| Abstract: | The burgeoning Intranet is becoming a standard platform for the new generation of IS (Information System) applications.This paper gives a brief survey of Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS) . Then theinfluence ofIntraneton GDSSandlimitationsofIntranetas a platform for GDSSare analyzed.Anew frameworkfor Intranet based GDSSis proposed, which extendsthe two tier browser/server architecture to multileveldistributed application architecture.Abrokerleveland a middle applicationlevelare added,with a GDSSinterface embedded inthe web browser.The coterminoustwolevelsinthe new framework stillcomply withthetraditionalclient/server architecture .ThisframeworkforIntranet based GDSSis called asextended GDSS(xGDSS,inshort) .Features of xGDSSinclude cost effective,shortdevelopmentcycle ,open,flexible configuration,general purpose,etc. |
