Title :
System design for an integrated document system and its impact on standards development efficiency
Author :
Willms, Swantje ; Morse, Emile ; Spring, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
The development of information technology standards is slow and expensive. Spring et al. (1994) suggested electronic document development tools for improving the process. CASCADE, a system developed at the University of Pittsburgh, supports collaborative authoring. CASCADE was tested in a review of comments made on a mock ballot of POSIX 1003.21 to determine the reliability and accuracy of a parser for mail delivered comments and to gather preliminary usability data. Asynchronous electronic commenting and comment review can improve both the quality and speed of standards development
Keywords :
authoring systems; document handling; groupware; software standards; software tools; systems analysis; CASCADE; POSIX; asynchronous electronic commenting; collaborative authoring; comment review; document development tools; information technology standards; integrated document system; mail delivered comments; parser; quality; standards development efficiency; system design; usability data; Binary search trees; Birth disorders; Costs; Electronic mail; Identity-based encryption; Information science; Information technology; Springs; Standardization; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547910
