Separately, Groove Networks Inc. introduced the industry's first software platform designed to host a broad range of peer computing applications and business solutions via the internet. The result, Groove, is a set of tools and services based on a peer computing architecture providing communication among individuals or organizations via the internet without the need for a central server. We're entering a new phase in the Internet. Ray has a history of building breakthrough applications. With Groove, he and his team have built a deep and innovative application that is a great example of where the Internet is going.
Groove offers businesses a secure platform that augments other web-based business systems.
Groove fully supports standard data formats, protocols, APIs, and development languages. Groove Networks also announced the availability of a free Groove development kit. A free Preview Edition of Groove is now available. A Linux version of Groove is in development.