웹 기반 공동작업 지원시스템의 개발

Abstract

최근 웹의 확산과 더불어 제품개발을 위하여 공동작업 구성원들 사이의 정보 공유와 재사용을 지원하는 웹 기반의 공동작업 지원 시스템 개발에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 기업 및 공공기관의 공동작업은 광범위하게 분산되어 있는 경우가 많으며, 여러 작업그룹 내의 구성원은 이러한 환경에서 효과적으로 서로의 정보를 교환하고 공유할 수 있는 작업공간을 필요로 한다 또한 공동작업의 결과로서 생성된 기술문서의 체계적인 관리 기능과 실시간 의사전달의 기능 등이 함께 제공되는 것이 바람직하다.

본 논문에서는 웹 기반의 공동작업 지원 시스템인 CoWare의 설계와 구현에 대하여 설명한다. CoWare는 통합시스템으로서 CoSpace, CoDocs, CoMail로 명명된 세 개의 관련된 시스템으로 구성된다. CoSpace는 자료의 저장과 공유를 위하여 개인 및 작업그룹을 위한 작업공간을 제공하고, CoDocs는 전자문서의 체계적인 관리를 지원하며, CoMail은 실시간 의사?患事? 기능을 제공한다. CoSpace, CoDocs, 그리고 CoMail은 기본적으로 사용자 정보, 사용자 그룹정보, 작업그룹정보의 공유를 통하여 상호 연계되어, 보다 자연스럽고 효율적으로 공동작업을 지원할 수 있다.

With rapid growth of World-Wide Web(WWW or Web), much interest has shifted to develop a Web-based collaborative work system which supports information sharing and reusing. Most of collaborative works in a company or a public corporation are widely distributed. In such an environment, members of work groups require workspaces for exchanging and sharing information. In addition to those workspaces, it is desirable to support real-time messaging facility and systematic management of technical documents produced during collaborative works.

In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a Web-based groupware, named CoWare, which supports effective collaboration. The CoWare system is an integrated system including three related systems : CoSpace, CoDocs and CoMail. The CoSpace system provides personal workspace and shared workspace for storing and sharing informations. The CoDocs system manages electronic documents systematically, while the CoMail system supports real-time messaging facility. Basically, the user information, the user group information, and the work group information are shared among CoSpace, CoDocs, and CoMail. Thereby, the CoWare system supports more natural and effective collaboration.

With rapid growth of World-Wide Web(WWW or Web), much interest has shifted to develop a Web-based collaborative work system which supports information sharing and reusing. Most of collaborative works in a company or a public corporation are widely distributed. In such an environment, members of work groups require workspaces for exchanging and sharing information. In addition to those workspaces, it is desirable to support real-time messaging facility and systematic management of technical documents produced during collaborative works.

In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a Web-based groupware, named CoWare, which supports effective collaboration. The CoWare system is an integrated system including three related systems : CoSpace, CoDocs and CoMail. The CoSpace system provides personal workspace and shared workspace for storing and sharing informations. The CoDocs system manages electronic documents systematically, while the CoMail system supports real-time messaging facility. Basically, the user information, the user group information, and the work group information are shared among CoSpace, CoDocs, and CoMail. Thereby, the CoWare system supports more natural and effective collaboration.