Title :
E-mail — The “glue” to office automation
Author_Institution :
AT&T, Lincroft, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The author presents some criteria that can be used to evaluate and select an electronic mail system to best suit the communications needs of a particular office. Network design guidelines for implementing this e-mail system at minimal cost are given to illustrate the concepts and issues discussed. The AT&T Private Message Exchange is examined in detail.
Keywords :
electronic mail; office automation; AT&T Private Message Exchange; e-mail; electronic mail; network design guidelines; office automation; Electronic mail; Hardware; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Postal services; Software; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNET.1987.6434224
