Forms error possibility for non-US Groove users</h1> <article> <h1>Forms error possibility for non-US Groove users</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:24:00 GMT</p> <P>Thanks to <A class="" href="http://marktryan.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!BA70A502536205DF!517.entry" target=_blank>Mark Ryan</A> for posting this:<BR></P> <P>We just picked up a report of a potential bug in Groove 2007 Forms. This issue only affects users who have their Windows installation set to any other locale than US. When your system locale is set to a non-US setting, and you load a custom Groove form that uses the app.NavigateToForm() call, you may receive a type mismatch error. </P> <P><BR><STRONG>Action</STRONG><BR>Your system locale is set to a non-US setting, and you enter a Groove tool based on a custom form. This code for this form includes the following call:</P> <P>app.NavigateToForm(formID, targetRecordID) </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Result<BR></STRONG>You may receive the following error: </P> <P>AutoCreate_OnAfterInitialize: Type mismatch </P> <P>Check to ensure tool permissions are set to allow participants and guests can create documents </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Resolution</STRONG></P> <P>To work around this problem, have the form developer change the code to multiply the formID and targetRecordID by 1 in the line that triggers the error. The call will then look like this: </P> <P>app.NavigateToForm(formID * 1, targetRecordID * 1)<BR></P> </article> <article> <h1>Practice tests available for Microsoft's Groove exam</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:07:00 GMT</p> <P>There are two <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/prepare/practicetests.mspx" target=_blank>practice tests</A> available for the Configuring Groove exam 70-555 from two providers, one from <A class="" href="http://www.selftestengine.com/70-555.html" target=_blank>Selftest engine</A> and another (allegedly since it isn't yet listed in their catalog yet) from <A class="" href="http://www.measureup.com/Site/display_article.aspx?id=955" target=_blank>MeasureUp</A>.</P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>New Microsoft site for Grooove partners</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:23:00 GMT</p> <P>Microsoft's site for Groove partners is now up: <A href="https://www.partnermicrosoftcollaboration.com/">https://www.partnermicrosoftcollaboration.com</A> </P> <P>Partners can find it difficult to find all the resources on Groove (or any other product from large vendors for that matter) in one spot. This new site aggregates most of the resources that a partner might need to familiarize themselves with Groove, get trained and add Groove to their service practice.</P> </article> <article> <h1>Adventures in Cloud Computing: Live Mesh or Groove (or both?)</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:13:00 GMT</p> From a newbie to Live Mesh (aren't we all) there is an interesting <A class="" title='"Cloud Now?"' href="http://www.mark-lomas.co.uk/post/2008/06/Cloud-Now.aspx">post</A> from Mark Lomas in the UK with feet in both camps. </article> <article> <h1>Bob Novas on storing Groove events in a database table</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:24:00 GMT</p> Bob Novas <A class="" href="http://bobnovas.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!30AB2D2627148CB8!175.trak" target=_blank>explores</A> how to put any Groove events into a database table, providing you with a referenceable history and the ability to work with events when you want to. </article> <article> <h1>Live Mesh vs Groove</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:09:00 GMT</p> <P>Ray Ozzie has spoken a lot about the Mesh in the last few years - the groups you might belong to that have members that don't belong to your organization or work behind your firewall. He recently hinted at something tangible that brings synch to a much broader range of devices. Live Mesh, announced by Microsoft yesterday, addresses some business team needs (but not all) and some more needs not satisfied by anything (most if not all of my devices). Live Mesh synchronises files amongst your devices and if you choose, others' devices. Plus it allows you to work more flexibly with your other devices and their apps through a browser. </P> <P>But it's not a rich collaborative environment. If you have a project where you wanted to capture all of a team's interactions in one spot, Live Mesh as it stands wouldn't be sufficient. It doesn't have Groove's robust, always on security capabilities. Nor does it compartmentalize a group's interactions the way Groove does, making it much easier to track progress - or at least I didn't see it that way. Because if it did, it would provide a great tool for small business project collaboration.