MIS – 3030 Business Technologies
Collaboration Technologies
New Business Horizons
Collaboration Technologies
Collaboration is a joint effort of multiple individuals or
work groups to accomplish a task or project.
Collaboration may be asynchronous, in which case those
collaborating are not necessarily working together (and in
communication) at the same time;
in contrast, collaboration may be synchronous (this is
known as real-time collaboration), in which collaborative
partners are working together simultaneously and in
communication as they work.
Types of Collaboration
¤ Conferencing oriented
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Multiple participants
Full Duplex Audio capabilities
Possible Video via “device” camera
Screen Sharing
Possible recording capabilities
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Go To Meeting (Citrix)
Go To Webinar (Citrix)
Lync (Microsoft)
Join Me (https://www.join.me/)
Types of Collaboration
¤ File sharing oriented
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Multiple participants
File Sharing & versioning capabilities
Commenting / Feedback
Hierarchical / segmented sharing
Cloud based storage
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Drop Box https://www.dropbox.com/
Box https://www.box.com/
Google Drive https://www.google.com/drive/
Sky Drive https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/
Types of Collaboration
¤ Chat / IM oriented
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Multiple participants
Multiple rooms / channels
Public & Private “spaces”
File attachment
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Documents
Pictures
etc
Cloud based servers
Web Site Customer Support
Persistent Group Chat
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Hip Chat https://www.hipchat.com/
Help on Click https://www.hipchat.com/
Types of Collaboration
¤ White Board / Diagram oriented
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Multiple participants
Share boards / diagrams
Upload / Download capabilities
Cloud based servers
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Lucid Chart https://www.lucidchart.com
Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com/
Mindmanager http://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/
Types of Collaboration
¤ Unified Communication
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Multiple participants
“presence” concept
Integrates:
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Email
Faxing
IM / Chat
Conferencing
Calendaring / Meeting Scheduling
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Microsoft Exchange / Lync
Lotus Dominio
Cisco
Avaya
New Business Horizons
Drones
Drones
“Flight of Fancy” or “New Business Opportunity”
Drones
“Flight of Fancy” or “New Business Opportunity”
To distinguish UAVs from missiles, a UAV is defined as:
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a “powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator,
uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift,
can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely,
can be expendable or recoverable,
and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload”.
Drones
Enhance Existing Business:
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Mapping Christ the Redeemer
Redefine Existing Business Process:
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Amazon Prime Air
Creating New Capabilities
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Top Flight Technologies
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Top Flight Technologies is a team of FAA, MIT, Georgia Tech, Aerospace
and Software leaders. We have removed two universal challenges for are
vertical liftoff multi-rotor UAVs - endurance and payload - using Top Flights
Hybrid Propulsion System™.
Our small footprint and feature-rich hybrid multi-rotor UAV solutions have
a flight time of over 2 hours, can fly a range of 100 miles, at wind gusts to 40
mph, carrying 20 lbs and therefore removing these barriers from any
application dependent on recharging batteries.
Drones
“Flight of Fancy” or “New Business Opportunity”
What new opportunities does this technology create?
What are the implications in terms of existing business?
Regulation? Licensing? Ethical Considerations?