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Groupware

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:44 pm

A class of software that helps groups of colleagues (workgroups) attached to a local-area network organize their activities. Typically, groupware supports the following operations:

scheduling meetings and allocating resources

e-mail

password protection for documents

telephone utilities

electronic newsletters

file distribution

Groupware is sometimes called workgroup productivity software.

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