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'''Workspace''' is understood here to be a [[collaborative]] enterprise conducted through inter-connections in which all the participants in dispersed locations can access and interact with each other just as inside a single [[entity]]. The environment may be supported by electronic [[communications]] and [[groupware]] which enable participants to overcome [[space]] and [[time]] differentials. These are typically enabled by a shared [[mind|mental]] [[model]], common information, and a shared [[understanding]] by all of the participants regardless of [[physical]] location.
[[Communication]] comes in two forms: [[synchronous]] and [[asynchronous]]. Asynchronous communication includes email, and shared file systems where information is based back and forth in a non-interative, sequential [[manner]]. The popularity of synchronous forms has developed over recent years with the increase in processing capabilities and the widespread availablilty of high speed [[internet]] providers. These include video and [[voice]] messaging services including shared whiteboard capabilities. Program [[sharing]] has also become available to allow remote users to share much more detailed information through CAD packages, spreadsheets, etc. and have access to these in real time.
[[Communication]] comes in two forms: [[synchronous]] and [[asynchronous]]. Asynchronous communication includes email, and shared file systems where information is based back and forth in a non-interative, sequential manner. The popularity of synchronous forms has developed over recent years with the increase in processing capabilities and the widespread availablilty of high speed internet providers. These include video and voice messaging services including shared whiteboard capabilities. Program sharing has also become available to allow remote users to share much more detailed information through CAD packages, spreadsheets, etc. and have access to these in real time.
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[[Category: General Reference]]
