Framework Improves Web Collaboration Tool

Framework Technologies Corp. will begin shipping next week aversion of its Web communications and collaboration softwaredesigned to streamline product design and projectmanagement.

Framework's ActiveProject is a Windows NT platform thatcombines E-mail, scheduling, database queries, and filetransfers. It lets companies set up interactive Web sites tomanage projects. Using a browser interface, end users andproject managers can share documents, post graphics andphotos, interact with other project members, and alertparticipants to changes.

ActiveProject 5.0 adds online conferencing to the mix,letting project participants launch online conferences basedon Microsoft NetMeeting. Members can simultaneously view,mark up, and comment on documents, and when finished archivetheir sessions.