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Business Definition for: Groupware

  • software that enables a group whose members are based in different locations to work together and share information. Groupware enables collective working by providing communal diaries, address books, work planners, bulletin boards, newsletters, and so on, in electronic format on a closed network. This network may take the form of an intranet. Groupware can be used to facilitate collaborative project management or to coordinate any kind of work involving input from more than one person, and is particularly useful to those working in a virtual team.

Wiktionary Definition for: Groupware

  • # computing software designed to be used collaboratively by multiple users on a network

Additional Resources

Defining groupware and other impossible tasks. (includes related articles)
People recognize groupware when they see it, but the types of products are expanding. Here are some major categories. The term "groupware" is not easy to define. For some, it's synonymous with Lotus Development Corp.'s (Cambridge, ...
Tags: database, groupware, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, Kelly, server
Research articles 1994-02-01
Groupware: an update. (Lotus Development Corp.'s LotusNotes 4.0 options permitting the sharing of information, messages, and documents over an organization's in-house network)
Probably the hottest of all the networking technologies is groupware: software that allows flexible document and message sharing over an organization's already in-place network. Today, groupware is still pretty much defined by LotusNotes. A recent issuProbably the hottest of all the networking technologies is groupware: software...
Tags: groupware, network
Research articles 1995-01-01
Groupware offers paperless productivity boost. (business enterprises try new information-sharing technology)(Techno Power)
Welcome to the wired corporation. So long paper memos, goodbye conference calls and hello groupware. Several Northeast Ohio companies are using groupware - the latest craze in information-sharing technology - to develop a competitive advantage based oWelcome to the wired corporation. So long paper memos, goodbye...
Tags: groupware, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes
Research articles 1995-10-02
Radnet, Inc. To Ship WebShare Next Week; Dynamic Groupware Solution and Rapid Application Development Platform for the Web Allows Users to Quickly and Easily Create, Deploy and Use Web-based Groupware; Live WebShare Installation and Demo at a Media Briefi
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 11, 1996--Radnet, Inc. today announced that it is will ship its WebShareTM Web-based groupware next week, in conjunction with PC Expo.
Tags: groupware, RAD, Web
Research articles 1996-06-11
Dutch firm buys Groupware Technology
Cleveland-based software firm Groupware Technology Inc. has been acquired by Oce N.V., a printing and copying company based in Venlo, the Netherlands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Groupware develops software to store and manage paper enCleveland-based software firm Groupware Technology Inc. has been acquired...
Tags: groupware, Oce, software
Research articles 1998-07-13
IntellAgent Control Now Offers Full Groupware Communications and Enterprise Management Tools for Users of ACT! and GoldMine; Technology Migration Path from Contact Managers to Notes-Based Groupware Now Simplified
DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--January 8, 1996--IntellAgent Control Corporation today unveils two new IntellAgentsTM software "pumps" that allow for two-way transfer of data between the IntellAgent Control SystemTM, a best-selling groupware solution on Lotus NotesTM, and the two most popular contact manager programs, according to Howard M. Getson, president and CEO of IntellAgent...
Tags: ACT!, enterprise management, GoldMine, groupware, IBM Lotus Notes
Research articles 1996-01-08
Missing potential of groupware. (a recent study indicates that less people use groupware such as Lotus Notes, for knowledge-management tools rather than for simple communication)(Emerging Technologies
00-00-0000 IF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF knowledge improves organizational performance, reduces time to market, and fosters increased customer satisfaction, then why do most firms use groupware only for sending and receiving e-mail? That's examined in 00-00-0000 IF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF knowledge improves organizational...
Tags: groupware, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, tool
Research articles 1996-11-04
Preview version of JOT-IT! Groupware available from Lotus Development
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--BUSINESS WIRE--June 10, 1997--A special "Lotus Logo" version of the company's new groupware product, JOT-IT! Collaboration, is now available for download from Lotus at www.net.lotus.com, you must first register to receive a user password.
Tags: groupware
Research articles 1997-06-10
Mesa ships new release of Conference+; Release 2.0 provides 'Instant Groupware' to the MS Mail and Exchange Enterprise
NEWTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 8, 1996--The Mesa Group, the leading developer and marketer of groupware solutions for messaging-based enterprises, announced shipment of the newest release of its flagship product, Conference+.
Tags: groupware, Microsoft Corp.
Research articles 1996-03-08
Kerio Broadens Mobile Groupware Offering to Include Support for Top Selling Devices From BlackBerry, Nokia, and Palm
