Prepared By: Rahul Kapoor
Electronic Meeting System (EMS) formerly. It is an online support system for a group
discussion. Provides a structure to the ideation efforts for a
project. Follows Client- Server model Application runs on the client computer. A Web 2.0 concept it helps us in:
◦ Electronic form of Brain storming◦ Categorizing ◦ Sorting and prioritizing◦ Consensus◦ Documentation
Infrastructure cost = min.$2000 ◦ Server Req.
Windows 2000, 2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM◦ Client Req.
Windows XP,1 GHz, 256 RAM.◦ Basic LAN for data transfer
Software package◦ An average web conferencing software costs
33c/minute per person. (Source: www.Webex.com)
◦ Assume these services are also provided in the similar cost range.
GDSS Vs. Web conf.◦ Many – Many as opposed to one – many relation◦ Structure to ideation process as opposed to plain
speech and presentation.◦ Emphasis on brain storming
The technology started in 1987-89◦ University of Minnesota ◦ University of Arizona (Ventana Corporation, now
Groupsystems)
It can be used to have group discussions at:◦ Same time and same place◦ Same time but different place◦ Different time and different place◦ Different time but same place
Source: http://www.meetingdragon.com/
GroupSystems - ThinkTank◦ Can handle 50 participants at a time.
Partners◦ Microsoft: SharePoint, Office, calendar ◦ CISCO – WebEx◦ IBM: Lotus◦ Universities◦ Consulting firms
Customers◦ Government and Defense◦ Commercial◦ Education
Other organizations◦ Grouputer Solutions - Grouputer◦ Zing Technologies – AnyZing◦ Meetingworks◦ Facilitate.com◦ Meeting Dragon.com
Well Suited◦ Team environment◦ Project Planning◦ Project Management ◦ New Product development◦ Process Improvements ◦ Problem Solving◦ Feedbacks for a project.
Poorly Suited◦ Low technology resources◦ Core Manufacturing and Production◦ Individual research environments
Ease of availability of Software (Online/ Internal)
Existence of a Set of frame work for idea generation during the project.
Cheaper and efficient than the standard form of meetings/web conferencing.
In Summary: the more the organization is team driven the more successful is the technology.
http://scis.nova.edu/nova/hci/week9.txt http://www.groupsystems.com/ http://www.groupsystems.com//resources/c
ustom/PDFs/ThinkTank-FAQ.pdf References for costs are taken from Google
Shopping results for Microsoft products.
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