The electronic message will overcome its current limitations in form and ease of use. When that happens, we can expect that the meeting activities will receive the next big wave of information-technology investments.
Predictor: Strassmann, Paul
Prediction, in context:In his 1990 book “The Business Value of Computers,” Paul Strassmann writes: ”The electronic message will overcome its current limitations in form and ease of use. When that happens, we can expect that the meeting activities will receive the next big wave of information-technology investments. It is inconceivable that the computer industry would not exploit the single largest business information activity that is notorious for its inadequacies.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1990
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: E-mail
Name of publication: The Business Value of Computers
Title, headline, chapter name: Computer-Based Communication
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 359
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Vellucci, Amanda