Groupware

WHAT IS GROUPWARE?

Client/server groupware is a collection of technologies that allow us to represent complex processes that center around collaborative human activities.

Collaborative computing or collaborative human activities is simply a groupware

GROUPWARE

Systems that provide support for a groups of people

engaged in a common task are called groupware

systems.

FOUNDATION TECHNOLOGIES MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENT

MANAGEMENT WORK FLOW EMAIL CONFERENCING SCHEDULING

Conferencing is native to groupware.It combines all the above technologies and

creates new synergies.

MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENTS

WORKFLOW

E-MAILGROUP

CONFERENCINGGROUP

SCHEDULING

ELECTRONIC IMAGING Electronic imaging is the root of document

management technology. It uses scanner to digitize the image

through a process similar to fax machine(remote scanners).

It is inherently database oriented. Client PCs act as front ends. Image servers are the back ends.

REMOTE SCANNER

REMOTE SCANNER

STEPS IN ELECTRONIC STEPS IN ELECTRONIC IMAGINGIMAGING The scanner attached to the client’s PC

digitizes the image through a process similar to that of a fax machine.

After being digitized , the image is displayed and checked for quality

//it is rescanned if necessary.

Imagestorage

•Capture•Compress•Display•Index

Imagescanner

SERVER

•WORKFLOW•DOCUMENT

MANAGEMENT•IMAGE STORAGE

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workflow

Directory database

Optical database

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2.Input workstation

3 4

5.Search and retrieval workstation

SEQUENTIAL ROUTER

PARALLEL ROUTER

WHEEL SPOKED FILTER

Preparation Negotiation

performanceacceptance

Conditions of

satisfication

client server

ACTIVITY A

Activity B

DB query

ACTIVITY C

RPC CALL TO ACCOUNTING

ACTIVITY

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ACTIVITY

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EMAILEMAIL SPREAD SHEETS

Electronic Communications ToolsElectronic Communications Tools

pg. 39

Voice MailVoice Mail

E-MailE-Mail

Web Publishing

Web Publishing

Bulletin Board

Systems

Bulletin Board

SystemsFaxingFaxing

GroupwareElectronic

CommunicationsTools

pg. 40

Enterprise Collaboration ToolsEnterprise Collaboration Tools

Data Conferencing

Videoconferencing

DiscussionForums

Electronic MeetingSystems

VoiceConferencing Chat Systems

Groupware Enterprise

CollaborationTools