BNET Business Dictionary
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, ...
- Research articles 1994-02-01
- 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...
- Research articles 1998-07-13
- 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...
- 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...
- Research articles 1995-10-02
- IDC: European businesses increasingly investing in gr groupware as a strategic tool.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 November 1999-IDC: European businesses increasingly investing in groupware as a strategic tool C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161199 More than 41 million European users rely on groupware to support their business, andthat number is growing as groupware investment rises ...
- Research articles 1999-11-23
- 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...
- Research articles 1995-07-03
- 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...
- Research articles 1996-11-04
- IDC says revenues for groupware and LAN-based IOS software to rise. (International Data Corp., integrated office systems)
- IDC SAYS REVENUES FOR GROUPWARE AND LAN-BASED IOS SOFTWARE TO RISE Users of groupware and LAN-based integrated office systems IOS software totaled over 1.5 million in 1990, and revenues from the sale of such products doubled from the prior year, surpassing $41 million. ...
- Research articles 1991-12-02
- TO SELL GROUPWARE IN EUROPE, VENDORS MUST CLOSELY MATCH SOLUTION WITH END-USER NEEDS.
- Organizations across Europe are rapidly deploying groupware and messaging solutions to support their business needs. The total installed groupware user base in Europe is expected to expand at a 1997-2003 compound annual growth rate of 21 percent, yet in many cases, companies find their deployment...
- Research articles 1999-07-19
- To Sell Groupware In Europe, Vendors Must Closely Match Solution With End-User Needs
- Organizations across Europe are rapidly deploying groupware and messaging solutions to support their business needs. The total installed groupware user base in Europe is expected to expand at a 1997- 2003 compound annual growth rate of 21 percent, yet in many cases, companies find their deployment does not meet...
- Research articles 1999-07-26
- 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.
- Research articles 1996-06-11
- 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...
- Research articles 1996-04-30
- 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...
- Research articles 1996-01-08
- Callidus Software and Groupware Technology Partner to Provide Full End-to-End Solution
- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management SPM, today announced a cooperative marketing and services relationship with Groupware Technology Inc., a rapidly growing Bay Area information technology solution provider. By leveraging Groupware's services and support, Callidus customers gain easier access...
- Research articles 2007-10-02
- 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...
- Research articles 2007-05-15
- SOFTARC INTERNATIONAL: SoftArc launches new groupware product.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 August 1998-SOFTARC INTERNATIONAL: SoftArc launches new groupware product C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240898 Canadian groupware specialist SoftArc International is about to ship the latest versions of its popular FirstClass collaboration software, as used by the Open University, University of...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- SoftArc Showcases New FirstClass Intranet Server 5.5; Affordable Crossplatform Groupware Strong on Performance
- MARKHAM, Ontario--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 26, 1998--SoftArc., Inc., a leading provider of e-mail systems in education, is now shipping its new FirstClass Intranet Server FCIS 5.5, a cross-platform Intranet groupware product based upon SoftArc's FirstClass Intranet Server. FCIS 5.5 uses state-of-the-art groupware for both LAN and Internet connections. FCIS 5.5 will...
- Research articles 1998-10-26
- Celestix Delivers Aries Groupware Server Appliance for SMBs With VirtualTek's Joydesk
- Business Editors, High Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 27, 2001 Suite of web-based e-mail and collaboration solutions provide small- and medium-sized businesses with secure Intranet environment on robust, easy-to-use micro server Celestix Networks, Inc., the premier supplier of Linux based server appliances, announced today that...
- Research articles 2001-08-27
- Bynari's Latest Linux Groupware Solution Designed to Drive Hardware Sales and Lower Costs of Ownership
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--May 1, 2002 Today, Bynari, Inc. announced the release of InsightServer 3.5 its Linux based messaging and groupware solution for IBM's zSeries, S/390 and xSeries Intel platforms. The company considers its new release as a "grand achievement in messaging and groupware." ...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- 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.
- Research articles 1994-11-14
