Yesterday, I was informed being nominated as Groove MVP. You can find my official profile here
This is a undoubtfully non only a significant personnal recognition sign, but also an important market signal that Groove makes a business sense, like this type of article on Info World points to.
I started in 2001 with the technical aspect of the Groove infrastructure and now I am concentrated on the business pains that a Groove based infrastructure can solve (Always On Security, Distributed Security, Usages, New ways of working, New business models…).
Of course, Groove changed technically somehow, Groove will continue to evolve and become better integrated as a new type of Glue into Office Applications, SharePoint/MOSS … but it long term strenghts won’t change in the coming years.
Groove is web services, XML, Digital Indendities, cross-company and always on security driven !
Groove allows to move from personal to team collaboration easily and securely.
Groove also allows continuing to work despite internet connectivity is down.
Groove allows a new race of applications to be promoted like those of InfoPattern or GrooveIT!
Based on your feedbacks, based on the increasing customer list that I am allowed to mention, my Groove Book project continues.
As Groove MVP, I intend to publish some more on this specialized blog.
Sincerely Yours
Jean-Michel Davault
SharePoint Workspace and Groove 