E-Office
E-Office is an abbreviation for “electronic office”,
referring to the ongoing process of eliminating paper
and making all office transactions electronic.
The term is something of a marketing buzzword,
without any specific technical meaning.
It might refer to:
- the introduction of individual computerized “office” applications,
- or to the interconnection of office computers using a LAN,
- or to the centralization of office functions via web-based applications.
The introduction of e-office functions might be expected toimprove accuracy and efficiency in an organization and thereby improve its level of service to its customers (both internal and external), while theoretically lowering costs and drastically reducing the consumption of paper. However, at any given point in time, it is often found that the promised benefits of the current generation of e-office systems
have not quite been realized, that there are still many documents being printed out and circulated on paper, and that there are therefore bountiful remaining opportunities for new vendors to propose yet more new systems which will finally realize the true e-office revolution.