Databases and Groupware

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at how groupware, defined as the reliance of workgroups on collaborative online work areas, has changed the role of databases in organizations globally. The paper defines the differences and integration points between groupware and databases and then looks at the social aspects of online collaboration.

Outline:
Introduction
Groupware Defined
Progression of Groupware
Future of Groupware

From the Paper:

"The progression of online workspaces has been accelerating as development of global work teams pervades the world's organizations. It is common to find work teams and new product development teams spanning three or more continents (Aurum, Daneshgar, Ward, 2008). At the foundation of these processes for managing work group workflows is the managing of knowledge and its classification into taxonomies that are relevant to the work team's needs (Denton, 2006). Groupware then concentrates on bringing the most relevant information to the process workflows of teams that may be in the same building or across continents. The critical aspect of these workflow processes is the ability to quickly define new taxonomies for managing information in multiple databases at the same time."

Sample of Sources Used:

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