
Almost forty years ago, BusinessWeek magazine published a story predicting a sharp decline in the use of paper by business. At the time, many experts believed that emerging digital technologies would allow companies to save on “soaring” paper costs and save a few trees in the process. One forecaster suggested that the use of paper would start decreasing in the 1980s, and that by the 1990s, most record-handling would have shifted to electronic formats. This is a great example of the old saying that is it difficult to make predictions… especially about the future!Read More