</P> <P>Here's a good overview <A href="http://on10.net/">http://on10.net/</A></P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>The Five Latest Groove MVP's</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:57:00 GMT</p> <P>Congratulations to </P> <P><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=DB947AE7-6E71-4FE8-A5AF-38168C1711B7" target=_blank>Jean-Michel Davault</A> of Homes et Process<BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=8E46A4B9-ABA2-414B-8CE4-BD9AAF2517CE" target=_blank>Ashok Hingari</A> of Computact Software Services (India) Pvt Ltd<BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=03A42CEE-A089-4F37-A349-928C95407D18">Jeroen Jansen</A> of Getronics<BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=D310D5C5-2292-4B4E-8DDA-08876D9AC910">Aaron Saikovski</A> (now with Microsoft so, unfortunately, there are only 8 in the world - ed July 30 2008)<BR>Evan Venn of <A class="" href="http://www.activity4.com/">Activty4</A> </P> <P><BR> </P> <P> </P> <P>Bringing to <STRIKE>9</STRIKE> 8 the number of Microsoft Valuable Professionals in the world.</P> </article> <article> <h1>Bob Novas on Exchanging InfoPath Forms between SharePoint and Groove</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:27:00 GMT</p> <P>For people who collect information in the forms in Groove while disconnected this <A class="" href="http://bobnovas.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!30AB2D2627148CB8!140.entry" target=_blank>blog post</A> from Bob Novas is for you (or more accurately, your Groove guru). Bob is the author of "<A class="" href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735435.aspx" target=_blank>Using Web Services Helpers to Access Events in Groove 2007</A>" and yesterday he also blogged <A class="" href="http://bobnovas.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=amonth%3d3%26ayear%3d2008" target=_blank>a few thoughts</A> on Events.</P> </article> <article> <h1>Five New Groove Templates Hit the Streets</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:51:00 GMT</p> <P>Five new Groove Tool Templates, in Microsoft lingo, "PowerToys", have just been released, so you can quickly add more value to Groove installations.</P> <P><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fba525bf-397c-45c8-ba5c-974ab1d68c0f&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Groove 2007 Tool Template: Time Tracker</A><BR>Enables professional services firms, consultants, and other mobile employees to record their billable time in Microsoft Office Groove 2007.<BR> <BR><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=853de7d4-fda4-47df-a82f-9f2a817efd91&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Groove 2007 Tool Template: Project Status Reports<BR></A>Project Status Reports enables teams to write and track individual and group activities in Microsoft Office Groove 2007.<BR> <BR><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94269c7f-2755-4c63-86ca-224f17302670&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Groove 2007 Tool Template: Asset Tracker<BR></A>Track relevant assets within a Microsoft Office Groove 2007 workspace. Examples include equipment, facilities, and properties.<BR> <BR><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1583c982-0bfb-473b-af7d-297686ce8a0f&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Groove 2007 Tool Template: Proposal Tracker</A><BR>Proposal Tracker enables teams to track proposals and their status using Microsoft Office Groove 2007.<BR> <BR><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cfd70231-1bfc-4605-a0af-4471e4e70883&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Groove 2007 Tool Template: Issues & Tasks Tracker</A><BR>Track open issues and critical tasks, assign owners, and view status in Microsoft Office Groove 2007 workspaces.<BR></P> </article> <article> <h1>Configuring Microsoft Groove 2007 exam now ready.</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:19:00 GMT</p> <P>Exam <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-555.mspx" target=_blank>70-555</A> is out of beta and ready for prime time. The preparation guide recommends the e-learning that is now available as well. Passing this exam fulfils requirements for becoming a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Configuration.</P> <P>Registered partners can advance to Certified partner status by having two people pass this exam, and by submitting 3 references.