CIM3 Executive Brief

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CIM3 Executive CIM3 Executive BriefBrief

Towards Highly Effective Towards Highly Effective Distributed Distributed

CollaborationCollaboration

Peter P. Yim <[email protected]>

May-2003 – San Mateo, CA, USA

(updated Feb. ’04 - v 2.22)

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Introducing CIMIntroducing CIM

• CIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CACIM Engineering, Inc. - San Mateo, CA• Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989Incorporated in California – Jan. 1989• Doing business as:Doing business as:

““cim3.com”, “cim3.net” and “cim3.org”cim3.com”, “cim3.net” and “cim3.org”

• CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (with our CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing (with our origin in manufacturing and manufacturing origin in manufacturing and manufacturing systems)systems)

• CIM3: CIM3: originally, “originally, “CComputer omputer IIntegrated-ntegrated-MMan-an-MMachine achine

MManufacturing”anufacturing” now, “now, “CCollaboration ollaboration IIn hun huMMan-an-MMachine-achine-MMethodology”ethodology” In essence, we are about In essence, we are about PeoplePeople, , ToolsTools & & ProcessProcess


What Does CIM3 Do?What Does CIM3 Do?• Mission: to enable more effective distributed Mission: to enable more effective distributed

collaboration and project team work through collaboration and project team work through bootstrapping collective intelligencebootstrapping collective intelligence

• Structured under:Structured under: cim3.com – the business arm of the companycim3.com – the business arm of the company cim3.net – the collaborative work environments where cim3.net – the collaborative work environments where

client Communities of Practice and distributed team client Communities of Practice and distributed team workspaces are hosted workspaces are hosted

cim3.org – the research arm, and holder of the company’s cim3.org – the research arm, and holder of the company’s open technology, content and other intellectual open technology, content and other intellectual propertiesproperties

• Products/Services: Products/Services: Basic HostingBasic Hosting; ; Collaborative Work Environment HostingCollaborative Work Environment Hosting (ASP); (ASP); Professional Services; Infrastructure Customization Professional Services; Infrastructure Customization & Deployment; System & Solution Development& Deployment; System & Solution Development


CIM3's ApproachCIM3's Approach• Holistic - Augmentation - collaboration - human-machine interaction – Holistic - Augmentation - collaboration - human-machine interaction –

bootstrappingbootstrapping• Openness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as Openness - we use open-source software & comply with open standards as

much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate much as we can; we open-source our technology and content, and participate in open standards developmentin open standards development

• Capitalizing on the Internet technology: taking it Capitalizing on the Internet technology: taking it from the research and academic networkfrom the research and academic network to the current form as publishing mediato the current form as publishing media to Transactions and Web Services to Transactions and Web Services onto being its future as knowledge media in the Semantic Webonto being its future as knowledge media in the Semantic Web

• Providing Enterprise performance, quality & robustnessProviding Enterprise performance, quality & robustness• Platform neutrality – support for Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux, …Platform neutrality – support for Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux, …• System built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed System built upon a knowledge architecture optimized for distributed

teamworkteamwork• Emphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technologyEmphasis on effectiveness and strategic value - not technology• Supporting the entire spectrum of users: from the uninitiated to the power Supporting the entire spectrum of users: from the uninitiated to the power

usersusers• While we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our While we do open-source work, we believe in properly remunerating our

contributorscontributors


Sample Projects / Sample Projects / EngagementsEngagements

• OASIS-UBL TCOASIS-UBL TC work/collaboration supportwork/collaboration support• [ontolog] Forum[ontolog] Forum - an international forum on business - an international forum on business

ontologiesontologies• Millennium Project - Millennium Project -

State of the Future Index System DevelopState of the Future Index System Developmentment

• AC/UNU-Millennium ProjectAC/UNU-Millennium Project - hosting and - hosting and collaboration supportcollaboration support

• Western Region Robotics ForumWestern Region Robotics Forum - an adjunct to the - an adjunct to the FIRST Robotics CompetitionFIRST Robotics Competition initiative initiative

• consulting work for consulting work for SRI-BISRI-BI• The The EngelbartEngelbart UnRev-II UnRev-II

Colloquium at Stanford UniversityColloquium at Stanford University


Collaboration Tools & Collaboration Tools & ProcessesProcesses

• CIM3 provide a basic suite of both asynchronous and CIM3 provide a basic suite of both asynchronous and synchronous collaboration toolssynchronous collaboration tools

• Also important are the processes that facilitate and Also important are the processes that facilitate and support distributed communities and project team work. support distributed communities and project team work.

• Our core server platform runs on Linux, and is built to Our core server platform runs on Linux, and is built to meet scalability, fault tolerance and high availability meet scalability, fault tolerance and high availability design criteriadesign criteria

• We employ open source software and tools, We employ open source software and tools, predominantly; and we open source the software and predominantly; and we open source the software and technology that we developtechnology that we develop

• We comply with open standards – particularly in internet We comply with open standards – particularly in internet protocols, xml, java, web services, accessibility, protocols, xml, java, web services, accessibility, internationalization & localizationinternationalization & localization


The Hosting The Hosting FacilityFacility


The Collaborative Work The Collaborative Work Environment FeaturesEnvironment Features

• archived email forum archived email forum [1][1]

• wiki – wiki – a read-and-write a read-and-write webweb [2][2]

• document document repository/file sharing repository/file sharing workspace workspace [3a][3a] [3b][3b] [3c][3c]

• Community of Practice Community of Practice (CoP) portal/website (CoP) portal/website [4a][4a] [4b][4b]

• Fine-grain access and Fine-grain access and linking (“linking (“purple numberspurple numbers”) ”) [[5a5a] [] [5b5b] [] [5c5c] ]

• Full-text search Full-text search [[6a6a] [] [6b6b] [] [6c6c]]

• voice conferencing voice conferencing [[77]]

• screen/application screen/application sharing sharing [8][8]

• instant messaging instant messaging [[9a9a] [] [9b9b]]

• real-time chat session real-time chat session [[1010]]

• internationalization internationalization [[1111]]

• Optimized for Optimized for distributed teamwork distributed teamwork [12][12]

• Platform NeutralPlatform Neutral• Enterprise RobustnessEnterprise Robustness


To support an organization’s To support an organization’s endeavors, we suggest:endeavors, we suggest:

• start with a face-to-face workshopstart with a face-to-face workshop• start a pilot (hosted) archived forum followed by start a pilot (hosted) archived forum followed by

the full async collaboration suite the full async collaboration suite• start a pilot, then a retainer for start a pilot, then a retainer for

synchronous collaboration supportsynchronous collaboration support• expand to multi-project hosted collaboration support expand to multi-project hosted collaboration support • Commissioning of customized internal collaboration Commissioning of customized internal collaboration

infrastructureinfrastructure• engagements in consulting and professional services engagements in consulting and professional services

projectsprojects• engagements in software/solution development engagements in software/solution development

projectsprojects


ReferencesReferences

• Doug EngelbartDoug Engelbart's Bootstrap Vision and 's Bootstrap Vision and MissionMission

• The American Council for the United Nations The American Council for the United Nations University's Millennium Project work on the University's Millennium Project work on the State of the Future Index System DevelopmenState of the Future Index System Developmentt

• [ontolog-forum] the international open forum [ontolog-forum] the international open forum on the informal and formal ontology for the on the informal and formal ontology for the business domainbusiness domain

• More Information onMore Information on CIM Engineering, Inc.CIM Engineering, Inc. CIM3 CIM3 Peter Yim (bio, cv)Peter Yim (bio, cv)


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