March 10, 2005
Microsoft aquires Groove
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Business: Microsoft to buy Groove Networks
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it was acquiring leading collaboration software company Groove Networks Inc., and naming its founder, Ray Ozzie, as Microsoft’s chief technical officer.
Financial terms of the acquisition weren’t immediately disclosed.
Ozzie, a creator of Lotus Notes, will report directly to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and continue his work with the Groove team.
Oh wow. This is really exciting. Groove is one of my most favorite applications. It provides an awesome peer-to-peer, *SECURE* collaboration and file sharing system.
I use it all the time.
This is perfect for Microsoft as Groove really shines the spotlight on the power of having rich clients at the edge of the network.
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