The Office of the Future

Essay # 54613

Business
Computer and Technology

A look at the impact computer information systems will have on the office of the future.

2,168 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2004 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper analyzes current trends to put forth several tentative conclusions, since no one knows for certain what the future will hold, about what the modern office may look like in five to ten years from now. It focuses on advances in integration, speed, convenience, security, and ergonomics. It attempts to display the office of the future using technologies that are available, but not in widespread use now, technologies that are still under development, and technologies that may be developed in the next few years. It also looks at how the goal of all of this development is the ultimate increase in worker and company productivity.

From the Paper:

"In terms of integration, the office of the future will see an increase in
compatibility of existing platforms. There will most likely be a general shift towards seamlessness in data processing and retrieval, so that tasks that now take several steps and a lengthy amount of time, such as backing up daily data on several computers to floppies, or having to spend time retrieving data from a number of different sources, will
be accomplished much more quickly."