Monday, July 22, 2002

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CNET : Groove tightens ties with Microsoft.

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Some more info on the Sharepoint/Groove deal can be found on the Groove website including some screenshots.

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Microsoft today announced that Groove Networks is working with Microsoft to integrate Groove Workspace, with SharePoint (TM) Team Service to provide customers with a team Web site solution that supports online and offline use and automatic synchronization, and works securely across company firewalls. Hewlett-Packard is leveraging both SharePoint Team Services and Groove Workspace today and expects to use the combined solution once it becomes available. "The integration of SharePoint Team Services and Groove Workspace is a powerful combination that extends both products significantly," said Craig Samuel, chief knowledge officer at HP Services. "Information workers within HP need to collaborate with their teams, partners and customers, and the combined solution will make their jobs that much easier. We view the new solution as a much-needed shift in how teams will interoperate in the future."

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A promising introtext at Forrester Research on Groove and GSK. What a pity my guest account doesn't give acces to the fulll piece. To work with external partners, GlaxoSmithKline is standardizing on technology from Groove Networks. But if Groove is to grow its pharma clientele, it needs to get third-party developers to write industry-specific applications, as competitor eRoom has done.

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Sam Gentile reserved a category of his weblog for Groove related stuff. Better keep an eye on it.