Architectural patterns for collaborative applications

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 86-101

  Avgeriou, Paris ^a,b,c   Tandler, Peter ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER IPSI   (Germany)

^b Hillside Europe   (United States)

^c World Wide Institute of Software Architects   (Germany)

Author keywords

Architectural patterns; Collaborative applications; CSCL; CSCW; Distributed applications; Pattern language; Software architecture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DATA ACQUISITION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION; MESSAGE EXCHANGE; SHARING DATA;

GROUPWARE;

EID: 33645292925     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2006.009062     Document Type: Article

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