Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

Microsoft SharePoint Workspace (formerly Microsoft Office Groove) is a discontinued desktop application designed for <a href="/facts/Document_collaboration/S9enJLBu">document collaboration</a> in teams with members who are regularly <a href="/facts/Off-line/rhxAKfol">off-line</a> or who do not share the same network security clearance. It is no longer included with <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office_2013/l0RenlNG">Microsoft Office 2013</a>. It has been replaced by a web-based service called <a href="/facts/OneDrive_for_Business/4Pty6BW8">OneDrive for Business</a>.
Groove's uses have included coordination between <a href="/facts/Emergency_relief/YjGIyW91">emergency relief</a> agencies, where different organizations do not share a common security infrastructure and where offline access is important, and amongst teams of <a href="/facts/Knowledge_worker/cYPTs0Ry">knowledge workers</a>, such as consultants who need to work securely on client sites.
It is also used as a staging system for documents in development, where content can be developed then transferred to a portal when complete.
Groove was initially developed by <a href="/facts/Lotus_Notes/X3KHrPQj">Lotus Notes</a> creator <a href="/facts/Ray_Ozzie/DfoWwaXo">Ray Ozzie</a>, and developed by <a href="/facts/Groove_Networks/w6h1tdsM">Groove Networks</a> of <a href="/facts/Beverly,_Massachusetts/gWVFMVjQ">Beverly, Massachusetts</a>, until Microsoft's acquisition of Groove Networks in March 2005.

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Microsoft SharePoint Workspace