TeamBox: an exploration of collaborative interoperability

Authors:
Munir Mandviwalla;Peter Grillo
Affiliations:
Temple University, Division of Computer and Information Sciences, Philadelphia, PA;Temple University, Division of Computer and Information Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
Venue:
COCS '95 Proceedings of conference on Organizational computing systems
Year:
1995

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Abstract

Given that teams will tend to use a combination of generic groupware and individual applications, there is a need to address issues of interoperability. However, traditional system interoperability that focuses on making data and applications more accessible may not suffice. In collaborative work, the creating and acting on knowledge is inter-related. Collaborative interoperability should support the sharing and coordination of the knowledge represented by the relationships and context of the data. The requirements and dimensions of collaborative interoperability are outlined. The concept of a “collaborative transaction” is proposed as a knowledge representation and coordination scheme. The TeamBox design architecture is introduced. The feasibility of the architecture is illustrated by the description of a working prototype.