Abstract: A system and methods for simultaneous editing of a document by two or more users are disclosed. The document is divided into a number of sections. Each section is stored in a separate data container, which is part of a document tree. A master copy of the document tree is accessible to a server which transmits all or part of the document tree to two or more clients, each of which is operated by a user. The clients can independently lock different sections, allowing the users to simultaneously edit different sections. When a user completes editing a section, the modified section is stored on the master server and broadcast to other users. The document tree is headed by an independently lockable and editable parent container which is used to store summary information and other information, such as default formatting and other document wide information.

Abstract: A system and methods for simultaneous editing of a document by two or more users are disclosed. The document is divided into a number of sections. Each section is stored in a separate data container, which is part of a document tree. A master copy of the document tree is accessible to a server which transmits all or part of the document tree to two or more clients, each of which is operated by a user. The clients can independently lock different sections, allowing the users to simultaneously edit different sections. When a user completes editing a section, the modified section is stored on the master server and broadcast to other users. The document tree is headed by an independently lockable and editable parent container which is used to store summary information and other information, such as default formatting and other document wide information.

Abstract: A system and methods for simultaneous editing of one or more documents by two or more distinct users is disclosed. Each document is divided into a number of mutually exclusive sections, which together contain the entire document. Each section is stored in a separate data container. Each document has primary data of a primary data type. The containers that store the primary data for each document have a common parent container, which is at the head of a document sub-tree corresponding to the document. A document may also include embedded data, which may be of the same or a different type than the primary data. The embedded data is typically stored in embedded data containers, which are typically child containers of the primary data containers. Each of the parent containers is a child container of a root container, which is at the head of a container tree in which all documents in a workspace are stored. Each workspace also includes a member list.