Email and PIM: Problems and Possibilities
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چکیده
PIM includes three areas of special importance task management, personal archiving; and contact management. Email plays a critical role in PIM. In this article we explain why almost every important PIM function currently involves email. Our analysis of the interrelations between email and PIM leads us to evaluate technological solutions that address problems with both and identify their limitations. We conclude with a discussion of outstanding issues email generates for PIM relating to inter-personal information management.
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