</P> </article> <article> <h1>New e-learning course on implementing and adminstering Groove</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:11:00 GMT</p> <P>A new collection of online courses is available. This material prepares people for <A class="" title="Preparation Guide" href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-555.mspx">Exam 70-555, Configuring Microsoft Office Groove 2007</A></P> <P><A class="" href="https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.aspx?offerPriceId=138727" target=_blank>Collection 6452: Implementing Microsoft® Office Groove® Server 2007<BR></A> <BR>In this 12 hour on-line collection, IT Professionals will learn how to Implement, Configure and Manage Microsoft Office Groove 2007. Topics covered within these courses include:<BR> Installing and Deploying Microsoft Office Groove 2007 <BR> Configuring and Administering Microsoft Groove Server 2007 <BR> Managing Groove Accounts and Workspaces <BR> Using Advanced Microsoft Groove Server 2007 Workspace Tools <BR> Implementing Microsoft Groove 2007 Disaster Recovery and Groove Data Bridge <BR> Securing and Maintaining Microsoft Groove 2007 </P> <P><BR><STRONG>Student prerequisites</STRONG></P> <P>To get the most out of this course the target audience should have previous experience with Windows Server technologies, such as:</P> <P>SQL Server<BR>SharePoint Services<BR>Windows Server 2003 <BR> <BR> </P> </article> <article> <h1>Extending Office SharePoint Server global solutions with Office Outlook 2007 and Office Groove software</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:29:00 GMT</p> <P>A new <A class="" href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/7ba0b9d9-0e66-4b0b-9ca4-9f6a12622f6e1033.mspx?mfr=true" target=_blank>TechNet article</A> discusses using Groove and Outlook in WAN environments with SharePoint. The section on Groove concentrates on how one would use the Groove SharePoint Files Tool.</P> </article> <article> <h1>GrooveIT! for My Documents available in Beta... Join now !</h1> <p>Fabrice BARBIN — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:49:00 GMT</p> <P></P> <DIV>Announced at the end of 2007, <STRONG><A href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/formydocs/home.aspx" target=_blank><FONT color=#4389cf>GrooveIT! for My Documents</FONT></A></STRONG> is a new product in the <A href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/home.aspx" target=_blank><FONT color=#4389cf>GrooveIT! line</FONT></A> and currently available in Beta. <BR><BR>Product leitmotiv is : <STRONG>Explore. View. Publish. <BR></STRONG><BR>Dedicated to document integration, this new application allows users to easily find and choose documents whatever they come from and, then to publish them in Groove. Connector-based, GrooveIT! for MyDocs is currently provided with 3 source connectors - File System, SharePoint, Groove - and one target connector : Groove. (New - source and target - connectors will be added in the future)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For example, you will be able to use GrooveIT! for MyDocs to :</DIV> <DIV><BR>- <STRONG>Easily send documents from a Groove workspace to another</STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>Example : In a project use, send documents from an internal Groove workspace (your team) to an external one (you and your client).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- <STRONG>Easily send documents from a SharePoint site to a Groove workspace.</STRONG><BR>Example : In a P2P Business use, send documents from an Intranet site (your enterprise) to an external Groove workspace (your enterprise and a partner)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- <STRONG>Connect your legacy applications or office equipments such fax or scanner to Groove</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Example : Publish in a Groove workspace all scanned documents - invoices, contracts, ... - related to a specific project.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For each connector, you can also <STRONG>define favorites</STRONG>. A quick load for often used environment !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To note that new elements will be shortly added to this main application to provide :</DIV> <DIV>- <STRONG>advanced search</STRONG> capabilities in Groove,</DIV> <DIV>- document integration with Groove from within <STRONG>Word, Excel and PowerPoint</STRONG>,</DIV> <DIV>- document integration with Groove from your <STRONG>Windows desktop</STRONG>.</DIV> <DIV><BR>Beta Program is already started but feel free to <A href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/formydocs/home.aspx" target=_blank><FONT color=#4389cf>register now</FONT></A> to be involved and give a try to this new application !</DIV> </article> <article> <h1>Groove Web Services V12 Helpers Release 8</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:28:00 GMT</p> <P><A class="" href="http://www.codeplex.com/GWSV12Helpers/Wiki/View.aspx?id=71698" target=_blank>Groove Web Services V12 Helpers</A> is an easy to use API that provide a standards based (SOAP, WSDL, XSD), rich, programmatic access to Groove data services. This open source project allows developers to create robust enterprise integration applications.