Oxford Surveys in Information Technology

Editor's preface About the contributors F. Kamijo: Information technology activities in the Japanese software industry S. Hekmatpour and D.C. Ince: Rapid software prototyping W.H. Melody: Telecommunication - policy directions for the technology and information services P. Gibbon, J. Willis and R. Mills: Managed intelligent networks - an IBM perspective J.J. O'Reilly: Approaching fundamental limits to digital optical-fibre communications R. Cruise O'Brien and M. Channing: The global structure of the electronic information services industry J.E. Rowley: Text retrieval systems - an outline T.B. Cross: Telecommuting - future options for work P. Bacsich, A. Kaye and P. Lefrere: New information technologies for education and training - a brief survey Index of authors Contents of Volumes 1-3.