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| Maintainer | OrbiTeam Software GmbH |
| developer | Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT) |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| Current version | BSCW Classic 5.2.2
BSCW Social 7.3 |
| programming language | python |
| category | Groupware |
| https://www.bscw.de/ | |
BSCW (Basic Support for Cooperative Work; German: "basic support for cooperation") is a groupware that supports the collaboration of users online . BSCW can be licensed free of charge for schools and universities. Commercial use is chargeable. The Fraunhofer Institute FIT operates a public BSCW server for testing and supporting smaller projects.
Products
The products are aimed primarily at companies, as well as teaching institutions and government organizations, but can also be used for private cooperation. BSCW can be used completely in the browser. The groupware is offered as a cloud or on-premise. The software license depends on the number of users.
There are currently two product variants of the BSCW. The BSCW Classic has continued the software since it was first published. The BSCW Social was developed in parallel, has a more modern design and focuses more on communication and the exchange of documents, as well as context-related and interactive collaboration.
Functions
The BSCW versions have 500 functions that are intended to simplify internal collaboration. They offer means of communication such as chat , messages or comments, as well as options for scheduling and task planning in the form of calendar entries or task areas. Documents on the local computer can be automatically synchronized with BSCW. In addition, work areas for documents as well as work groups can be created in which documents can then be edited and exchanged by several users together.
Companies
OrbiTeam Software was founded in 1998 as a spin-off for the further development and sale of BSCW and continues to maintain, develop and professionally support BSCW systems worldwide. OrbiTeam's services include support during installation and operation as well as adapting and expanding BSCW systems.
BSCW is used by over a million registered users worldwide. Customers include large European telecommunications companies , federal and state authorities , research institutions , universities and numerous small and medium-sized companies.
research
The Fraunhofer FIT is a key research partner. Various national and international research projects have been carried out with BSCW. These include MILK (Multimedia Interaction for Learning and Knowing), CoEUD and EnArgus.
history
BSCW was introduced in 1995 by the Society for Mathematics and Data Processing (GMD) (now the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT)). In 1998 OrbiTeam Software GmbH & Co. KG was founded as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute to further develop and sell the software.
The Python programming language was used from the start .
See also
- Wikiversity - a wiki-based learning platform
- CSCW - Computer Supported Cooperative Work
- Cloud Computing - History of the Cloud