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This paper describes WebFlow, an environment that supports distributed coordination services on the World Wide Web. WebFlow leverages the HTTP Web transport protocol and consists of a number of tools for the development of applications that require the coordination of multiple, distributed servers. Typical applications of WebFlow include distributed document workspaces, inter/intra-enterprise workflow, and electronic commerce. In this paper we describe the general WebFlow architecture for distributed coordination, and then focus on the environment for distributed workflow.
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Grasso, A., Meunier, JL., Pagani, D., Pareschi, R. (1997). Distributed Coordination and Workflow on the World Wide Web. In: Bentley, R., Busbach, U., Kerr, D., Sikkel, K. (eds) Groupware and the World Wide Web. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5756-8_4
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