1. 1 CIM3 Executive Brief Towards Highly Effective Distributed Collaboration Peter P. Yim peter.yim@cim3.com May-2003 – San Mateo, CA, USA (updated Feb. ’04 - v 2.22)

2. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20032 of 10 Introducing CIM CIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CACIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CA Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989 Doing business as:Doing business as:  “cim3.com”, “cim3.net” and “cim3.org” CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (with our origin in manufacturing and manufacturing systems)CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (with our origin in manufacturing and manufacturing systems) CIM3:CIM3:  originally, “Computer Integrated-Man-Machine Manufacturing”  now, “Collaboration In huMan-Machine-Methodology”  In essence, we are about People, Tools & Process

3. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20033 of 10 What Does CIM3 Do? Mission: to enable more effective distributed collaboration and project team work through bootstrapping collective intelligenceMission: to enable more effective distributed collaboration and project team work through bootstrapping collective intelligence Structured under:Structured under:  cim3.com – the business arm of the company  cim3.net – the collaborative work environments where client Communities of Practice and distributed team workspaces are hosted  cim3.org – the research arm, and holder of the company’s open technology, content and other intellectual properties Products/Services: Basic Hosting; Collaborative Work Environment Hosting (ASP); Professional Services; Infrastructure Customization & Deployment; System & Solution DevelopmentProducts/Services: Basic Hosting; Collaborative Work Environment Hosting (ASP); Professional Services; Infrastructure Customization & Deployment; System & Solution DevelopmentBasic HostingCollaborative Work Environment HostingBasic HostingCollaborative Work Environment Hosting

4. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20034 of 10 CIM3's Approach Holistic - Augmentation - collaboration - human-machine interaction – bootstrappingHolistic - Augmentation - collaboration - human-machine interaction – bootstrapping Openness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate in open standards developmentOpenness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate in open standards development Capitalizing on the Internet technology: taking itCapitalizing on the Internet technology: taking it  from the research and academic network  to the current form as publishing media  to Transactions and Web Services  onto being its future as knowledge media in the Semantic Web Providing Enterprise performance, quality & robustnessProviding Enterprise performance, quality & robustness Platform neutrality – support for Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux, …Platform neutrality – support for Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux, … System built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed teamworkSystem built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed teamwork Emphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technologyEmphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technology Supporting the entire spectrum of users: from the uninitiated to the power usersSupporting the entire spectrum of users: from the uninitiated to the power users While we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our contributorsWhile we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our contributors

5. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20035 of 10 Sample Projects / Engagements OASIS-UBL TC work/collaboration supportOASIS-UBL TC work/collaboration supportOASIS-UBL TCwork/collaboration supportOASIS-UBL TCwork/collaboration support [ontolog] Forum - an international forum on business ontologies[ontolog] Forum - an international forum on business ontologies[ontolog] Forum[ontolog] Forum Millennium Project - State of the Future Index System DevelopmentMillennium Project - State of the Future Index System DevelopmentState of the Future Index System DevelopmentState of the Future Index System Development AC/UNU-Millennium Project - hosting and collaboration supportAC/UNU-Millennium Project - hosting and collaboration supportAC/UNU-Millennium ProjectAC/UNU-Millennium Project Western Region Robotics Forum - an adjunct to the FIRST Robotics Competition initiativeWestern Region Robotics Forum - an adjunct to the FIRST Robotics Competition initiativeWestern Region Robotics Forum FIRST Robotics CompetitionWestern Region Robotics Forum FIRST Robotics Competition consulting work for SRI-BIconsulting work for SRI-BISRI-BI The Engelbart UnRev-II Colloquium at Stanford UniversityThe Engelbart UnRev-II Colloquium at Stanford UniversityEngelbartUnRev-II Colloquium at Stanford UniversityEngelbartUnRev-II Colloquium at Stanford University

6. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20036 of 10 Collaboration Tools & Processes CIM3 provide a basic suite of both asynchronous and synchronous collaboration toolsCIM3 provide a basic suite of both asynchronous and synchronous collaboration tools Also important are the processes that facilitate and support distributed communities and project team work.Also important are the processes that facilitate and support distributed communities and project team work. Our core server platform runs on Linux, and is built to meet scalability, fault tolerance and high availability design criteriaOur core server platform runs on Linux, and is built to meet scalability, fault tolerance and high availability design criteria We employ open source software and tools, predominantly; and we open source the software and technology that we developWe employ open source software and tools, predominantly; and we open source the software and technology that we develop We comply with open standards – particularly in internet protocols, xml, java, web services, accessibility, internationalization & localizationWe comply with open standards – particularly in internet protocols, xml, java, web services, accessibility, internationalization & localization

7. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20037 of 10 The Hosting Facility

8. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20038 of 10 The Collaborative Work Environment Features archived email forum [1]archived email forum [1] [1] wiki – a read-and-write web [2]wiki – a read-and-write web [2] [2] document repository/file sharing workspace [3a] [3b] [3c]document repository/file sharing workspace [3a] [3b] [3c] [3a][3b][3c] [3a][3b][3c] Community of Practice (CoP) portal/website [4a] [4b]Community of Practice (CoP) portal/website [4a] [4b] [4a][4b] [4a][4b] Fine-grain access and linking (“purple numbers”) [5a] [5b] [5c]Fine-grain access and linking (“purple numbers”) [5a] [5b] [5c]purple numbers5a5b5cpurple numbers5a5b5c Full-text search [6a] [6b] [6c]Full-text search [6a] [6b] [6c]6a6b6c6a6b6c voice conferencing [7]7 screen/application sharing [8] [8] instant messaging [9a] [9b]9a9b real-time chat session [10]10 internationalization [11]11 Optimized for distributed teamwork [12] [12] Platform Neutral Enterprise Robustness

9. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-20039 of 10 To support an organization’s endeavors, we suggest: start with a face-to-face workshopstart with a face-to-face workshop start a pilot (hosted) archived forum followed by the full async collaboration suitestart a pilot (hosted) archived forum followed by the full async collaboration suite start a pilot, then a retainer for synchronous collaboration supportstart a pilot, then a retainer for synchronous collaboration support expand to multi-project hosted collaboration supportexpand to multi-project hosted collaboration support Commissioning of customized internal collaboration infrastructureCommissioning of customized internal collaboration infrastructure engagements in consulting and professional services projectsengagements in consulting and professional services projects engagements in software/solution development projectsengagements in software/solution development projects

10. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-200310 of 10 References Doug Engelbart's Bootstrap Vision and MissionDoug Engelbart's Bootstrap Vision and MissionDoug EngelbartVision and MissionDoug EngelbartVision and Mission The American Council for the United Nations University's Millennium Project work on the State of the Future Index System DevelopmentThe American Council for the United Nations University's Millennium Project work on the State of the Future Index System DevelopmentState of the Future Index System DevelopmentState of the Future Index System Development [ontolog-forum] the international open forum on the informal and formal ontology for the business domain[ontolog-forum] the international open forum on the informal and formal ontology for the business domainontolog-forum More Information onMore Information on  CIM Engineering, Inc. CIM Engineering, Inc. CIM Engineering, Inc.  CIM3 CIM3  Peter Yim (bio, cv) biocvbiocv

11. ppy/CIM3_Executive_Brief/May-200311 of 10 Q & A ?