GroupWare '93 Europe Conference Proceedings
Author: David D. Coleman
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 630
ISBN-13:
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GroupWare '93
Author: David Coleman
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9781558603110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGroupware has become one of the key software technologies of the 1990s. As the benefits of computer mediated collaboration have become apparent, interest in groupware applications has grown substantially. Groupware '93, the second annual commercial groupware conference, reflects that success. This volume collects written versions of the conference presentation and panel sessions. Each chapter presents insights on the technology and commercial applications of this dynamic new software. This collection will be of interest to a wide range of computer professionals interested in the technical and commercial aspects of collaborative computing.
Groupware '93 Europe
Author: David Coleman
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780863773303
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe availability of enabling technologies, such as networking and electronic mail, has allowed a vast expansion of groupware. This rapid growth is occurring because groupeware can transform a company. It changes the way people communicate with each other and so may change business processes. This often makes groupware critical software. Software at this level is a strategic as well as a tactical decision and consequently the Groupware '93 Europe Conferences, in Stockholm, London and Frankfurt, were oriented towards the informational needs of corporate and MIS executives. The 71 papers included in this book of proceedings present an invaluable overview of current groupware technology and applications.
Groupware in the 21st Century
Author: Peter Lloyd
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1994-11-14
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the 21st century nears, networked computing is becoming the essence of computing itself. Alternative phrases abound--collaborative work, computer supported cooperative work, simultaneous/concurrent engineering, multimedia real-time interactive work--but the neatest, shortest, and simplest catch-all term was coined in 1978: groupware. The two visionaries who coined the term, Peter and Trudy Johnson-Lenz, are among the 42 expert contributors to Groupware in the 21st Century. Other contributors to the volume include Microsoft's Bill Gates, professors Jay Nunamaker and Tom Malone, and management author Robert Heller. As with most technological sea-changes, the groupware revolution is having its impact first on business, where enhanced interaction between an organization's members, strategic allies, suppliers, and customers can help ensure that it remains dynamic and competitive. Anyone who wants to know about the future of information technology and group processes will want to read this book which brings perspective and clarity to these new technologies.
Distributed Information Systems in Business
Author: Wolfgang König
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 3642802168
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gives answers to the question how distributed information systems can serve management, especially lean management. The authors develop new theoretical insights for the future of decentralized firms and offer concepts for creating and maintaining distributed information systems. The book contains interesting prototypes in logistics and financial industries and shows designs and applications of workflow systems. It offers a state-of-the-art survey of the subject.
Orwell in Athens
Author: Wim B. H. J. van de Donk
Publisher: IOS Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789051992199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInformatization is playing an increasingly important role in democratic politics. For some time already, various applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are, more or less successfully, used by politicians, representative bodies, political parties and citizens. It is, however, reasonable to believe that informatizaton will be of paramount interest for existing actors and institutions that are involved in public decision-making in a democracy. The advent of telecommunication infrastructures that will enable the use of all kinds of interactive facilities, is considered to be an important step towards a more participative democratic system. Many projects that share a common feature have been set up: their ambition to renew democratic decision-making structures and practises with the help of ICT. Most of these projects can be found at the level of local and/or regional government. In this book, the claim that these projects can reform or strengthen democratic politics is explored and discussed both empirically and theoretically. The research that is presented in this book makes clear that, as far as the role of informatization regarding the functioning of the democratic polity is concerned, it appears that informatization represents both opportunities and threats.
Human-computer Interaction, INTERACT '99
Author: Martina Angela Sasse
Publisher: IOS Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9780967335506
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text provides an overview of leading-edge developments in the field of human-computer interaction. It includes contributions from many key areas that are influencing the use of computers. Sections include speech technology, interaction with mobile and hand-held computers, e-business, web-based systems, virtual reality and haptic interfaces.
Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 13–17 September 1993, Milan, Italy ECSCW ’93
Author: Giorgio De Michelis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9401120943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComputer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) is an interdisicplinary research area devoted to exploring the issues of designing computer-based systems that enhance the abilities of cooperating workers to coordinate and integrate their activities in an efficient, effective, and flexible manner. This rigorously selected volume represents both practical and theoretical approaches from many of the leading researchers in the field. As an interdisciplinary area of research, CSCW is characterized by bringing together widely disparate research traditions and perspectives into an arena of collaboration and contention. The selected papers reflect the diverse approaches and cultures of this multi-disciplinary field. This collection will be of interest to a wide audience - because of the huge practical import of the issues and because of the interdisciplinary nature of the problems and the solutions proposed. In particular, the volume will be of interest to researchers and professionals in computing, sociology, cognitive science, and human factors.
The Locales Framework
Author: G. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-29
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9401703639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSo much technology works, not by good design or by being a good fit to purpose, but because people make it work because they have to for some reason. We humans are incredibly creative and resourceful when it comes to getting something done. There are numerous stories we could all tell of the ingenious work-arounds we've developed to make something do what we want it to; or the enormous amount of time we've spent trying to find out how to make some technology work as we want, e.g., trying to find out how to turn off auto-editing commands in a word processing package when all we want is for it to 'do what we tell it'. A good example of this principle was what motivated me to switch from neural networks to the area of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) for my PhD research. I had undertaken a case study looking at the deployment of a multi-million dollar health information system throughout a hospital network.
