Review from InfoWorld: Collaboration software vendor Groove Networks Inc. next week plans to announce an updated version of its flagship software, which it said will offer better security, improved performance and new ease-of-use features.Previously known as Groove Workspace 2.5, Groove Virtual Office 3.0 has faster launch times and allows multiple Groove project workspaces to be…
Here's the official word from Groove. Next week for v3.0! The trade press today began reporting the news that we'll officially announce and ship Groove Virtual Office v3.0 next week. Here is some of the coverage: ComputerWorld, InformationWeek, CRN and ZDNet. In addition to following the trade press, you'll want to stay apprised of what's…
From the Groove blog… Government Computer News reports on the updated Homeland Security Information Center. In the article, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge touts the Homeland Security Information Network. Groove is a core component of HSIN. [Groove.net Weblog]
Steve Gillmor's latest article makes the claim that because MS has been focused on fixing IE's security holes they unwittingly paved the way for RSS. Hmm, I'm not sure. But I'll say one thing for sure, because MS has been abcent from this space there has been some great devlopment in this area. Gillmor cites…
Updates from Shared Spaces Today's highlights: Groove Virtual Office due next week; Smartner Duality; Groove Networks will release version 3 of its peer-to-peer collaboration software, previously called Groove Workspace, next week. The new name for the offering is “Groove Virtual Office”, with the professional edition priced at $179 per user. Reuters is a user of…
The trees fight back “Should old media embrace blogging? BACK in the mists of early Internet history, online publishing was going to wrest power from the inky fingers of old media groups and put it in the hands of ordinary people. Well, it never happened. Yet just when old media began to feel smug again…
Bloggers suffer burnout I've only been seriously blogging for a little while now, but I can comiserate with this Wired article. I look at each post I read from my 80+ feeds I read now and wonder “should I post this?” I wonder if it's interesting enough, what value I can add, etc. A lot…
I think VoIP is going to take off in Canada an elsewhere. Up here I've heard Bell Canada is going to switch to IP-based switching and technology over the next few years (should be good for Nortel). These SWAGs (Stupid Wild Ass Guesses) are good. I'll add one of my own: 1. Telus offers everything,…
Beyond the fact that Boeing is investing so heavily in collaboration technologies, I think the underlying philosophy in the quotes below show that some businesses are recognizing that collaboration technologies fuel the way people work now. Video system to speed 7E7 work by Molly McMillin (The Wichita Eagle, July 4, 2004), says that “Collaboration rooms”…
WiFi security, especially at public hotspots should be top of mind of most business users. Groove and Shinkuro are definately two tools I would employ to communicate with colleagues while out on in a public WiFi hotspot. Is Groove The Answer To DHS Wireless Concerns?: Colleague Michael Helfrich writes about Department of Homeland Security wireless…
