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Presented by:Mark Forgette

Patrick Fritz-MorkinRiley Schiefelbein

Collaboration Software

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Explained

• Helps teams of users achieve goal• Most relevant to CSCW (computer

supported cooperative work)• Allows for a central work station

that can be shared regardless of location

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Why Does It Matter?

• Becoming a critical aspect of business collaboration

• Creates a central network for document sharing

• Online meeting workspaces• Discussions• Organize, sort, and document information• Organizations look to young business

professionals

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Examples

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SharePoint

• Initially introduced in 2000• Fastest growing Microsoft product• Most used collaboration software• Runs on Windows SharePoint

Server• Web-based application

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SharePoint Cont…• Can work remotely or on a LAN• No video communication (Microsoft

Lync is in works)• Allows teams to:

– Centrally store documents– Make announcements– Create wikis– Custom lists

• $5.25 / User / Month

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SharePoint Demo

UWEC SharePoint Server

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Dropbox

• Introduced in 2008– MIT graduates Drew Houston & Arash

Ferdowsi– Provides users with initial 2GB of

space• No more flash drives• Scaled down version of SharePoint• Can obtain more space by invites

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Dropbox Cont…

• Doesn’t have nearly as many features as SharePoint

• No chat/email feature• Can‘t make announcements/wikis• Best use is for team document

sharing

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Our 460 Dropbox

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Dropbox Demo

Dropbox

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LotusLive

LotusLive Features

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LotusLive Cont…• Excellent alternative to SharePoint• Has many features:

– Skype interface– UPS shipping app– Email / Chat (25 GB email storage)– Phone Support– $5.00 / User / Month

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Google Apps

• Hands down the best free collaboration suite

• Started with the creation of gmail in 2006 (now 7 GB of space on start up)

• Google Sites added in 2008• Introduced Microsoft Exchange

Server interface

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Google Apps Cont…• Google Wave was essentially a

collaboration suite featuring:– Email– Instant Messaging– Wikis– Social Networking

• Wave was announced in May 2010, discontinued in August 2010

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Google Apps Cont…

• Most of us have used Google Apps• Common Apps include:

– Google Sites– Google Docs– Google Calendar– Google Chat (with phone capabilities)

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Skype• Founded by Niklas Zennström and

Janus Friis (2003)• Obvious tool for videoconferencing

(introduced in 2006)• Skype for business edition:

– Screen and file sharing– Whiteboard– Group video conferences

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Other Collaboration Tools

• Adobe Acrobat Connect : Online training and presentation materials all in flash

• Basecamp : web-based project mgmt tool

• Owis : Document mgmt, calendar, knowledge base

• Pidoco : Cloud-based tool for mobile app UI prototypes

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Recap

• There are numerous solutions to collaboration needs

• Businesses look at which solutions meet their business requirements

• Functionality varies with different software

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Questions??

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Presented by:Mark Forgette

Patrick Fritz-MorkingRiley Schiefelbein

Collaboration Software