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Peer-to-Peer Tool Lures Partners to Its Groove

Startup signs 100 partners to develop programs based on its collaborative technology.

By Ed Scannell, Infoworld   

Groove Networks, a peer-to-peer technology startup founded by Lotus Notes creator Ray Ozzie, appears to be off to a fast start. The company has announced it has signed 100 partners in its first three months of operation.

The range of partners have all agreed to develop, deploy, and support a variety of peer-computing solutions designed for business use. These solutions, generally, are intended to reduce time-to-decision and time-to-problem resolutions, according to Groove officials.

At the time of its introduction last October, Groove officials said the platform was the first in the industry designed to accommodate peer-computing applications specifically for business use. The platform allows users to communicate over the Internet without a central server present.

Applications Under Way

As part of its partners program, Groove offers companies a three-day training program to develop or polish the necessary technical abilities systems integrators and software developers need to create applications that take full advantage of Groove's P2P platform.

Company officials said programmers from 90 different companies have gone through the three-day course since it started last September.

Groove's partners, which are mostly small companies, include BAE Systems, Eoffice, Full Moon Interactive, FusionOne, Perot Systems, STM Wireless, and Zero Gravity Technologies.

For more IT analysis and commentary on emerging technologies, visit InfoWorld.com. Story copyright © 2011 InfoWorld Media Group. All rights reserved.

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