OfficeTalk was a prototype office automation system written by Clarence "Skip" Ellis and Gary Nutt. OfficeTalk supported standard office automation tasks and tracked "jobs" as they went from person to person in an organization. The focus of office automation research was “to reduce the complexity of the user’s interface to the [office information] system, control the flow of information, and enhance the overall efficiency of the office.” It was based on the idea of process automation through information technology. Fritz Nordsieck: