A survey of Office Automation technology for academic computing centers

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Witt
Keyword(s):  
Office Automation ◽  
Academic Computing ◽  
Computing Centers ◽  
Automation Technology

Office automation issues viewed from a multi-perspective systems-based framework

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
D. Sculli ◽  
J.K.K. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Office Environment ◽  
Automation Technology

Advances in office automation technology and electronic commerce are expected to transform the present office environment. This transformation will not be gradual and smooth, but it is expected to raise many technical, behavioural, and even ethical issues. This paper presents a multi-perspective systems-based framework developed from the general concepts of systems thinking. The framework is used to examine and explore issues related to office automation. A case example is presented to demonstrate the application of the framework.

The Role of Voice in Office Automation

1983 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 532-535
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Bice
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Voice Communication ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Voice Technology ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Automation Technology ◽  
The Voice

Most people don't think of voice as having a “role” in the office. But at least one study (Knopf 82) shows that 69 percent of an executive's time is spent communicating verbally, either face-to-face or using the telephone. A secretary communicates verbally about 20 percent of the time, mostly on the phone. Other white collar workers range within these times. These are significant portions of a workday, and prime candidates for support from office automation technology. By identifying the needs of office workers, and the voice communication shortcomings, it is possible to chart out how to bring technology to bear on them. The first section of this paper will discuss how voice is used now, in the context of the needs of office workers. It will also address some of its shortcomings. The next section will describe a new voice technology available from Texas Instruments that can help solve these voice needs, consequently improving worker productivity. The third section describes how this new technology can extend a worker's voice capabilities beyond how voice is used today, in the context of the automated office.

A FORECAST OF OFFICE AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY TO 2000

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 81-97
Author(s):  
Frederick A. Rossini ◽  
Alan L. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Office Automation ◽  
Automation Technology
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