Microsoft to buy Groove Networks

By Martin LaMonica

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+buy+Groove+Networks/2100-1014_3-5608063.htm
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Story last modified Thu Mar 10 06:04:00 PST 2005

Microsoft on Thursday said it will acquire Groove Networks and make Groove's
founder Ray Ozzie chief technology officer at the software giant.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Microsoft said it will incorporate Groove's collaboration software into its
Office line of desktop productivity applications. Ozzie, the inventor of
Lotus Notes and a collaboration guru, will report to Bill Gates, Microsoft's
chairman and chief software architect.

Microsoft was an investor in Groove, which has closely tied its
collaboration software to Windows and other Microsoft products.
"After working with Ray for years as a close partner, it will be great to
have him on our senior leadership team," Gates said in a statement



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