Mass. Co. Teaming With Microsoft
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Users of the instant messaging software built into Microsoft's newest operating system will be able to collaborate seamlessly over the Internet with each other through a partnership with a company whose founder created Lotus Notes. In its new version, the Groove software can piggyback on Windows XP's Windows Messenger to allow people to work together, Microsoft and Groove Networks were announcing Monday. Groove currently includes its own instant messaging and chat features, but the Windows XP connection aims to greatly extend its potential user base in bypassing complicated setup routines. And because instant messaging programs don't all talk to each other, the deal gives users of Windows Messenger far easier access to Groove than those of competing services such as AOL's dominant AIM product.