Editing Virtual organization (section)

=== Groupware ===

Virtual organizations can be supported by [[groupware]] systems as it delivers a shared core of [[information]] to partners and a [[Computing platform|platform]] to collaborate regardless of the associates’ physical position. This way, [[groupware]] systems can assist associates track the rate of progress in work being done in a way that they can cooperate on the project without being concerned about geographical barriers. However, in a similar way as [[Electronic data interchange|EDI]], [[groupware]] is not the ideal decision to make for assisting communication within a virtual organization as it would not empower the organization to rapidly form an alliance to respond to a [[market opportunity]], even though it offers more flexibility than [[Electronic data interchange|EDI]].<ref name=EGW />