Cooperative authoring system in distributed computing model
Guangyou Xu · Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology) · 2000
In cooperative authoring, asynchronous cooperation and implicit cooperation are dominant processes with synchronous and explicit cooperation as subordinate processes. A cooperative authoring system is supposed to provide comprehensive support for all types of cooperation. Distributed computing technologies were used to develope a distributed cooperative authoring (DCA) system which incorporates multiple cooperation tools intended for end users and common cooperation function services for developers to facilitate the development of new applications and the integration of existing applications. Specialized cooperative authoring systems can be built by integrating domain specific authoring tools into DCA, resulting in shortened development cycles, reduced cost, and a reduced gap between system generality and customers' special needs.