01576nas a2200145   4500008004100000022001400041245006500055210006400120260004200184520111600226100001601342700001801358700001801376856003601394       2009                        eng d  a1913-610200aTellTable: Collaborative Work Using Single User Applications0 aTellTable Collaborative Work Using Single User Applications  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/20093 aMany work environments require collaborative writing and editing of documents in diverse formats. In simple cases, there is essentially one author who receives approvals and comments from others. In other cases, the document is genuinely collaboratively authored using asynchronous or synchronous methods. A common way to collaboratively edit a document is to exchange draft versions between authors via email. This method introduces the possibility of conflicting changes and missed contributions as well as a significant burden as all members of the team are responsible for version control. The principle difficulty is that independent changes can be made to different versions, which must later be reconciled manually. It is also difficult to determine when and why a change was made.

This article introduces TellTable, an open source system designed to allow single-user software applications to be managed in a collaborative manner. We will discuss current collaboration models, the technical aspects of the TellTable software framework, security issues in its implementation, and tests of performance.1 aAdler, Andy1 aNash, John, C1 aNoël, Sylvie  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/273