Groupware

n. type of software that allows group work and cooperation between users links to a local area network (such as setting appointments, sharing phone services, electronic mail, databases, etc.)

Collaborative software is software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve their goals. Collaborative software is the basis for computer supported cooperative work.Such software systems as email, calendaring, text chat, wiki belong in this category. It has been suggested that Metcalfe's law — the more people who use something, the more valuable it becomes — applies to such software.The more general term social software applies to systems used outside the workplace, for example, online dating services and social networks like Friendster and Facebook. The study of computer-supported collaboration includes the study of this software and social phenomena associated with it. These are covered in other articles.
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Noun
1. software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space
(hypernym) software, software system, software package, package

See CSCW.

Software intended to enable a group of users on a network to collaborate on specific projects. Groupware may provide services for communication (such as e-mail), collaborative document development, analysis, reporting, statistical data analysis, scheduling, or tracking. Documents may include text, images, or any other forms of information (e.g., multimedia). See also Enterprise-Wide Systems.