The IBM P2P (Person-to-Person)desktop communications
software establishes an environment suitable for telework.
It supports many useful tools for distance teamwork,
also called telecommuting. Among the functions available
are site calling via LANs and WANs, screen sharing through
Chalkboard and Clipboard, file transfer, image capture and
view sharing and videoconferencing from the desktop (with
optional hardware).
This project involves the installation, configuration
and operation of the P2P software (both OS/2-based and
Windows-based) on various computers connected to a LAN
(possibly also a WAN) as a model setup. By performing
real-life telecommuting work, an evaluation of the functions
available for daily routine work, and of the ease of use
is to be carried out. A critical analysis of the collected
information and of the experience gained, along with
recommendations for the use of P2P, will conclude this
project.
Participating in the project are Dr. Bernd J. Kurz (professor),
with the assistance of Tom McAffee, undergraduate student.
Project Status: Started: January 1997
Completed: April 1997
Tony McAffee, Evaluation of IBM's P2P Telework Software, CS4983 Report, Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick, April 1997
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Last revised: 6 June 1997 by Bernd Kurz bjkurz@unb.ca