</P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>Managing mixed Groove 3.1 and Groove 2007 environments</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:24:00 GMT</p> <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e5b2719e-76f9-4f8d-8bf5-922e1d460ae1&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Phased Transitions to a New Release</A> is a new document that provides information about managing transitional environments where users are running Groove Virtual Office 3.1 and Microsoft Office Groove 2007 in an enterprise. </article> <article> <h1>Microsoft Office Groove 2007 Step by Step out in paperback</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:50:00 GMT</p> <P>A new book, Microsoft Office Groove 2007 Step by Step, written by John Pierce and Rick Jewell, has just been published and is available on <A class="" title="Microsoft Office Groove 2007 Step by Step" href="http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-Groove-2007-Step/dp/0735625239/" target=_blank>Amazon</A>. Weighing in at 364 pages, it's not one for the plane.</P> <P>Here's what Amazon says:<BR>Experience learning made easy quickly learn how to use Office Groove 2007 to dynamically and effectively collaborate with team members. Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting tips and learn how to work better together. You ll learn the basics for getting started, including how to manage your Groove 2007 accounts and contacts and how to create new workspaces. After you re up and running, you'll discover the communication features of Groove 2007, and see the benefits of tight integration with Office Communicator and Windows LiveTM Messenger. You ll learn how to manage your messages and chat in real time, and how to manage your appointments and notes. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Includes an easy-search companion CD with hands-on practice files, a complete eBook, a bonus quick reference to the new user interface, and more!</P> <P><STRONG>Key Book Benefits</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI>Learn how to use Office Groove 2007 by taking just the lessons you need or by working from cover to cover you set the pace</LI> <LI>Includes coverage of the fundamentals, including setting up workspaces, managing your communications, and managing meetings and notes</LI> <LI>Features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on, skill-building exercises</LI> <LI>Includes a companion CD with practice files and other resources </LI></UL> <P><STRONG>About the Authors<BR></STRONG>Rick Jewell is a support engineer for Microsoft Corporation where he worked on the 2007 Microsoft Office system since Beta and created training materials for Groove 2007. He has 12 years of experience in customer support and education in the technology industry from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.</P> <P>John Pierce was a Microsoft employee for nearly 12 years and now enjoys being a freelance writer and editor. He is the author of Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Track, the coauthor of Microsoft Small Business Kit, and has contributed to numerous other books about Microsoft software. <BR></P> </article> <article> <h1>Game writers get in the Groove</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:30:00 GMT</p> Courtney Keene leads a team of writers at game developers, <A class="" title="Rogue Dao" href="http://www.roguedao.com/news/" target=_blank>Rogue Dao</A>. She tried <A class="" title="Utilizing Google Docs for Your Writing Team" href="http://ckwriting.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/utilizing-google-documents-for-your-writing-team/">Google Docs</A> with her team and is now hooked on the extras she has found in Groove. Read in her <A class="" title="Get in the Groove" href="http://ckwriting.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/get-in-the-groove/" target=_blank>blogpost</A> which five Groove tools her game writing team value the most. </article> <article> <h1>The first four Groove MVP's are....</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:10:00 GMT</p> <P>Congratulations to<BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=4A6DE3EC-1022-496A-8B8A-024FFA415E31" target=_blank>Fabrice Barbin</A><BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=2B846492-4D64-42C6-8BBA-00A4BEE9BAAB">SB Chatterjee</A><BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=8D234BEE-7CD2-437B-8712-7E4689F1E119" target=_blank>Mark Smith</A><BR><A class="" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=89C2D5C8-5389-4C9E-9256-26C813CDA67C" target=_blank>Elisabeth Vanderveldt</A><BR>on becoming the first four Microsoft Valuable Professionals (MVPs). MVPs make extraordinary contributions to technical communities. Well done folks.</P> <P> </P><STRIKE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></STRIKE> </article> <article> <h1>Office Groove Auditing 2007 - Prescriptive Guide</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:04:00 GMT</p> <P>A new <A class="" title="Office Groove Auditing 2007 - Prescriptive Guide" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2517b3bc-8811-41c9-9c96-6629ee82d924&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>whitepaper</A> from Microsoft details how to use the Groove Audit feature in Groove Server 2007.