Groupware: some issues and experiences

Clarence A. Ellis, Simon Gibbs, Gail L. Rein

Communications of the ACM · 1991 · 2.8K citations · 66 references

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<p>Groupware reflects a change in emphasis from using the computer to solve problems to using the computer to facilitate human interaction. This article describes categories and examples of group-ware and discusses some underlying research and development issues. GROVE, a novel group editor, is explained in some detail as a salient groupware example.</p>

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