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Distributed Coordination and Workflow on the World Wide Web

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35582

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Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 6, No. 2-3

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Springer

Abstract

This paper describes WebFlow, an environment thatsupports distributed coordination services on theWorld Wide Web. WebFlow leverages the HTTP Webtransport protocol and consists of a number of toolsfor the development of applications that require thecoordination of multiple, distributed servers.Typical applications of WebFlow include distributeddocument workspaces, inter/intra-enterprise workflow,and electronic commerce. In this paper we describe thegeneral WebFlow architecture for distributedcoordination, and then focus on the environment fordistributed workflow.

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Grasso, Antonietta; Meunier, Jean-Luc; Pagani, Daniele; Pareschi, Remo (35582): Distributed Coordination and Workflow on the World Wide Web. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 6, No. 2-3. DOI: 10.1023/A:1008652312739. Springer. PISSN: 1573-7551. pp. 175-200

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collaborative systems , coordination technology , Distributed workflow , World Wide Web

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10.1023/A:1008652312739

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JCSCW Vol. 06 (1997)