1. Groove Networks: The Business Care for Peer-to- Peer Collaboration Chapter 3 Case 2

2. n Enables small ad hoc groups of workers to get together quickly online to collaborate on projects. n Peer-to-peer collaboration software. n Bets are that Grove will become as ubiquitous as email or the Web browser. Grove Software

3. Theory of Groove n Links workers via their PC without the assistance of a central web server so they can share all kinds of digital data. n Enables human interaction.

4. Groove Software n Includes tools to support collaboration: sharing Microsoft Office documents, text chat, live-voice chat, photo viewing, a drawing pad, and a browser. n Designed to work best for groups of 25 people or fewer - but can be adapted for larger group numbers.

5. Future Goal of Groove n Other companies will write special applications to run on top of the Groove platform. n Become the platform for a variety of consumer e-commerce and home applications.