Patent ID: 7240288

Claim:
At least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method to enable a plurality of users to collaborate, the method comprising: displaying in a first pane a graphical hierarchy having a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes adapted to make, upon selection, one or more resources accessible for a collaboration; in response to user selection of a node of the plurality of nodes, presenting in a second pane one or more links, each respective link of the one or more links associated with a respective resource of the one or more resources; wherein activation of a link of the one or more links enables access to an associated resource; displaying in a third pane a plurality of computer representations, each respective computer representation of the plurality of computer representations corresponding to a respective computer that can be used to contribute to the collaboration; in response to user selection of a computer representation of the plurality of computer representations, presenting in a fourth pane a work queue for a respective computer that corresponds to the selected computer representation; wherein the work queue includes multiple tasks that are assigned to be performed, at least partly, by the respective computer that corresponds to the selected computer representation; and adding a task to the multiple tasks of the work queue when a link of the one or more links from the second pane is dropped at the fourth pane.