[misc.wanted] Integrated Office Automation Software

mark@ems.UUCP (Mark H. Colburn) (07/10/87)

I am posting this for Cindy Graff of the University of Minnesota Hospitals.
Cindy is currently looking for an office automation package that contains
an integrated spreadsheet, word processing, calendar scheduling, graphing,
mail delivery, database and windowing software.

The windowing software is the prime consideration.  It is imperative that the
users be able to switch between applications quickly and easily.

In addition, it is desirable to be able to share data between the spreadsheet
word processing, data base and graphing applications.  It is therefore
desirable to have the entire package integrated.  However, if all of the
functions are not available in an integrated package, those functions not
available may be able to be used outside of the package, or be able to be 
integrated by and outside consultant.

A brief outline of capabilities for each of the functions follows:

	Spreadsheet
		1000x1000 cells or larger
	Word Processing
		Dictionary (Basic and customizable)
		Multiple fonts
		Indexing of documents
		Multiple Columns of Text
		Redo and Undo
		Backup and Recovery
		WYSIWYG
		merging of data (i.e. spreadsheet data into docoument
		search and replace
	Calendar
		24 hour appointments
		daily, weekly and yearly calendars
		minimum of one year planning
		ability to repeat appointments (daily weekly or monthly)
		cross reference of people who are scheduled for the same meeting
		Identify scheduling conflicts
		ability to prioritze meetings
		ability to delete meetings from other peoples schedules
		ability to define appointment intervals
	Mail
		One or multiple recipients
		Receipt Confirmation
	Windows
		Primary consideration
		Have to be able to switch applications readily
	Database
		Will look at whatever database is available
	Graphics
		Ability for pie, line, bar and scatter graphs
		Ability to include text and drawings into graphs
		Template option would be useful


Cost Constraints: <open>
Target Hardware : Unisys XE 550
Target Software : Unix System V.2
Terminals       : Unisys PT1500 and Burroughs B25

If you know of such a package, or have one, please call Cindy Graff at
the University of Minnesota Hospitals, (612) 624 4636, from 8am to 5pm
Central Daylight Time.  If you cannot get a hold of Cindy, please give
me a call or send me mail.

Mark H. Colburn           DOMAIN: mark@ems.MN.ORG 
EMS/McGraw-Hill             UUCP: ihnp4!meccts!ems!mark   AT&T: (612) 829-8200
9855 W 78th St.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344