Authors:
Bettina Schauer
;
Michael Zeiller
and
Doris Riedl
Affiliation:
University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria
Keyword(s):
Electronic Collaboration, Collaboration Systems, Social Software, Groupware, Cooperation, Classification.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications
;
Cloud Computing
;
Collaboration and e-Services
;
Collaborative Systems
;
Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation
;
Data Communication Networking
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Other Areas of Application
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Social Networks
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
Electronic collaboration systems that support and enable communication, coordination and collaboration between people in shared projects, processes and teams within organisations and for cross-organisational use have significantly changed under the influence of Web 2.0 technologies and social software. The electronic collaboration marketplace is made up of numerous systems that offer a large variety of features. A classification approach is presented that classifies electronic collaboration systems and thus structures the diverse collaboration marketplace. Collaboration systems are evaluated and compared using a set of evaluation criteria that allow for the assessment of all major collaboration tasks. Thus completeness of systems as well as the main focus of applicability of individual collaboration systems is determined.