You use computers for many things. Your office is networked but your systems are separate — for good reasons.

Accounting systems must be private. Email and your calendar are separate because you use software designed for individuals — not groups.

Digital files — copies of letters, transmittals, spreadsheets, and schedules are stored on a server — accessible, but separate from everything else.

Project partners communicate by fax and paper. Paper files are in drawers — separate from anything digital. Phone calls just happen, unconnected to anything else.

Your systems can be described as Islands of Automation. The Internet offers possibilities but requires a connected model. You can see the direction — a move from Islands of Automation towards a Knowledge Network.