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: - 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 for Cooperative Work) Communities and Community Folders Circulation Folders Workflow
Quick Topic Web / 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 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.