It’s all about Groove and SharePoint Workspace

Microsoft France just published a new wesite dedicated to technologies usages. Of course, you will discover some use cases dedicated to Groove. More details there (in french): http://www.groovons.org/2009/01/19/le-centre-des-usages-microsoft/

Few weeks ago, I wrote several postings related to the usages of Groove in Education and Research sector.
A new case study is now available: EM Lyon Business School

” At Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM Lyon Business School), students learn about real-world uses of information technology in business. Just as today’s business workplace has become increasingly decentralized, with employees using technology to stay connected while working remotely, EM Lyon students need to remain in contact with peers and complete group projects while working at off-campus internships and other assignments. Students found this difficult using traditional desktop software, so the school explored options for building a robust collaborative platform that would facilitate communication while also teaching students about real-world information sharing strategies. By carefully analyzing student needs and taking advantage of the power and flexibility of Microsoft® Office Groove® 2007, EM Lyon created a virtual office solution that met its requirements and was easy to use.”

Read the whole case study: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000003197

From Feb 10th to Feb 12th, Microsoft TechDays 2009 will take place at Paris. 3 days to discover new Microsoft technologies and products. Of course, it will be a good opportunity to learn more about Groove :

- Hommes & Process will have a booth on the collaboration & communication village. Demonstrations and Q/A about Groove usages and architecture are on the agenda. You will discover new versions of our GrooveIT! products.

- The French Speaking Groove Community will also have its own booth. The right place to discover Groove and exchange tips and tricks on the best way to use the product.

- Finally, I will be speaker on 2 sessions dedicated to Groove. The first one will focus on Dev and Integration capabilities provided by Groove technologies. The second one will be more usages driven. I will illustrate some use case and demo how Groove can be integrated more other products.

Hope to meet you there !

I just received an email informing me that my MVP award is renewed.
A great way for me to start 2009… 
Thanks to those who – directly or indirectly – contributed to that!

 What’s a MVP?
Here is the answer: (Source : http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/?LN=en-us)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community’s best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others.

MVPs represent a broad spectrum of Microsoft product users. They occupy many different professions including accountants, teachers, artists, engineers and technologists. MVPs reside in over 90 countries, represent 30 different languages, and cover more than 90 Microsoft technologies.

MVPs tend to be early adopters of new technology and actively communicate their experiences to millions of other technology users. Through their extensive community activity, MVPs help others solve problems and discover new capabilities, helping people get the maximum value from their technology.

 My MVP profile: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=4A6DE3EC-1022-496A-8B8A-024FFA415E31