The new world of the information society: edited by J.M. Bennett and T. Pearcey (Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Computer Communication, Sydney, Australia, October 30–November 2, 1984—Conference hosted by the Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) & Telecom Australia, sponsored by the International Council for Computer Communication (ICCC)). Published by: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (North-Holland), P.O. Box 1991, 1000 BZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1985, xlii+886 pp., ISBN 0-444-87649-9, price: Dfl. 225.00