A detailed introduction to interdisciplinary application area of distributed systems, namely the computer support of individuals trying to solve a problem in cooperation with each other but not necessarily having identical work places or working times. The book is addressed to students of distributed systems, communications, information science and socio-organizational theory, as well as to users and developers of systems with group communication and cooperation as top priorities.
By:
Uwe M. Borghoff, Johann H. Schlichter Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Country of Publication: Germany Edition: 2000 ed. Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 2.100kg ISBN:9783540669845 ISBN 10: 3540669841 Pages: 529 Publication Date:14 July 2000 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. Introduction to Distributed Systems and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Fundamental Principles of Distributed Systems; Computer-Supported Cooperative Work.- Part II. Basic Concepts of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Concepts of Asynchronous and Synchronous Cooperation; Concurrency Control; Replication and Concurrency Control.- Part III. Application Classes of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: Communication Systems and Shared Information Spaces; Workflow Management, Conversation and Coordination Systems; Workgroup Computing; Multi-agent Systems.- References.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Index.