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How to best share documents, notes, links with coworkers?

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justice:
Right we do have groove but only the client, you'd need to set up a seperate groove server which we don't have.  :down:

justice:
Seems Skype is a good option. No server software to install. You can have group chats, send files to all of them, messages, call etc. You can bookmark the group chat (basically equivalent of a permanent project) then get back to it some other time. Unlimited filesize transfers. Free if you don't call landlines/mobile. :Thmbsup:

You can also enable contact groups, to group your coworkers.

steeladept:
Right we do have groove but only the client, you'd need to set up a seperate groove server which we don't have.  :down:
-justice (July 12, 2007, 02:47 AM)
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Hm...My understanding (though it might be wrong) was that a Groove Server was not necessary.  If it was, what would be the point of SharePoint?  Groove is more local workgroup level, whereas SharePoint is much broader in scope.  Groove also allows for you to invite people not on the network (say a vendor for example) whereas SharePoint does not.  I can see a Groove Server needed for some of the extended functionality, but I could have sworn it wasn't critical.  I will look around and get back to you on this further.

Check out this link to a demo on Microsoft Groove.  Looking more into the server at the same time, and it appears to primarily be services for deploying Microsoft Groove.
Welcome to Microsoft® Office Groove® Server 2007, the new suite of Microsoft server software and tools for deploying, managing, and integrating Office Groove 2007 software in your enterprise. -Microsoft
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The Office Groove platform consists of two primary components: the Office Groove 2007 client software that installs directly on each user’s desktop or laptop computer, and the server software that extends Office Groove 2007 client software with centralized management, data relay, and data integration services. While all enterprise customers will deploy Office Groove 2007 client software, customers have two choices for server software based on the size of deployment and required functionality: Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007, which is installed and maintained by the customer, or Microsoft Office Groove Enterprise Services, which is hosted and maintained entirely by Microsoft.-Microsoft
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The definitive guide of how the Server integrates into the system can be found here.  It is lengthy, but pretty much confirms exactly what I said.  The only thing it did not clarify is if Server is required to extend beyond your company network (which it may), or just makes it easier to extend.  The biggest advantage to this route over Skype is that it is completely internal...No need to worry about what sensitive data may be on Skype servers.  Otherwise there would be a plethora of services available to you.

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