You can get it from their products page http://www.infopatterns.com/products.aspx

Check it out

Also our other great and long-term partners at Hommes et Process have jus released GrooveIt v2  - check it out it hooks up Outlook and Groove in all the ways that you would want:  GrooveIT! v2 For Microsoft Office Outlook 

Later.

I'm writing, now, as an individual, not as a Microsoft employee, so nothing in this blog entry should be construed as any kind of statement from Microsoft Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Etc - you get the deal!

I have always secretly been a fan of the Open Source movement; but at the same time suspicious of that movement. The idea of a bunch of great developers getting together to create some cool tools for us to use on our computers is laudable, but who are these people that we think of as the "Robin Hoods" of the Software world?

Last week I heard a radio interview with an intellectual property lawyer who was addressing a convention in London about counterfeit goods ; his big message was that almost 70% of the UK population (probably extrapolated from a small, but relevant, sample) are happy to buy cheap "Knock Offs" as the don't understand the links between organised crime and/or International terrorism and these fake goods.  Whether it is cheap: DVD's, CD's, Watches, Software, Jeans or any other consumer goods that you can think of, the chances are that, if it is extremely cheap, then someone else is making a profit.  Who is that?

While Global Capitalism has become a favourite “whipping boy” for the media and global corporations are regularly condemned for human rights abuses we, as consumers, are frequently trapped between two evils; should we buy the cheap “lookalike” or the “real thing”.  Why should we make the “Rich Cats“ richer at the cost of exploitation of cheap labour in the East?

That is a bigger topic than I have time to deal with here (in case you haven’t guessed, I do not support exploitation in any form).

My big worry is where is your money going when you buy a bootleg DVD at the local market/car boot sale?  When you buy a “knock off” Rolex watch in Oxford Street; where does the money go?

Well the jury is “in” on this one.  Consider this (from Robert Charette’s Blog http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5668/3 )

“Groups like al-Qaeda resemble in some ways the classic insurgents of the past, such as the Palestine Liberation Organization, but several factors distinguish them from their predecessors, Robb says. For one, they aren't state-sponsored, which makes them harder to track down and eradicate. Being self-financed, they generate significant income from donations as well as from black-market commerce.”

Other estimates put the total Criminal/Terrorist “GDP” at $3 Trillion!  (Anecdotally UK counterfeit software distributors have confided that; “it is more profitable than selling Heroin and you don’t get locked up if you get caught”)

The point is; just like the fair trade movement, if you can’t be sure where it came from and you have no idea where your money is going to, why not spend your money elsewhere?

The final irony in this sordid mess is that it is probably the poor who are funding these “black organisations” because they desire the “good life” trappings and have very limited disposable income!

Nothing much has changed in history; the poor always are “roped” into, and inadvertently suffer from the battles of the rich.

Microsoft Office Groove 2007 Fundamentals & Technical Training for Partners & IT Professionals

Microsoft Partners are invited to attend Groove Fundamentals & Technical Training.  Participating in this training will help prepare you for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Exam 70-555: Configuring Microsoft Office Groove 2007, part of the Portals & Collaboration Certification.

All partners attending this class will receive the eLearning module and exam voucher, enabling you to become certified easily!

When: Sunday 11 November, 08:30 – 17:30

Where: Vincci Maritimo Hotel - Condal Mar Room, Barcelona Spain

Overview
This course will outline Groove solutions in market, how SharePoint & Groove work together, and how to deploy and support Groove.  The training includes presentations, labs, and Q&A discussions.  The Hands on Labs will focus on the Groove client as well as installing and configuring the Groove Servers.  You will leave the class with a solid understanding of the Groove platform and its underlying services, including the unique aspects of a decentralized architecture, communications, security, data bridge, relay and management services.

Attendee Profiles
This event will have a level 200 – 300 level technical focus.

Cost 
There is no additional cost to attend this training

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How to Register for This Event

Advance registration is required and space is limited, so please sign up as soon as possible. Click here to register.

Prior to this Event

Because we will utilize Microsoft MSL’s e-learning modules for many of the Labs and will be accessing Groove Hosted Services, a Windows Live ID is required.  If you have not created one, you should do so before the event to save time.  Click here to create a Windows Live ID.

Directions from CCIB to Training Venue

The Vincci Maritimo Hotel is located at C/Llull 340, esquina Selva de Mar Vincci.

·         Exit the CCCIB using Door B.

·         Turn Left and Left again at the Hotel AC Barcelona.

·         Continue walking towards the Hilton Hotel.  Turn Right and cross the Diagonal Mar Park.

·         The Vincci Maritimo Hotel is just on the other side of the park the other side of the park, and this event takes place in the Condal Mar room.