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I-Series Computing Concepts
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Organizational Information Systems

Groupware

A workgroup support system ( WSS ) is a system that is designed to improve the performance of teams by supporting the sharing and flow of information.

Groupware is the popular term for the software component that supports team efforts.

Below we list several groupware suites, some of their characteristics, and where on the Web you can learn more about them.

Lotus Note/Domino R5

  • Delivers messaging and collaborative solutions
  • Supports Web applications and integration
  • Integrates with DB2, Oracle, Informix, and Sybase databases
  • Integrates with SAP's R/3 enterprise software
  • Lotus

Microsoft Exchange 2000 and Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  • For messaging and collaborative solutions
  • Unlimited storage capacity, hosting thousands of users
  • Supports a variety of security controls and encryption methods
  • Incorporates built-in Internet standards
  • Works with Lotus Notes and Domino
  • Microsoft

GroupWise

  • Includes calendaring, workflow, and much more
  • Includes images support (e.g., scanning and archiving)
  • Supports publishing documents on the Web
  • Integrates wireless devices for mobile access
  • Novell

LinkWorks

  • Document-based business oriented
  • Supports imaging software such as PowerScan and StorageWorks
  • Supports O-O architecture
  • Runs under Windows, Mac, and Internet browsers
  • Scalable for enterprise-wide deployment
  • Compaq Digital Products and Services

TeamWARE Office

  • Supports enterprise-wide discussion forums
  • Provides team calendaring functions
  • Accesses you mobile phone when an important e-mail arrives
  • Supports multi-level access control
  • TeamWare

Web-4M

  • Transforms traditional chat rooms into multimedia forums
  • Collaboration is integrated with mail and Web documents and a distributed file system
  • Supports platform independence
  • Supports full-duplex phoning
  • JDH Technologies

Netscape - SuiteSpot

  • Manages large-scale, business-critical intranets and extranets
  • Web-based Express clients for mail and calendar
  • Deploys extranets globally in many languages and character sets
  • Integrated software set that forms the basis of the networked enterprise
  • SuiteSpot




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