This session will provide attendees with an introduction and demo of Office Groove 2007 as well as key insights into how you can sell Groove and why you would want to. We will show the positioning of Groove in relation to SharePoint as well as its unique benefits and the key verticals and segments that would benefit most from Groove. For more information or to enrol, click here

We've released a new security paper on our TechCenter that covers Groove Enterprise Services. Nothing like a little security reading to get you all fired up, right? Its a short paper, only 9 or 10 pages, but if you run Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, Microsoft Office Groove 2007, or Microsoft Office Live Groove, this information is relevant to you. In the paper, Microsoft Office Groove Enterprise Services Security , we detail the steps we take to protect our hosting environment for the Groove Relay

Two new Groove whitepapers are now available on Technet: Microsoft Office Groove: Backup Options in an Enterprise presents information to help the reader understand the unique backup and restore requirements of Microsoft Office Groove by presenting the data storage model Groove uses, reviewing scenarios requiring data recovery, and outlining specific backup approaches for Groove. Microsoft Office Groove: Collaborative Solutions Through SharePoint integration discusses the out-of-the-box capabilities

My previous post on compatbility between Groove v3 (also known as groove virtual office) and Groove 2007 created a few questions about other compatibility issues. #1 Q: Can I use Groove 2007 with Office 2003? A: Yes, Groove 2007 works just fine with Office 2003. There are all sorts of great reasons to upgrade to Office 2007, but if you aren't quite ready for that, you can still get Groove working. #2 Q: Is Groove 2007 compatbile with Groove v3 Management and Relay? Is Groove v3 compatible with Groove

Groove 2007 has a new workspace version from Groove v3.x. As a result, there are some compatibility issues to be aware of, as well as a simple workaround: New workspaces created with Groove 2007 are only accessible by other Groove 2007 users. You cannot invite Groove Virtual Office v3.X users to new workspaces you create with Groove 2007. Groove 2007 users will only be able to add Groove 2007 tools into new and existing workspaces. Most Groove 2007 tools cannot be added to workspaces created in earlier