Three major factors will drive the paperless office movement, says Gutsche: ecological, technological and generational.
Ten years ago, the tools for the paperless office were less commonplace.
According to Brass, concepts such as the paperless office never took off because the industry has always focused on the creation of, but not the consuming of, information.
"That's why the paperless office never happened, " Brass said.
But think back: for the past 30 years, as computers swept through business settings, geeks from the IT department have been telling the rest of us about the paperless office of the future.
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Those two elements in tandem are the real future of the "paperless" home office.
There are plenty of motivating factors that would push managers to adopt the idea of a paperless office.
Portable computer tablets, such as Apple's upcoming iPad, are also part of the equipment of a paperless office.
That's the motivation behind Gutsche's paperless office, his second such system after going through the shift with his previous employer, Capital One.
Everyone loves the idea of a paperless office.
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Mahathir will lead the way by making his department a paperless office when it moves to Putrajaya in 1998.
Paperless-office advocates say they save the cost of paper, envelopes, postage, couriers, printers, copiers and, of course, filing cabinets.
The first thing you need to do if you want to save on home office expenses is to go paperless.
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