In about 30 minutes I'd added contacts from 's public directory server and categorized them into different folders and groups. The tabbed Groove Launchbar provides quick access to contacts and workspaces. Right away, Virtual Office 3.0 is useful. And this utility grows the more you use the software. Here's just one small example: After I created a Groove-enabled folder on my desktop PC with critical documents, the information was automatically synchronized with my laptop when I connected at an off-site meeting.
The developers turned their obvious deep understanding of the virtual workplace into a solution that defines a new way of working. Out of the box, the solution helps users share documents, track issues, hold ad-hoc meetings, and access legacy-system data.īut my testing showed something larger: Groove Networks hasn't simply repackaged existing collaboration technology. Groove Virtual Office 3.0 sidesteps this costly customization.
Unfortunately, in order for remote workers to share information, companies need to invest in expensive infrastructures and extensive alterations to enterprise groupware applications. In large organizations it's common to find projects performed by people at widely separated locales.
