Groupware
Nov 24th, 2004 by Aaron Louie
My current project is to identify a decent groupware system to replace the ad hoc, messy combination of poorly organized HTML pages and fileshare directories. The most necessary features include shared calendaring, instant messaging, meeting room booking, PDA syncing, and a wiki or CMS. Oh yeah, and it would be nice if it ran on Linux. As far as I can tell, there are few systems that do all of these well. I’m in the process of creating a matrix that compares the best candidates and all their features, similar to Lucane Groupware’s feature comparison.
One major challenge in selecting a groupware suite is the bewildering variety of groupware systems out there. Looks like I have a long way to go…
[Update 11/24/2004]
I just stumbled upon this database of groupware tools courtesy of the Alliance for Community Technology. It’s far from complete, but it’ll definitely make my job easier. Oh, and the database site runs on Zope. There’s also the less helpful — but still informative — Google Directory topic for Groupware.