JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 8(6): 644-651, doi: 10.3217/jucs-008-06-0644
Shark - a System for Management, Synchronization and Exchange of Knowledge in Mobile User Groups
expand article infoThomas Schwotzer‡, Kurt Geihs‡
‡ Intelligent Networks and Management of Distributed Systems, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Corresponding author: Thomas Schwotzer ( thsc@ivs.tu-berlin.de )

© Thomas Schwotzer, Kurt Geihs.
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Citation: Schwotzer T, Geihs K (2002) Shark - a System for Management, Synchronization and Exchange of Knowledge in Mobile User Groups. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 8(6): 644-651. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-008-06-0644
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Abstract
New wireless protocols like W-LAN and Bluetooth allow establishing spontaneous networks and peer-to-peer exchange of information. At the same time standards like Semantic Web and Topic Maps gain acceptance that add semantics to information. This paper introduces Shark. Shark is an acronym and stands for “Mobile Shared Knowledge”. Shark organizes knowledge with help of Topic Maps, synchronizes knowledge inside closed user groups but also enables a peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge by means of Bluetooth. This paper gives an overview of the system and its communication protocols.
Keywords
knowledge management, information systems, knowledge work processes