</P> <P>"<SPAN>Microsoft Office Groove Audit allows IT administrators to monitor designated Groove user activity by examining user account, workspace, and tool event data. Logged data is collected into a SQL database, to which administrators can apply SQL queries. Using external SQL-compatible reporting tools, administrators can generate formatted reports of audited data."</SPAN></P> </article> <article> <h1>New whitepaper: Improving the Post-Merger Integration Process with Microsoft Office Groove 2007</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:58:00 GMT</p> <P>A new <A class="" title="Improving the Post-Merger Integration Process with Microsoft Office Groove 2007" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5c554575-8c34-430f-a6dc-62b51883067d&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>whitepaper</A> outlines how Groove can help overcome some of the challenges faced when companies merge.</P> <P>"Many mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve their financial objectives because teams face challenges when trying to work together effectively before their infrastructure has merged. This paper looks at how Microsoft Office Groove 2007 can help to solve some of the problems associated with post-merger integration." </P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>Groove SP1 is available</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:44:00 GMT</p> <P><FONT face=arial>SP1 build number 12.0.6215. </FONT></P> <P>The fixes specific to Groove, in this Office 2007 service pack update, are:</P> <P>1) "Microsoft Office Groove Data Bridge Server 2007 stops responding if all the following conditions are true: <BR>• The server that is running Groove Data Bridge Server 2007 is also running the Subscription Manager service. <BR>• A Web service creates a new record. The record creates an event that has an attribute of type string. <BR>• The Subscription Manager service on the server tries to enqueue an event that has the XML representation of the new record attached to it. </P> <P>2) You restart Internet Information Services (IIS) on a computer that is running Microsoft Office Groove Manager Server 2007. When you do this, the following error message is logged in the Application log: <BR>The description for Event ID ( 200 ) in Source ( GrooveManagementServer ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: <IID></IID><Details Process="w3wp.exe" HRESULT="0x80004005" EventMessage="Groove Management Server beta period expired." <BR>However, Groove Manager Server continues to operate. <BR>Note This issue may occur on a computer on which the beta software was never installed."</P> <P>3) When Subscription Manager queues an event that has too much binary data, Storage Manager ends the Groove Data Bridge (GDB) process.</P> <P>4) If the Windows Firewall service is enabled but the firewall is off, the Groove Relay Server 2007 startup process stops responding. This issue does not occur if the firewall is disabled or if the firewall is fully enabled.<BR></P> </article> <article> <h1>Groove Traction - where is Groove taking hold?</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:42:00 GMT</p> <P>At TechEd in Barcelona this week I have been gathering Groove anecdotes and I now have enough data to assemble a reasonable picture of how Groove is being put to use in Europe</P> <P>In the public sector Groove is being used to provide a common platform between agencies where none existed before, or where a top down platform provided inadequate functionality, responsiveness or user control. Two examples stand out. In several countries, emergency response agencies are using Groove to coordinate actions in exercises and in real situations. Those agencies range from the military to police, fire and local government authorities. This is very similar to the type of work being conducted in <A class="" href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/groove/index.asp" target=_blank>Florida</A>. The second is in health care, particularly the UK's <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/content/articles/its-groovey-baby-microsoft-groove-supports-secure-collaborative-working.aspx" target=_blank>NHS</A> where a workspace becomes the focus for coordinating care to a single patient, viewed and edited by diverse care workers. By devolving membership down to those that understand the trust relationships best as well as providing the ability to access records where connectivity may be not be available, Groove is providing bottom up connectivity where top down systems have proved to be too costly, cumbersome and vulnerable.</P> <P>In the financial sector, mergers and acquisitions teams are using Groove to quickly set up secure communications channels. Early in the process, companies don't want to invest a lot of effort in a venture that may not materialize. Groove provides a pragmatic, inexpensive and secure platform. Also auditors are using Groove to work securely with their colleagues on client sites.