<s>
Office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
the	O
varied	O
computer	O
machinery	O
and	O
software	O
used	O
to	O
digitally	O
create	O
,	O
collect	O
,	O
store	O
,	O
manipulate	O
,	O
and	O
relay	O
office	O
information	O
needed	O
for	O
accomplishing	O
basic	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	O
data	O
storage	O
,	O
electronic	O
transfer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
electronic	O
business	O
information	O
comprise	O
the	O
basic	O
activities	O
of	O
an	O
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
helps	O
in	O
optimizing	O
or	O
automating	O
existing	O
office	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backbone	O
of	O
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
data	O
,	O
mail	O
and	O
voice	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
office	O
functions	O
,	O
including	O
dictation	O
,	O
typing	B-Application
,	O
filing	O
,	O
copying	O
,	O
fax	O
,	O
telex	B-Application
,	O
microfilm	O
and	O
records	O
management	O
,	O
telephone	O
and	O
telephone	B-Device
switchboard	I-Device
operations	O
,	O
fall	O
into	O
this	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
was	O
a	O
popular	O
term	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
as	O
the	O
desktop	O
computer	O
exploded	O
onto	O
the	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advantages	O
of	O
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
include	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
get	O
many	O
tasks	O
accomplished	O
faster	O
,	O
it	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
staff	O
,	O
less	O
storage	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
store	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
people	O
can	O
update	O
data	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
changes	O
in	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