Just six months after its last release, Kerio Technologies, Inc. is launching a new version of Kerio MailServer, its popular groupware and email server suite for small and medium-sized organizations. By adding mobile email, calendar and contact list synchronization for Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerryTM devices, SymbianTM, and PalmTM...
Tags: groupware, mobile, Nokia Corp., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry
Research articles 2007-05-15
Big Blue banking on groupware gains. (IBM Corp.'s $3.5 billion acquisition of Lotus Development Corp. should make it one of the leaders inthe groupware market)(Tech Trends)(Brief Article)
00-00-0000 THE BUSINESS MARKET FOR GROUPWARE SOLUTIONS holds the promise of fortunes. At least that's what IBM Corp. of Armonk, N.Y., and CEO Louis Gerstner were betting last month when they plunked down approximately $3.5 billion to acquire Lotus D 00-00-0000 THE BUSINESS...
Tags: acquisition, banking, groupware, IBM Corp., leader
Research articles 1995-07-03
Sun Solaris users now have access to TeamWARE Office groupware suite
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 1994--TeamWARE announced Monday that its full-solution TeamWARE Office groupware product is now available for SPARC-based servers running Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system.
Tags: groupware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
Research articles 1994-12-19
Novell Education Announces GroupWare CNA Offerings; GroupWise First Track Available; InForms, SoftSolutions Tracks to Follow in Fiscal 1995
OREM, Utah--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 29, 1994--In conjunction with the announcement of the 325 GroupWise 4 Administration course, see other press release Novell Education announced the creation of a new GroupWare offering for Certified Novell Administrators CNAs.
Tags: groupware, Novell GroupWise, Novell Inc.
Research articles 1994-11-29
GroupServe joins Lucent program.
ARLINGTON, Va.--GroupServe, a provider of wireless groupware services, reported it will become a member of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Mobile Internet ... ARLINGTON, Va.--GroupServe, a provider of wireless groupware services, reported it will become a member of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Mobile Internet Cooperative Innovations...
Tags: groupware, Lucent Technologies Inc.
Research articles 2001-03-19
Unisys allies with EagleNet in exclusive agreement for insurance-specific groupware
LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--June 4, 1996--Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, Pa., Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with EagleNet Inc., White Plains, N.Y., to develop for the insurance industry the first independent, online groupware system facilitating both case & litigation management and insurance claims administration.
Tags: agreement, groupware, insurance, Unisys Corp.
Research articles 1996-06-04
Novell GroupWare Division announces InForms 1.0b Filler for Macintosh; New Filler version allows MAC users to share electronic forms with Windows and DOS users
OREM, Utah--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 29, 1994--The Novell GroupWare Division Tuesday announced the shipment of InForms 1.0b Filler for Macintosh.
Tags: Apple Macintosh, DOS, MAC, Microsoft Windows, Novell Inc.
Research articles 1994-11-29
Radnet, Inc. demonstrates WebShare at Internet World ; First groupware solution designed for the Web; WebShare users need only their standard Web browser and a Windows NT server to quickly, easily create and use powerful Intranet groupware applications -
SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 30, 1996--Radnet, Inc. will demonstrate the beta version of WebShare, the first groupware designed from the outset to take advantage of Internet World Wide Web technology and corporate Intranets, at the Spring Internet World '96 trade show. Radnet will demonstrate the product in Booth #102...
Tags: groupware, Intranet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, server, Web, Web browser
Research articles 1996-04-30
Novell GroupWare ships industry's first ODMA compliant document management system; SoftSolutions 4.0a adds ODMA support and new integration manager
LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 14, 1994--The GroupWare Division of Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) Monday released SoftSolutions 4.0a for Windows, an update of the SoftSolutions document management system.
Tags: document management, groupware, industry, Novell Inc.
Research articles 1994-11-14
Fujitsu Software Announces Version 2.0 of TeamWARE Flow; Enterprise Workflow Product Lends Versatility to Groupware, Intranet Products
SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 30, 1997--A new version of Fujitsu Software's advanced workflow product, TeamWARE Flow, supports enterprise-wide workflow independent of any underlying groupware infrastructure or client platform.
Tags: groupware, Intranet
Research articles 1997-09-30
Novell partners with Collabra Software to add conferencing to the Novell GroupWare line of products; Collabra Share to be integrated with GroupWise 4.1 to provide electronic discussion forums
BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 29, 1994--Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) and Collabra Software Tuesday announced a strategic development partnership and distribution agreement to add group conferencing capabilities to the Novell GroupWare family of products in 1995.
Tags: groupware, Novell GroupWise, Novell Inc.
Research articles 1994-11-29
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