</P> <P>Projects: Software projects. Marketing projects. Construction projects. Research projects. Film projects. Anywhere you see highly paid people (i.e. those that carry laptops), from multiple organizations, who need to share the same documents, you are starting to see Groove being used. The alternative is an extranet or neutral hosted service. It takes time to add new members to a secure extranet so they turn to Groove where workspaces and members can be set up in seconds. Where you see SharePoint, you see Groove taking hold. Plus third party web sites generally don't accommodate offline working on identical documents very elegantly.</P> <P>Physical networks. Utilities are finding that Groove provides an excellent field response platform for coordinating actions when a node fails. One consequence of failure might be loss of communication with HQ or responders, so Groove's offline repository becomes invaluable. </P> <P>Lastly in universities that have banned peer to peer music sharing sites, students have discovered that Groove encrypts traffic. Er - say no more. At least some academics and students have also found Groove is also a great platform for team projects.</P> <P>It's still very early days for Groove in Europe. There are lots of proofs of concept underway. Those organizations that have purchased licenses are only in initial deployments. It is taking off inside Microsoft and they have set some ambitious goals for the product. We are at an inflection point.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> </article> <article> <h1>Inhouse Groove Server - or Hosted? A New Whitepaper</h1> <p>admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:35:00 GMT</p> A new whitepaper has been published: <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b1a916e-9d5c-44a8-8168-5c9f63961fa4&DisplayLang=en" target=_blank>Comparing Office Groove Enterprise Services with Office Groove Server 2007</A> . I was tempted to refer to the hosted option as the Outhouse Groove Server, but that would be doing Microsoft's fine service, a disservice. </article> <article> <h1>GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office Outlook. Release 2 is now available !</h1> <p>Fabrice BARBIN — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:21:00 GMT</p> <DIV align=center><a> </A> <DIV> <DIV align=left> <P>We thank you for your enthousiastic feedback on GrooveIT! for Outlook V1, and are pleased to announce a new major version. A full set of new features is now availble : <BR><BR>- Transfer information from Outlook to Groove <BR> - E-mails, RSS feeds, contacts, tasks, appointments, and their attachments <BR> - "On demand" or automaticaly by using GrooveIT! rules <BR> - Update calendar events, contacts and tasks when modified in Outlook <BR> - Build discussion threads of your emails and avoid duplicates <BR>- Benefit from advanced Groove tools to manage items coming from Outlook : Groove links support, attachments management, filtering, sorting <BR>- Create new Groove workspaces and invite your contacts, easily from within Outlook <BR>- Send your Groove VCard to your Outlook contacts with one single click <BR>- ... and much more... <BR><BR>Watch GrooveIT! videos to get familiar with our product in a couple of minutes! (<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/foroutlook/video.aspx">http://www.grooveit.biz/en/foroutlook/video.aspx</A>) <BR><BR>Upgrade is free for GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office Outlook release 1.0 users ! Upgrading is easy and only takes a few minutes: download GrooveIT! 2.0 and follow the instructions of the installation program. That's all it takes!. Your settings and license information remain unchanged. <BR><BR>You are not yet a GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office Outlook user? <BR>Download and request a 10-days trial key! <BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/foroutlook">http://www.grooveit.biz/en/foroutlook</A> <BR></P> <P><BR>We hope you will enjoy this new release <SPAN class=moz-smiley-s3><SPAN>;-) </SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR></P> <P>-------------------------------------------- <BR>Other news on GrooveIT! line. <BR>-------------------------------------------- <BR>- Visit our new GrooveIT! website : New design, Easier to use... (<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.grooveit.biz/">http://www.grooveit.biz/</A>) <BR><BR>- Discover our new blog dedicated to GrooveIT! line : news, updates, examples, user feedback and information about updates, on all GrooveIT! products. (<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://blog.grooveit.biz/">http://blog.grooveit.biz/</A>) <BR><BR>- A new product dedicated to document integration will be available in the coming weeks : GrooveIT for MyDocs. Register now to be involved in Beta Program (<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.grooveit.biz/en/formydocs">http://www.grooveit.biz/en/formydocs</A>) </P> <P> </P> <P> </P></DIV></DIV></DIV> </article> <article> <h1>Groove 