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
Loan request
Credit analys
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Appraisal
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Title compan
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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
D
ACTIVITY
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ACTIVITYF
ACTIVITYG
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
