Supporting Groupware in Mobile Environments
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This technical report describes a replicated object store designed to support typically asynchronous collabo-rative activities in mobile environments. The system allows the definition of type-specific data management solutions using an object framework that includes awareness management. High data availability is provided in mobile environments relying on server replication and client caching and exploring ad hoc networks established among clients. Partial caching allows operation on mobile devices with reduced resources. Blind invocation allows users to produce new contributions on data that is not locally available, during disconnected operation. The system also supports the integration of synchronous sessions in the overall asynchro-nous activity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002