2007 classroom course</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:21:00 GMT</p> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Microsoft Office Groove 2007 Fundamentals & Technical Training for Partners and IT Professionals <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Microsoft Partners are invited to attend Groove Fundamentals & Technical Training. Participating in this training will help prepare you for </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Exam 70-555: Configuring Microsoft Office Groove 2007, part of the Portals & Collaboration Certification. All partners attending this class will receive the eLearning module and exam voucher, enabling you to become certified easily! <B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">When: Sunday 11 November, 08:30 – 17:30<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Where: Vincci Maritimo Hotel - Condal Mar Room</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Abstract</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <BR>This course will outline Groove solutions in market, how SharePoint & Groove work together, and how to deploy and support Groove. The training includes presentations, labs, and Q&A discussions. The Hands on Labs will focus on the Groove client as well as installing and configuring the Groove Servers. You will leave the class with a solid understanding of the Groove platform and its underlying services, including the unique aspects of a decentralized architecture, communications, security, data bridge, relay and management services.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Attendee Profiles</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <BR>This event will have 200 – 300 level technical focus. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Cost</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <BR>There is no additional cost to attend this training. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">How to Register for This Event<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:5pt;MARGIN-LEFT:0in;MARGIN-RIGHT:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Advance registration is required and space is limited, so please sign up as soon as possible. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Click </SPAN><A class="" title=http://www.f1development.co.uk/groove/ href="http://www.f1development.co.uk/groove/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">here</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> to register. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Prior to this Event<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:5pt;MARGIN-LEFT:0in;MARGIN-RIGHT:0in;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Because we will utilize Microsoft MSL’s e-learning modules for many of the Labs and will be accessing Groove Hosted Services, a Windows Live ID is required. If you have not created one, you should do so before the event to save time. Click </SPAN><A class="" href="https://accountservices.passport.net/ppnetworkhome.srf" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">here</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> to create a Windows Live ID.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Directions from CCIB to Training Venue</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">The Vincci Maritimo Hotel is located at C/Llull 340, esquina Selva de Mar Vincci. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.25in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;"><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore;">·<SPAN style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Exit the CCCIB using Door B.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.25in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;"><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore;">·<SPAN style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Turn Left and Left again at the Hotel AC Barcelona.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.25in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;"><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore;">·<SPAN style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Continue walking towards the Hilton Hotel. Turn Right and cross the Diagonal Mar Park.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.25in;TEXT-INDENT:-0.25in;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;"><SPAN style="mso-list:Ignore;">·<SPAN style="FONT:7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">The Vincci Maritimo Hotel is just on the other side of the park the other side of the park, and this event takes place in the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';">Condal Mar room.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;COLOR:black;FONT-FAMILY:'Verdana','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> </article> </main></body></html>