Title :
The first business computer: a case study in user-driven innovation
Author_Institution :
London Sch. of Econ., UK
Abstract :
In 1949, the world´s first business computer application was rolled out. The host for the application was a British catering and food-manufacturing company, which had developed and built its own computer, designed for business data processing. The author traces the endeavour´s history and presents an analysis of how and why the company-J. Lyons & Co.-was in a natural position to take on the challenge, the precursor of the information revolution we see today
Keywords :
business data processing; catering industry; food processing industry; history; J. Lyons & Co.; LEO; Lyons Electronic Office; UK; business computer application; business data processing; case study; catering company; food manufacturing company; history; information revolution; user-driven innovation; Application software; Companies; Computer aided software engineering; Computer applications; Costs; Data processing; History; Mathematics; Production facilities; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
