A system and methodology for communication and collaboration among a plurality of computing appliances associated as team members. The system is comprised of: at least one local communication means for use by at least one local team member, and conveying data (preferably media data and collaboration data); at least one other communication means for use by at least one other team member, and conveying data. Gateway means conveys data between each of the communication means. Network means links said at least one local communication means, and, said at least one other communication means, and enables the conveyance of the data. Display means provides a display presentation of a display image of display image data, for viewing by respective users at each of said at least one local communication means and said at least one other communication means. Input means provides annotation data representative of a respective user providing an input of annotations made relative to viewing the display of the common base image at a respective display apparatus at each of said at both the communication means (local and other). Storage means stores the annotation data as associated with the respective user at each of said local and said other communication means. Selection means permits selection as to which of the annotation data is selected annotation data. A display apparatus provides a combined display presentation responsive to the display image data and to the selected annotation data.