Groove Networks Releases Enhanced Development Kit for the Groove 1.0 Enterprise-Class Peer Computing Platform.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 New APIs enable rapid development of peer computing tools and business solutions 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 the Groove(TM) Development Kit 1.0 (GDK GDK Graphics Developers Kit GDK Gimp Drawing Kit GDK Gnu Drawing Kit GDK Game Development Kit ), enabling the rapid creation of tools and applications for the Groove 1.0 peer computing platform See platform. (see related release). Significantly enhanced since its preview release in October 2000, the GDK is available for free download from the company's Web site at http://devzone.groove.net/gdk. Enhancements to the GDK include methods for integrating Groove 1.0 tools and applications with centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. business systems, support for more industry-standard programming languages, and dramatically enhanced sample code and documentation. Groove 1.0 is software and network services that transform the Internet into a medium for direct, secure personal communication and interaction. It also is a highly modular framework that works in conjunction with industry-standard programming languages and tools. Powerful peer computing applications can be created using nothing more than 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. and scripting languages such as JavaScript. Alternatively, developers can create more advanced applications and user interfaces by using Visual Basic, C#, or C++. Groove 1.0 software includes platform components and services that provide applications with rich functionality, reducing development time and allowing developers to focus on the details of their application, rather than the underlying infrastructure. These services include a persistent XML 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, peer and server communications, and automatic peer synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. . "Since October, we've received significant feedback from developers on what we needed to improve so they could take better advantage of our peer computing platform," said Jack Ozzie, vice president of developer services for Groove Networks. "With this updated version of our GDK, we've addressed a significant number of those requests that will make it easier for developers to access the underlying services that the Groove 1.0 platform provides. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for developers to hook into our Groove 1.0 services so they can focus on the business problem they're addressing." "I'm extremely impressed with the breadth and depth of the GDK's APIs and their documentation," said Phil Stanhope stan·hope n. A light, open, horse-drawn carriage with one seat and two or four wheels. [After the Reverend Fitzroy Stanhope (1787-1864), British clergyman.] Noun 1. , 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 Componentry Solutions Inc., a Newbury, Mass., startup developing custom infrastructure and components using several technologies, including the Groove platform. "I've never before seen a Release 1.0 product API that had documentation for three different languages, and samples implemented in four separate languages. In addition, the new `user templates' feature allows extremely rapid development and testing of Groove tools and templates. In comparison to the initial GDK, this feature alone has increased my development productivity by 100 percent." The updated GDK includes documentation for hundreds of programming interfaces and thousands of methods in C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic and VB Script See VBScript. . It also provides sample code demonstrating client-side integration between the Groove 1.0 software and external data sources. Other enhancements to the GDK include: -- A nine-step sample code tutorial, supported by sample code in four different languages (C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic and VB Script), that helps developers create a functional Groove 1.0 application that incorporates new features, such as roles and permissions, and unread marks that highlight shared-space updates. -- New and improved utilities including an enhanced database navigator, tool builder, and publishing utilities that facilitate Groove 1.0 application creation, licensing and deployment; -- SOAP sample code that shows developers how to take advantage of SOAP-based (Simple Object Access Protocol) network services; and -- A complete set of type libraries for strongly typed languages (e.g., Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#). System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. To build Groove 1.0 tools and applications, developers must use the updated GDK, which provides a limited license to Groove 1.0, and is available for download at http://devzone.groove.net/gdk. Groove 1.0 software requires Windows Me (Windows Millennium Edition) An upgrade to Windows 98 introduced in 2000. Windows ME added more support for digital cameras, multi-player Internet games and home networking. , 95, 98, NT 4.0 or 2000, and an Intel-compatible personal computer with a minimum 48 MB of memory, 233 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium processor, 56K (or faster) Internet connection, and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 4 or higher. About Groove Networks Founded in October 1997 and headquartered in Beverly, Mass., Groove Networks Inc. provides software and services that transform the Internet into a personal medium for direct communication and interaction. The company's peer-to-peer and peer-to-Web solutions provide businesses secure, online working relationships with key customers and partners, allowing dispersed project teams to reduce time-to-decision and problem-resolution by responding in real time to critical incidents and opportunities. For more information about Groove Networks, visit http://www.groovenetworks.com. For more information about career opportunities, visit http://www.groovenetworks.com/jobs. For more information about enterprise sales, visit http://www.groove.net/products/enterprise. Groove Networks and Groove are trademarks of Groove Networks Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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