<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Workspace	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Groove	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
desktop	O
application	O
designed	O
for	O
document	O
collaboration	O
in	O
teams	O
with	O
members	O
who	O
are	O
regularly	O
off-line	O
or	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
network	O
security	O
clearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
web-based	O
service	O
called	O
OneDrive	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
's	O
uses	O
have	O
included	O
coordination	O
between	O
emergency	O
relief	O
agencies	O
where	O
different	O
organizations	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
security	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
where	O
offline	O
access	O
is	O
important	O
,	O
and	O
amongst	O
teams	O
of	O
knowledge	O
workers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
consultants	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
work	O
securely	O
on	O
client	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
creator	O
Ray	O
Ozzie	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Groove	B-Protocol
Networks	O
of	O
Beverly	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
until	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Groove	B-Protocol
Networks	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
's	O
basic	O
set	O
of	O
services	O
(	O
including	O
always-on	O
security	O
,	O
persistent	O
chat	B-Protocol
,	O
store-and-forward	B-Protocol
messaging	O
delivery	O
,	O
firewall/NAT	O
transparency	O
,	O
ad-hoc	O
group	O
formation	O
,	O
and	O
change	O
notification	O
)	O
may	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
are	O
mini-applications	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
Groove	B-Protocol
's	O
underlying	O
functionality	O
to	O
disseminate	O
and	O
synchronize	O
their	O
contents	O
with	O
other	O
members	O
 '	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
workspace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
provides	O
various	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
(	O
and	O
removed	O
from	O
)	O
a	O
workspace	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
each	O
space	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
discussion	O
,	O
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
an	O
outliner	B-Application
,	O
pictures	O
,	O
notepad	O
,	O
sketchpad	O
,	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Groove	B-Protocol
2007	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
Files	O
tools	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
take	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
2007	I-Protocol
document	O
libraries	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
2007	I-Protocol
includes	O
a	O
presence	O
subsystem	O
,	O
which	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
which	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
contact	O
store	O
are	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
the	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
launchbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Groove	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
is	O
used	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
considered	O
online	O
when	O
they	O
log	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
server	O
the	O
Device	O
Presence	O
Protocol	O
(	O
which	O
comes	O
in	O
different	O
variants	O
for	O
LANs	B-General_Concept
and	O
WANs	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
also	O
allows	O
sending	O
instant	O
messages	O
to	O
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
session	O
and	O
user	O
information	O
is	O
stored	O
by	O
the	O
Groove	B-Protocol
client	O
at	O
client	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
Virtual	I-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
3.1	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
before	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Groove	B-Protocol
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Protocol
2007	I-Protocol
(	O
Included	O
in	O
Office	B-Application
2007	I-Application
Ultimate	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
editions	O
and	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SharePoint	B-Protocol
Workspace	I-Protocol
2010	O
,	O
released	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
claims	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
is	O
a	O
natural	O
progression	O
since	O
Groove	B-Protocol
is	O
to	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
what	O
Outlook	O
is	O
to	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
asserts	O
that	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
deploy	O
and	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
claims	O
that	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
Workspace	I-Protocol
will	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
access	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
content	O
(	O
or	O
content	O
from	O
any	O
server	O
that	O
implements	O
the	O
publicly	O
documented	O
protocols	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Groove	B-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
centrally	O
managing	O
all	O
deployments	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
Workspace	I-Protocol
in	O
an	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
using	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
for	O
Groove	B-Protocol
user	O
accounts	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
Groove	B-Protocol
Domains	O
,	O
with	O
individual	O
policy	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
