A few years ago there were no books on information technology and
business, now there are a great many. To add to that flow calls for
courage and judgment on the part of both a potential author and
publisher. Andrew Doswell and Plenum Press are justified in bringing
this work into the market. The main reason is that Andrew Doswell has
brought to the work some simple yet formidable attributes. The first of
these is that he knows what he is talking about. He was trained as an
electrical engineer; he then was employed in business, drawing on and
fortifying that training, where he moved into an administrative
position. Later still he moved into teaching, first in Ireland, then in
Scotland, but while employed in education he has not become an academic
recluse. On the contrary, he has continued to maintain his links with
business, doing so by engaging in both research and consultancy. Within
the University he has been at the forefront of our thrust into office
automation and office information systems.