[dba-Tech] MS Web apps real time coauthoring

I just use the standard package used by millions. It's called Microsoft word and office web apps. End user has nothing to do but use it.

Martin

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On 25 Jun 2013, at 22:38, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Well for one Google docs comes to mind but I have also posted links to other
> open source products but the name(s) are not easily remembered. Here is a
> link to a simple HTML5 multi-user drawing webpage application:
> 
> http://www.unionplatform.com/?page_id=2762
> 
> With the use of a very simple web page design, a text interface can be
> created that will allow many users the ability to be able to change a text
> windows content, simultaneously so the basic technology is hardly ground
> breaking.
> 
> All that is needed is a webserver in the middle. The link above uses a
> OrbiterMicro library that makes it iPhone or Smartphone capable, though that
> is just an embellishment and a Cloud based server called the Union server
> but anyone with any webserver, on their network, can create such a website
> ...even using such standards as IIS, Apache or Nginx.
> 
> That said, I am sure Microsoft has created a much more sophisticated web
> environment with fancy fonts, high-lighted colour to signify external
> contributions and added extensive formatting capabilities. 
> 
> Jim  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> You apparently weren't as patient as I was (surprising) as they discussed
> Excel. I think some of this goes well beyond what I've seen in  other apps.
> Nary a word uttered about Access though.
> 
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