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Concepts of Version 3

• Users' demands for groupware are changing
• Concepts behind developing Groupmax Version 3
  • Providing an information infrastructure for a whole company
  • Constructing a creative and strategic office
  • Minimizing costs and quickly constructing and using the system

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Users' demands for groupware are changing

The diffusion of network systems has brought on an era of mega-competition, enabling more regional, national and global business. New demands are arising for groupware-based Japanese-style BPR (Business Process Reengineering) are arising.

Users are demanding:

• Expanding from sharing information to reorganizing the work process
  Users require effective Business Process Reengineering (BPR) that uses workflows as well as electronic mail and bulletin boards.
• Providing secure service and establishing data communication among companies
  System environments are changing rapidly into: client server systems plus intranets, or intranets only, etc. Users want secure service in an environment that includes a variety of hardware and software.
  Also, users want to establish data communication among companies as a means of realizing a wide range of service that transcends company border.
• Minimizing costs and quickly constructing and using the system
  Users want to minimize the cost of installing a system and to simplify the construction and use of the environment.