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
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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2004.1299656
