Introducing Groove Jim Barnes jimbarn@microsoft. com 847 -668 -5103 Groove Solution Specialist Professional Microsoft Corporation November 9, 2005
Agenda Introductions Microsoft Collaboration Vision Groove Unique Strengths Groove Sweet Spot Groove Roadmap Demo of Groove External Collaboration Solution Q&A
Flexible workspace collaboration tools that match how work gets done Documents Calendar Thin client Broad reach Members Rich client … Mobile Team Searchable Scalability & Availability Long term Discussions Crossorganization Surveys Tasks Contacts Ad hoc Short term
Groove’s Unique Capabilities Mobile/Offline Client based software Firewall Traversal Groove can go through firewalls Port 2492, then Port 443 then Port 80 Always on Security 192 bit encryption, military grade Network Optimization Binary Differential, don’t need to send the entire file just the change Instantly synchronizes all changes in the Workspace to everybody else in the Workspace
Unstructured and structured data shared within the same workspace Workspace member presence Rich, extensible set of tools Real-time text, voice chat Contextual Alerts
Where is Groove’s Sweet Spot? Groove is great for “External Collaboration” Do not need to set up servers outside firewall Do not need to set up a VPN Can be deployed in less than an hour Can be revoked in seconds Best Buy & MSFT Groove is great for “Mobile/Disconnected worker to Mobile/Disconnected worker collaboration” Consultants, sales people, IT project people Groove is great for Large File Collaboration Groove is great for “Intercountry Collaboration” When distances are great and you want to make sure you have the latest version and you are collaborating with people all over the world
Mobile/Disconnected Environment: The Austere & Disrupted Edge of the Network HQ At the edge of the network, assume that there will be… HQ HQ …low/no bandwidth HQ …intermittent comms …no common CA …no network security …firewalls (one port open) …many organizations with diverse requirements HQ
2 d US Marine Div, Ar Ramadi, Iraq Non-permissive environment Mobile and fixed users Often disconnected Connecting Ar Ramadi, Iraq Fallujah, Iraq Camp Lejeune, NC Camp Pendleton, CA Very limited IT support
Worst Case Scenario Hurricane Katrina Destroys Communications Microsoft Donates Computers and People Groove and Groove Forms are installed and deployed to relief areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas Groove databases are built on the fly to track evacuees, medical professionals and volunteers Data is consolidated to Websites and up-linked to Washington
Integration Roadmap Groove v 4. 0 will integrate with and extend other IW collaboration products General Office Integration Document Integration with WSS Teamsites ØLocalization, security, performance ØInstallation/updates, licensing, scalability ØTake Share. Point document libraries mobile/offline for active collaboration ØNo infrastructure for including partners, contractors and mobile users ØReduce bandwidth as only changes to files are sent over the network Support for Info. Path Forms Presence/Realtime Services Integration ØBuild Info. Path solutions atop Groove Forms engine Ø Integrate Groove Forms data with Share. Point and other centralized sources ØGroove displays Communicator presence & awareness states and icons ØLaunch real-time collaboration services within Groove
HP Design Center Integration Business Challenge Build HP the brand, while pushing design, manufacture and assembly to external suppliers and designers No easy way to share “crown jewels” of design standards and brand guidelines -– 10, 000 different assets Previous Method Phone conferences, email Media distribution via hard copy, CDs Groove Solution Groove Virtual Office integrated with Design Center portal (Share. Point) for access to design standards, sample graphics, sample code Groove 3 -D Image Viewer/Markup tool allows team members to mark up images and add comments as overlay External designers are granted secure access to relevant design/brand assets Results Anticipate that non-compliance incidents will fall to under 10% Two day transmit time for large design files reduced to minutes Five day turnaround time for marked-up designs reduced to instant exchange
External Collaboration Groove Demo of Groove Solution that integrates Groove with Share. Point and the Image. Viewer
Questions?
Relay Server Partner Business Apps. (e. g. Siebel) Databases (e. g. SQL Server) Disconnected Employee Enterprise Data Bridge Information Sharing (e. g. Share. Point Portal Server) Employee Management Server
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