In the last few years, teenagers have been on the forefront of adopting short message
service (SMS), a mobile phone-based text messaging system, and instant messaging (IM), a …

In this chapter we depict collaborative aspects of tailoring software. We provide a
categorization distinguishing between (at first) three levels of intensity of user ties regarding …

Flexibility is one of the most striking features of modern software. As the idea of integrating
components is easily understood by programmers as well as end users, component …

The article presents a case study following the activities of super users and local developers
during the adoption of a new business application by an accounting firm in Scandinavia …

Tailorability should enable users to fit computer systems to the application context. So
tailoring options should be meaningful for end-users in their respective domains. This paper …

The change of change applications to suit the needs of users in different places and facilitate
development over time has long been a major challenge for software maintenance experts …

Application and development of collaborative design solutions is hindered by the lack of
secure 3D data sharing among a wide range of participants in the product development …

1Laboratório de Computação Gráfica (TecGraf)–Departamento de Informática–Pontifícia
Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) 2School of Construction and Property …

AN OVERVIEW OF VOAC, A VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS CONTROL
INFRASTRUCTURE Andrea Bottoni Dept. of Information Engineering University of Pisa via …

Complex organizations encompass multiple distributed, interdependent workgroups that
function autonomously yet are influenced by actions of others, thereby requiring cooperation …