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This page assists you in locating products and vendors associated with group decision support systems.

Group decision support systems provide different software tools to assist communication, collaboration, and decision-making in group work. The groupware is both hardware and software that can be used to aid and support group work.

CONSENSUS @nyWARE www.softbicycle.com

Vendor: Soft Bicycle Company. Product Description: This software helps organizations conduct high performance meetings on-line, any time no matter where members are located. Consensus @anyWARE allows for Nominal Group Brainstorming, Multi-dimensional Brainstorming, Olympic Scoring, Rank Order Vote and Affinity Analysis. There is an unlimited number of users and can be used with or without a facilitator. According to Soft Bicycle, Consensus @anyWARE is the first truly Web-based collaborative software. Demo: Yes, a demonstration can be downloaded from www.softbicycle.com Evaluation: Due to server problems we were unable to complete the download. Email: info@softbicycle.com Phone: Toll Free: 1-888-565-BIKE

TCBWorks - Webware for Teams http://tcbworks.cba.uga.edu

Vendor: Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia. Product Description: This is a groupware application that was designed so it could be accessed at any time, any place. TCBWorks has a hierarchical setup so that issues can be easily built upon. The levels are Projects, Topics, and Comments. A voting option is also available. Demo: Yes, a demonstration is available. Evaluation: This GDSS is user friendly in generating ideas. I was allowed to enter a discussion immediately. Email: Alan Dennis at adennis@uga.cc.uga.edu

RESOLVER BALLOT http://www.barrettsaunders.com.

Vendor: Barrett Saunders & Association. Product Description: This software aids groups in idea generations and evaluation. The group is able to put ideas into the program and then put criteria in to rate the specific ideas. This program also allows stakeholders and groups to be identified so that they can vote on the ideas. Finally, the group can make a scatter chart of the results. Demo: Yes Evaluation: Provides ease in the generation of multiple ideas and strength of ideas based on the criterion. However, not much explanation is given to aid the user in utilizing it. Email: stevenb@barrettsaunders.com Phone: (905) 792-6050

DECISION EXPLORER http://www.banxia.com.

Vendor: Banxia. Product Description: This program is intended to create cognitive maps by converting ideas into concepts suitable for a model. It can give causes, implications, and importance of specific ideas. Demo: Yes Evaluation: Useful in identifying how ideas are related and how they connect to form their own paths and links to each other. Email: info@banxia.com Phone: UK+44(0)870-787-2994

FACILITATE.com V 6.0 http://www.facilitate.com.

Vendor: Facilitate.com. Product Description: Facilitate.com is a powerful set of conferencing tools that aids problem solving and idea generation through flexible meetings (in the same room or over the Internet.) It offers ideas in meetings and forums, voting and surveys, action planning, chat rooms, and participant main screens. Demo: Sample of programs online, but can also arrange a phone demonstration Evaluation: Offers a wide variety of facilitation products and shows the usefulness of each and how they can aid groups. Email: info@Facilitate.com Phone: (800)423-8890

QUESTMAP http://softbicycle.com/questmp.html

Vendor: The Soft Bicycle Company. Product Description: QuestMap TM view provides an overview of meeting, conversation or discussion topic. All sides of a topic are equally represented in the "map", permitting a more comprehensive view of an issue. A global perspective is available to all group members-providing shared assumptions and common understanding. Demo: Yes. Evaluation: This is a very user-friendly program that can facilitate discussions among team members. Email: info@softbicycle.com Phone: (202) 342-0532

IDEAPROCESSOR http://A-i-A.com

Vendor: Applied intelligence Atelier (AiA). Product Description: IdeaProcessor TM facilitates idea, knowledge management and communication with a graphical and intuitive approach. It permits a simultaneous access to various individuals in a work group to diagram building that leads to concept formation. Demo: Yes, you can download a free demo at http://www.netopia.com/softlib/evals.html Evaluation: After fifteen minutes of downloading the demonstration did not fully install. Email: info@a-i-a.com Phone: (514) 684-9574