticated technology. If these integrated office platforms live up to their promise, users will be able to tap into, exploit, and disseminate company information electronically, transcending departments, hierarchies, and locations.
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ISSN:0192-5490