Office Automation And Group Collaboration
Office Automation and Group Collaboration
Week Three
CIS/319
Professor Rodda
University of Phoenix
Office Automation and Group Collaboration
Office automation has grown radically since the introduction of the typewriter and copy machine office. The advent of the personal computer transformed office automation, and today, popular operating systems and user interfaces dominate office computer systems. “This transformation has been so complete, and has infiltrated so many areas of business, that almost all businesses use at least one commercial computer business application in the course of daily activity” (Hillstrom and Hillstrom, 2002). Workplace technology started out as a helpful business tool, and then became a high-priority requirement, now it has evolved into a prerequisite for doing business. Although office automation is vital to the success of a company the exchange of that information is another equally important component this exchange of information is known as group collaboration (Hillstrom and Hillstrom, 2002).
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a company that has locations worldwide, uses office automation and group collaboration software all day everyday. Having offices located throughout the world Gulfstream depends on office automation and group collaborative software to communicate and share data. Without the appropriate office tools and sharing methods, present day companies would not be competitive therefore making companies unsuccessful. Software packages such as Microsoft Office for the personal computer are all crucial parts of office automation. Group collaboration software is the exchange of information between two or more participants where the primary purpose of the interaction is communication or discovery (Industry News & Trends, 2006). Online conversations via computer or audio exchange with video capture are electronic sharing systems; therefore, according to Hillstrom and Hillstrom (2002), “electronic sharing...
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