What is Groupware? by Mike Nielsen
Vince Lombardi once said that, “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” If this is the case, then what do we need to do in order to insure success in our companies? How can we combine the efforts of each individual as Mr. ... Groupware is software that facilitates the communication between the members of a network workgroup. ... By having some sort of groupware in your company you can allow your employees to: • Share information • Keep common schedules • Manage e-mail • Maintain bulletin boards • Have several people work...

Groupware and Version History: Collaboration Series #1 by Joe Miller
This article is the first of a series of articles exploring specific aspects of groupware. The brief informational articles in this series discuss some of the technologies associated with groupware, as well as some of the characteristics of groupware. ... I have already mentioned that groupware helps businesses meet their collaborative needs, but groupware is not simply software used by businesses to organize documents and their drafts. ... The purpose of these articles is to equip the groupware user or investigator with helpful knowledge about the product in order to enable more effective...

Groupware as a Document Manager: Collaboration Series #3 by Joe Miller
This article is the third of a series of articles exploring specific aspects of groupware. The brief informational articles in this series discuss some of the technologies associated with groupware, as well as some of the characteristics of groupware. ... This third article explores groupware as a document manager, and provokes a critical approach to finding the right groupware to meet your business’s needs. ... The purpose of these articles is to equip the groupware user or investigator with helpful knowledge about the product in order to enable more effective use or to lead the...

Groupware and Online Collaboration: Collaboration Series #4 by Joe Miller
This article is the fourth of a series of articles exploring specific aspects of groupware. The brief informational articles in this series discuss some of the technologies associated with groupware, as well as some of the characteristics of groupware. ... The purpose of these articles is to equip the groupware user or investigator with helpful knowledge about the product in order to enable more effective use or to lead the investigator to the groupware service he or she is looking for. ... In order to find groupware for your business online collaboration needs, you need to be equipped...

Huddle Up; Groupware on Three by Joe Miller
It could just be me, but my experiences with document collaboration remind me of a football game. It sounds crazy, I know, but working with a group and sending emails off to other members of the group caries with it that familiar uneasy sensation of Thanksgiving Day football games, where I often... But it could be, because groupware is distinguished from other document collaboration software by three characteristics designed to work the way businesses do. ... As a content management tool, groupware utilizes these three tools not only to track the ad hoc collaboration but also to help piece...

Groupware Finds Home in American Business: Collaboration Tool Analysis by Joe Miller
What is Groupware? Have you ever had to manage document collaboration in a hurry? No need to be ashamed if you said "yes." Virtually every American business has experienced moments of ad hoc team collaboration. In other words, the ideal business collaboration method involves meticulous record... Groupware as a Collaboration Tool Due to the fact that millions of groupware packages are available for businesses, users must do their homework to find the right groupware to suit their business needs.

Groupware: Avoid the Ad Hoc Shuffle by Joe Miller
Groupware Efforts are continually made to manage the unavoidable ad hoc business process, but ad hoc processes do not necessarily mean a pile of messy, shuffled documents, at least not anymore. Groupware is software which tracks and manages the ad hoc business collaboration. ... Groupware provides simple software installation that eliminates those costs and saves time. ... Groupware is software that works with any person or company with which your business works. ... Groupware is software that manages ad hoc collaboration while working the way businesses do.

Groupware: What Works the Way Businesses Do? by Joe Miller
Groupware The internet is full of 1.5 million to 7 million indexed pages of groupware packages available on the market today. Every business needs groupware to control, manage, or track documents. Groupware is similar to other systems that enable document management, often using a centralized... In sifting through the millions of groupware packages indexed online, the most cost efficient groupware will not require new IT infrastructure. ... In searching for groupware that enables businesses to track collaborative documents, even in an ad hoc environment, businesses need to find groupware...

Groupware: Answers the 5 Questions of Document Collaboration by Joe Miller
Every organization which creates collaborative documents, whether they are budgets, presentations, reports, spreadsheets, or other documents recognizes that collaborative efforts are requirement. That collaboration always forces the 5 eternal document collaboration questions: Who? ... Since groupware is now available which tracks everything, including the who’s, what’s, where’s, and when’s, you can now rely on that same groupware to know how to merge the changes together. ... Search through the groupware software suites available for Digital Thread, Version History, and Document Signature.

Collaboration Software: Index of Collaboration Software Technologies by Joe Miller
Collaboration Software Collaboration Software, also known as group collaboration software or groupware, is software which allows cooperation on a business document between multiple parties on multiple computers. Collaboration software also allows the integration and merging of document changes... This article presents an index of collaboration software technologies to assist businesses in finding collaboration software that works for them. ... Low IT involved collaboration software communicates collaborative information to all parties involved using the existing IT infrastructure and...