Why is Microsoft acquiring Groove Networks?
Jeff Raikes: The core mission of the Microsoft Office team is to improve the productivity of information workers around the world. One way we aim to do this is with software and services that allow people to share documents and work together on projects across companies and continents. Adding Groove and its products to Microsoft brings together two companies with a shared vision for making collaboration natural and easy. Groove complements Microsoft’s collaboration products by helping us better serve businesses with mobile workers and remote offices. This acquisition will help us to offer businesses complete, highly integrated collaboration software and services that meet the needs of virtually any size business and virtually any kind of work situation. We also realize that the challenges of collaboration will change as the workplace continues to evolve. Ray and his team at Groove have a long history of innovation and leadership in this area. By joining forces, we can bring new resourc
