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Collaboration = Sharing
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Asynchronous = Access to common Web and Database Information sources + simple tools (email, calendar)
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Synchronous = Real time/Interactive sharing of information that can also be accessed asynchronously
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An "object" is a "foil" or "screenful" -- natural unit of information that fits both computer screen and goal of focussed nuggets of knowledge
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Use Conventional Web Servers and databases (a.k.a object brokers) as information sources
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Server-side enhancements (Collaboration server, XML Curricula object processor) written in Java
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Client Side enhancements are a mix of Java applets (GUI), Java Applications (curriculum manager) and JavaScript (control web pages)
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Can collaborate with server or client side shared applications
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