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3.3.9.6 Communication

As discussed in the Section 2.5, communication and collaborative working is very important. The WWW per se (HTML, HTTP, URL) does not provide any communication tools, but since nearly every browser is equipped with email and Usenet newsgroup software, it can be used for private communication and for group discussion. The integration of Java applets into WWW documents has opened the door for WWW communication tools. Since applets can communicate with each other[*], synchronous communication tools can be integrated into WWW documents. This includes not only chat tools, but also shared white boards and other shared applications. Of course, such products have been on the market for some time, but users have never been able to use them without any installation procedure.