DHM systems supports cooperation on and management of links in shared materials. Applications developed with DHM are well suited for management of shared materials such as technical documentation and case material. Information can be stored in the most convenient fashion and DHM offers support for navigation through the information network, by means of link following and browsing. The DHM Framework is developed as an object-oriented interpretation and extension of the Dexter Hypertext Reference Model which is a popular model covering ideas and experiences from leading hypermedia research. DHM supports bi-directional links with multiple endpoints.
Endpoints can be entire nodes or anchored parts of node contents.
Links can be followed with a single operation on a selected link marker, and they can be inspected and edited in editors and browsers. The OODB supports long-term transactions, flexible locking, and notification about events occurring on shared objects. This enables support for asynchoronous cooperation. Indicating an event notification on a Text Component icon by a bell. The DHM Framework is organized in four conceptual layers.