People use technology for their own convenience. Voice mail is no different. About 75 percent of America's big businesses have voice mail. Smaller businesses are rushing to follow suit. Your old surplus 8088 computer with the addition of an insert card and modem can be used as a voice mail system.
Voice mail can be a boon.
There are some 71,000 voice mail systems in use in the country, trade groups say. They can handle many routine calls without human intervention. Internal messaging is far more efficient than paper ever could be. However, you shouldn't think of it as only a phone answering system. Despite the problems it's created, some 80 percent of voice mail users feel it has increased productivity.