Groove Networks Receives TeleCon Award for Best New Collaboration Software Product.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2001 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 that its software platform, Groove, which enables organizations to extend critical business processes, projects and meetings across time, space and organizational boundaries, has received the TeleCon Award for "Best New Collaborative Product." The TeleCon Awards are the industry's annual salute to the best products, applications and services for collaboration, conferencing and e-learning. The award is presented in conjunction with the TeleCon Conference & Expo being held October 23-25, 2001 in Anaheim, CA. "Groove was selected because it is a truly innovative and unique product that stands out from many other alternatives in the collaboration market," said David Coleman This page is about David Coleman the sportsman, for the academic visit David Coleman (academic) David Coleman, OBE (born 26 April 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. , managing director, Collaborative Strategies LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "The software's hybrid peer/server architecture provides valuable features and functionality that support both ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. , real-time interaction and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. collaboration." A year ago, Groove Networks introduced the preview version of its Groove software and in April 2001 began shipping the commercial version of the product. Since then, the company has attracted customers such as GlaxoSmithKline, Andersen, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). , among others. When integrated with centralized and Web-based business systems, Groove adds a "person-to-person interaction layer" that can streamline cross-company processes with customers, partners and suppliers. In a recent article in Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and , business consultant and author Michael Hammer said streamlining cross-company processes is "where this decade's productivity wars will be fought." Additional information about Groove software offerings is available at http://www.groove.net/products/. About Groove Networks Founded in October 1997 and headquartered in Beverly, Mass., Groove Networks Inc. provides software and services that enable organizations to extend critical business processes, projects and meetings across time, space and organizational boundaries. More information about Groove Networks can be found at http://www.groovenetworks.com. More information about enterprise sales can be found at http://www.groovenetworks.com. Groove Networks and Groove are trademarks of Groove Networks Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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