Xaxis: A framework for web-based collaborative applications

The purpose of this paper is to present a deployment framework for web-based collaborative applications. Collaboration, current web-enabling technologies, and the recent application of those technologies will be discussed to emphasize the importance of the envisioned Xaxis framework. A partial implementation of the Xaxis framework has proven to be an ideal deployment technology for collaborative web applications in an Air Force experiment dealing with dynamic mission replanning. We identify future work necessary to bring the Xaxis framework to maturity.