Building collaboration software for the Internet

Abstract

Collaboration software for the Internet’s World Wide Web involves the development of shared information systems for network computing. The AltaVista Forum version 2.0 software from digital contains extensions to World Wide Web technology that facilitate collaboration on the Internet. The extensions consist of a toolkit and a set of collaboration applications. The toolkit components include a built-in database with an indexing and search capability. Generic applications include discussion, document sharing, and calendar applications and administrative functions for managing users, teams, and access control.