Collaboration

Collaboration provides functions that allow users to work together in distributed teams using common resources, content, and collaboration tools. The main functions provide:
 

• Rooms and Communities:
  Members of teams can use collaboration rooms to work with project groups across time zones, regardless of geographical location. Every member of a collaboration room has access to common context-specific applications and information.
  Communities are special collaboration rooms that give users uncontrolled access to virtual rooms for exchanging information.
  All collaboration rooms are managed in a room directory.
  
   
• Asynchronous Collaboration:
  Provides tools for asynchronous cooperation with other users by means of discussions, tasks, and attachments for discussions or tasks.
  
   
• Synchronous Collaboration:
  Synchronous collaboration allows the interactive online exchange of information with other users, and real-time collaboration using instant messaging and application sharing.
  
   
• Groupware Integration:
  Third-party groupware products such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino can be integrated for e-mails, scheduling, and availability checks.