...Anne Williams Notes that the phenomenon of office automation (OA) is continually evolving and that groupworking and computer‐supported co‐operative working, supported by groupware products such as Lotus Notes, are seen as the next phase in the OA saga. Explores the concept of the “office...

...Lisa Grantham Difficulties in measuring the benefits of office automation are preventing investment in systems. Examines the problems for organizations attempting to cost‐justify office automation. Benefits attributed to office automation used to be quantifiable, however, more recently office...

... Computer management Computer service/systems firms Information systems Inventory control Office automation Spare parts The overall IS (Information System) kernel basically contains the control program and interacts with the database and the user. The control program takes care of the order...

...T.C.E. Cheng This article attempts to present an overview of the state‐of‐the‐art of office automation systems. It is aimed at making the office administrator aware of the transformation currently taking place in the practice of office management caused by the computer revolution. © MCB UP...

... SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1987 11 © MCB UP Limited 1987 Architecture Business Environment Office Automation Working Conditions ...

... Although many executives have a personal desk‐top computer, more often than not it is their secretary who uses it. Many executives have not yet assimilated the requisite skills. The growth of office automation is still dominated by installation of incompatible micros and departmental boundaries...

... administration within Computer Security Crime Office Automation © MCB UP Limited 1986 The Automated Office and Computer Crime: A Preliminary Assessment by Clive Blatchford International Computers Ltd, London Introduction A computer (related) crime is defined as a crime which either directly...

... Limited 1986 Office Automation Working Conditions Taking the Stress out by Design by Roy D'Urban BETA Exhibitions Ltd, London Introduction When a company takes the first tentative steps along the path to office automation, emphasis is undoubtedly placed on the machines, leaving the user...