Abstract: Cross platform shared asset techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a version of an asset is received that is configured to support consumption via a corresponding application. Another version is formed of the asset as one or more images from one or more pages of the asset. Responsive to receipt of a request from an appliance to obtain the asset for consumption as part of a shared workspace, a determination is made as to whether the appliance is to consume the asset using the application. Responsive to the determination that the asset is not to be consumed by the appliance using the corresponding application, a communication is formed for receipt by the particular appliance via a network that includes at least said image from the other version of the asset.

Abstract: Various embodiments enable user-applied annotations that arecreated and visually associated with an asset on one appliance to be shared amongst and synchronized between other appliances working together in a collaborative workspace environment. As an annotation is made, a stroke collection is defined and provided into a formatted list that represents the annotation. The formatted list is transmitted to a collaboration server which then notifies other appliances of the new annotation. When the other appliances request the formatted list, the collaborative server transmits the formatted list to the other applications so that the new annotation can be rendered on a corresponding display device.