Groove Networks Improves Groove Development Experience; Enhanced Developer Offerings Make It Easier to Build, Customize, and Deploy Collaboration Tools and Applications.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002 Groove Networks Groove Networks is a software company based in Beverly, Massachusetts. Founded by Ray Ozzie, the creator of IBM's Lotus Notes application, the privately held company specializes in productivity software that allows multiple users to work collaboratively on computer files Inc. today announced availability of enhanced development kits and resources that make it easier for developers to build, customize and deploy enterprise-class tools, applications and services for the Groove(R) version 2.0 decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. collaboration platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. . Groove version 2.0 developer offerings include an updated development kit with initial support for Microsoft .NET See .NET. integration, and samples of how to incorporate licensed ActiveX components within Groove tools and applications. "Whether you're an independent developer creating an asset management tool, or a corporate developer building a system integration solution, you'll find the development experience with Groove version 2.0 significantly more productive and rewarding," said Jack Ozzie, Groove Networks' vice president of developer services. "If you're a Visual Basic, COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , Web, or .NET developer, Groove represents an opportunity for you to extend the value of applications you've already created, or to create a new class of collaborative applications." "Every release of the GDK GDK Graphics Developers Kit GDK Gimp Drawing Kit GDK Gnu Drawing Kit GDK Game Development Kit has given us greater insight into how to build Groove tools and integrate Groove with enterprise applications," said Mark Smith, director for Virtual Methods, a Groove Developer Partner. "With .NET integration, the GDK version 2.0 looks like the most significant release yet." "Groove version 2.0 is a huge step forward for our trading and marketplace customers," said Rusty Braziel, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Netrana. "Over the past several months, we have used the Groove collaboration platform as the foundation for messaging between trading partners using our SpotDealmaker product. The new GDK, particularly its support for Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms .NET, gives our development team the ability to respond more rapidly to the needs of our customers and their trading partners." Groove is a decentralized collaboration platform that enables businesses to increase their return on connections by extending processes, projects and meetings securely across time, space and organizational boundaries. Corporate and independent software developers can utilize Groove development kits and resources to create new applications and tools for the Groove Workspace client application. All third-party tools and applications leverage the Groove platform's underlying infrastructure components and services including a persistent XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. object store, shared space Shared space is a traffic engineering philosophy pioneered by the Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. The approach relies on the principle that road users' behaviour is more likely to be affected by the street environment and design than by the traditional deployment of measures and member management, security and role management, client and server communications, and automatic data synchronization. Enhanced Developer Resources With the ease of development provided by Microsoft Visual Studio .Net, the Groove Platform Development Kit (GDK) version 2.0 includes initial support for Windows Forms, and common language runtime See CLR. (CLR (Common Language Runtime) The runtime engine in Microsoft's .NET platform. The CLR compiles and executes programs in Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). The counterpart to the CLR for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), ECMA's standard version of . ) technologies. Developers can now create Windows Forms applications and components with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, leverage Groove peer services from any language supported by the Microsoft .NET platform, and then run their applications within Groove Workspace. The GDK version 2.0 also includes a new component, the ActiveX UI wrapper, that allows developers for the first time to use licensed, off-the-shelf, commercially available ActiveX components within Groove tools and applications. The GDK includes samples that, among other things, show how the Microsoft Chart ActiveX components can be embedded in Groove tools. The ability to incorporate ActiveX components within Groove tools and applications can dramatically reduce Groove tool and application development. Additional enhancements to Groove development tools allow secure deployment of application components using Verisign-issued digital certificates. The Groove version 2.0 GDK is available for download at no cost at http://www.groove.net/devzone/. About Groove Networks Founded in October 1997 and headquartered in Beverly, Mass., Groove Networks Inc. provides software and services that enable organizations to increase their return on connection by extending critical business processes, projects, and meetings across time, space, and organizational boundaries. For more information about Groove Networks(TM), visit http://www.groove.net. Groove Networks, Groove and Groove Workspace are trademarks of Groove Networks Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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