Understanding Groupware in the Enterprise (Strategic Technology) [Paperback]

JoAnne Woodcock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | Series: Strategic Technology

In clear, comprehensive, easy-to-read chapters, you'll learn about definitions of groupware, the technologies at the heart of a functional groupware environment, groupware components - those that run on your desktop and those that work in the background, and how groupware fits into global computing - the Internet, intranets, HTML, Java, browsers, and more. Extensive examples introduce you to Microsoft technologies and groupware strategies. At the same time, Understanding Groupware in the Enterprise stays focused on the larger picture. That makes it invaluable for anyone who wants to understand how groupware fits into the business environment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157231561X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572315617
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,078,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Content or Wrong Title..., December 7, 1998

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This review is from: Understanding Groupware in the Enterprise (Strategic Technology) (Paperback)

It seems the book has only very little to do with groupware, but all the more with Microsoft products connecting to each other. The approach is questionable and the content not very informative, I fear. Even worse the book lacks many technical and functional groupware basics (workflow management, knowledge management, meeting systems etc.), not to mention enterprise issues: Business benefits? Deployment expenses? Costs of ownership? Methods for groupware evaluation? Unbiased market analysis? Unfortunately all not in this book. The book (220 text-pages) is an introduction into personal computer networks and internet/intranet technologies (190 pages) with some very basic aspects of how connected systems help people better cooperate (30 pages). It is about a lot of things (mostly Microsoft things, that is), but not about groupware. Certainly not a bad book, but the title should have been different...