ØCollaborative Work means working as part of a group activity. The group activity is directed towards some shared goal or has some common purpose. As with almost any form of group activity there is some element of social interaction to the work as well as the simple fulfillment of a task.
ØCollaborative work is useful in technology today:
lelectronic mail, digital voice mail systems, text conferencing, video teleconferencing, collaborative databases, workflow, group decision support systems, and living worlds