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Groove Networks (Ray Ozzie)

Virtual Office, Desktop Collaboration Software, Secure File Sharing - Groove Networks

Microsoft Corporation acquired Groove Networks in April 2005; the company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft, operating from its offices in Beverly, Mass. Groove products and its organization are now part of Microsoft's Information Worker Business Unit.

In closing the acquisition in April 2005, Microsoft said it initially plans to continue selling current and future Groove products on a standalone basis while also exploring ways to take advantage of our technologies in others ways.

Ray Ozzie, the founder of Groove Networks, continues to lead the organization, and also is one of three chief technology officers at Microsoft, reporting to Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. Ray founded Groove Networks in October 1997. The company shipped the first beta version of Groove in October 2000, and then brought the first commercially available version of the product to market in April 2001.

The company continues to sell its products and services through a direct sales force with offices throughout the United States, value-added resellers (VARS) in Europe, Japan and elsewhere, a workgroup sales team operating from the company's offices in Beverly, Mass., and via this web site.

November 17, 2005 at 12:57 AM in Microsoft | Permalink | TrackBack (3) | Top of page | Blog Home