Office Automation and Group Collaboration

My organization uses many different types of office automation but only one type of group collaboration software. For this report I will list the most important and provide an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of all the software mentioned. The specific types of office automation software consist of procurement desktop (Oracle Advanced Procurement) software, automatic time and attendance software (Quicken), electronic messaging/electronic mail (Lotus Notes), and Microsoft Word. The only collaborative software used …

…This has the same advantage of meeting in person. By having a group of people meet via video conferencing cuts down on the cost of travel, thereby saving money. The disadvantage is trying to coordinate schedules so that people in the US can attend the conference at the same time as people in Iraq. This memorandum has described and discussed the advantages and disadvantages associated with the automation and collaborative software used in my organization.