A framework designed for synchronous groupware applications in heterogeneous environments

The recent proliferation of using mobile devices in collaborative scenarios increases the need for sophisticated and flexible groupware frameworks for heterogeneous environments. This paper presents the architectural design of Agilo, a groupware framework that has been designed explicitly for synchronous groupware applications involving the use of heterogeneous devices. By respecting device heterogeneity from the ground up, the framework provides an architectural design that is highly flexible along different architectural dimensions on the one hand and simple yet powerful to use on the other hand. Two applications from different application domains based on Agilo are described together with first usage experiences from the developer's point of view.