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Collaborative Work Environment Software Types. Carol Lamb 4/29/04 Engr 6923. Types of Software for Collaboration. Document / Application Sharing Multifunction Collaboration Packages. Document / Application Sharing. Features in this type of software:
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Collaborative Work EnvironmentSoftware Types Carol Lamb 4/29/04 Engr 6923
Types of Software for Collaboration • Document / Application Sharing • Multifunction Collaboration Packages
Document / Application Sharing Features in this type of software: - Shared workspace for exchanging documents - Download and upload via a Web browser - Workspace keeps you aware of changes - Locking feature to cope with concurrent writes to the same resource - Creation, removal and listing of collections of resources
Document / Application Sharing • BSCW (Basic Support for Cooperative Work) • WebDAV (Web Based Distributed Authoring) • Microsoft Share Point • CHEF (Comprehensive Collaborative Framework) • Quick Topic
BSCW (Basic Support forCooperative Work) • Communities and Community Folders • Circulation Folders • Workflow
Quick Topic • Web / e-mail composite • Quick Topic assigns a randomly generated URL for a discussion space • The creator can edit the most recent comment, sort by author and date and subscribe for e-mail delivery of comments
Multifunction Collaboration Packages Features in this type of software: - Web conferencing, audio and video - Chat - Group calendars - White boards
Multifunction Collaboration Packages • Alta Vista Forum • Microsoft NetMeeting • Lotus Notes / Domino • Wiki Project Forum
Alta Vista Forum • SiteScape bought Alta Vista Forum from Compaq Computer Co. in 1999 • Now called SiteScape Enterprise Forum 7.1 Some features: - Ideal for engineering management. Can view 2D and 3D drawings. - Forum e-meeting; facilitates web meetings, virtual presentations, white boards, application sharing, voice over and video web conferencing.
Microsoft NetMeeting Some Features: - “Whisper” mode, within chat, allows one user to send private messages to another user during a group chat session. - Capability of transferring files during a NetMeeting conference. - White board – cut, copy, and paste from any Windows based application.