DocumentCode
989276
Title
Sydis and the voice/data terminal craze of 1984
Author
Henry, Albert J. ; Bugos, Glenn E.
Author_Institution
J.L. Kellogg Graduate Sch. of Manage., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Volume
26
Issue
2
fYear
2004
Firstpage
22
Lastpage
33
Abstract
In 1984, computing firms saw integrated voice/data terminals (IVDTs) as the solution to the proliferation of new forms of executive communication. The Sydis VoiceStation was hailed as the best of this new class of office machine but, like all IVDTs, it failed. Sydis succumbed to "integration stress," one danger of product development driven by the urge to integrate traditionally discrete functions. Sydis also failed from poor integration of financial and market actors.
Keywords
executive workstations; history; integrated voice/data communication; product development; telecommunication terminals; Sydis VoiceStation; discrete function integration; executive communication; integrated voice data terminals; product development; Design engineering; Information management; Innovation management; Local area networks; Manufacturing; Office automation; Operating systems; Product development; Recruitment; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2004.1299656
Filename
1299656
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