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The article discusses the decrease of paper consumption in business processes. Replacement of paper-based systems with electronic ones had caused the decrease in cut-paper sales. Workflows have been redesigned to reduce or eliminate paper-centric processes and was replace with more efficient ones through technologies such as Electronics Data Interchange and web services, imaging and electronic documents and document management systems. But in other firms such as Sonora Quest Laboratories in Tempe, Arizona, the use of paper based output is more likely to expand since health care providers prefer a printout of medical test lab results. INSETS: The Paper Practice;A DIGITAL ALTERNATIVE.

The article reports on the study conducted by the researchers at Stanford University on the use of nanotechnology to create batteries out of paper. It states that the batteries are developed in a way that it could be crumpled, folded and soaked in an acidic solution and still function. It notes that the team designed the invention by coating a sheet of paper with carbon nanotubes ink and silver nanowires.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the editorial "A Question for You" in the May 14, 2007 issue, the publication of too long articles about outsourcing and the perspective about vendor-sponsored white papers were no better than vendor-written papers.

Reports on the E Ink and Gyricon Media companies which are working on e-paper technology, a paper-like sheet made up of microcapsules that are charged to display white or black ink. Advantage of e-paper over liquid crystal display; Details on the Immedia of E Ink; Target application of Gyricon's SmartPaper.

Provides information on Gyricon or electric paper tested by Xerox Corp. Features of the electronic paper; Inventor; Mass production of the electronic paper; How Gyricon works.

Reports that a study carried out by the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) shows a decrease in the use of paper in the 10 to 20 years following 1998. Aim of the study; Listing of the most likely documents to be produced in an electronic format.

Opinion. Gives an individuals concept as to why he prefers writing on paper than using Web sites. Advantages of using paper; What is the individuals main reason why he prefers paper; Information on the Internet and intranets.