Groove 2007 hosting service providers

[The Suite]

Good day to you all,

I was wondering if anyone knows if a Groove 2007 hosting services provider?

I would like to host a server for my organization and I am looking for a
GOOD host.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciloved.

Thank you,

~Brett A. Scudder~

 

[Mark Smith]

Hi Brett -

Do you mean someone providing a Groove Server services on a reseller basis,,
r do you mean someone providing generic hosting services at which you could
host your own Groove Server?

For some reason, I have a feeling that the Groove Server license does not
allow the former....

 

[The Suite]

Hi Mr. Smith,

Yes Sir. I am looking for someone to host my Groove Server Infrastructure. I
don't have the hardware nor network connectivity needed for it and so I want
to host it externally.

I am using an Exchange Hosting Provider at the moment and would like the
same for Groove.

Your thoughts.

Thank you for the response and feedback.

Have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~

 

[Jan Talens]

Hi Brett,

Our company Hommes & Process proposes hosting solutions for your Groove
servers.

We currently have several customers having their Groove management and
relay servers being hosted and managed by us.
Among them are Schneider Electric Industries SAS and Voies Navigables de
France (French waterways ; ministry of equipment).

Some information about Hommes & Process:
Hommes & Process is a historic partner and VAR of Groove Networks, Inc.
Today we are Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with a Groove centric
focus.
We propose complete Groove and Groove/SharePoint based solutions,
including consulting, training, support, administration and hosting
services.
Besides this, we also edit complementary solutions for Groove, like
GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office Outlook (www.grooveit.biz)

For more details please send me an email or contact me at
+33-(0)8.73.71.61.00

Best regards,

Jan Talens
Sales Manager
Hommes & Process
jan.talens@hommesetprocess_nospam_.com

http://www.hommesetprocess.com
http://www.grooveit.biz








The Suite a écrit :

 

[The Suite]

Good day to you Mr. Talens,

Thank you for the heads up and info. I will check into this and contact you
shortly, if not today, then early next week.

We will discuss this more directly.

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~

 

[c1sbc]

not sure where you are located but if you are located here in the USA - drop
me a line.

SBC

sbc111 at gmaildotcom

 

[Ashok Hingorani]

Hi Guys

remember when a "partner" in france tried to buy and resell groove services
/ relays back in 2004, and groove totally insisted that it was "not allowed"
?

has groove policy changed now Jan, to allow partner hosting of servers ?
if so that would be good

i presume though that this cannot include running EDB for other users

rgds

ashok

 

[Jan Talens]

Hi Ashok,


Yes, we remember the "partner" in France, who tried to do business in a
manner that Groove Networks didn't approve.
In fact, this "partner" was not a Groove Networks partner, nor a
Microsoft partner, nor a partner of Hommes & Process ...

I agree with you and Mark, "someone providing a Groove Server services
on a reseller basis" is not supported by the Groove server license.
Note that a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) does not exist
for Groove.

Hommes & Process proposes to host and manage the customer's Groove
server, meaning that the customer will need to own the Groove server
license.

This is very different from providing Groove server services, where a
customer would not own the Groove server license. (That's what you refer
to, isn't it?)

Several customers don't have internal resources, hence they prefer to
outsource their Groove servers and the user administration.
A very logical and cost saving approach.

As you certainly will agree upon, there are very few companies world
wide with recognized Groove expertise who propose these outsourcing
services for Groove.

Note: In order to avoid any confusion maybe I should change my
vocabulary, and call our offering an outsourcing solution instead of a
hosting solution


Best regards,
Jan


Ashok Hingorani a écrit :

 

[Jan Talens]

Hi Ashok,


Yes, we remember the "partner" in France, who tried to do business in a
manner that Groove Networks didn't approve.
In fact, this "partner" was not a Groove Networks partner, nor a
Microsoft partner, nor a partner of Hommes & Process ...

I agree with you and Mark, "someone providing a Groove Server services
on a reseller basis" is not supported by the Groove server license.
Note that a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) does not exist
for Groove.

Hommes & Process proposes to host and manage the customer's Groove
server, meaning that the customer will need to own the Groove server
license.

This is very different from providing Groove server services, where a
customer would not own the Groove server license. (That's what you refer
to, isn't it?)

Several customers don't have internal resources, hence they prefer to
outsource their Groove servers and the user administration.
A very logical and cost saving approach.

As you certainly will agree upon, there are very few companies world
wide with recognized Groove expertise who propose these outsourcing
services for Groove.

Note: In order to avoid any confusion maybe I should change my
vocabulary, and call our offering an outsourcing solution instead of a
hosting solution


Best regards,
Jan



Ashok Hingorani a écrit :

 

[Jan Talens]

Hi Ashok,


Yes, we remember the "partner" in France, who tried to do business in a
manner that Groove Networks didn't approve.
In fact, this "partner" was not a Groove Networks partner, nor a
Microsoft partner, nor a partner of Hommes & Process ...

I agree with you and Mark, "someone providing a Groove Server services
on a reseller basis" is not supported by the Groove server license.
Note that a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) does not exist
for Groove.

Hommes & Process proposes to host and manage the customer's Groove
server, meaning that the customer will need to own the Groove server
license.

This is very different from providing Groove server services, where a
customer would not own the Groove server license. (That's what you refer
to, isn't it?)

Several customers don't have internal resources, hence they prefer to
outsource their Groove servers and the user administration.
A very logical and cost saving approach.

As you certainly will agree upon, there are very few companies world
wide with recognized Groove expertise who propose these outsourcing
services for Groove.

Note: In order to avoid any confusion maybe I should change my
vocabulary, and call our offering an outsourcing solution instead of a
hosting solution


Best regards,
Jan


Ashok Hingorani a écrit :

 

[c1sbc]

not quite sure what the issue is here about the 'reselling licensing'..
Other Office server products (e.g., SharePoint & Exchange) have been used (&
continue to be used) in this capacity..

SBC

 

[Ashok Hingorani]

Thank you Jan

that is an important distinction
and needed to be understood by us all

rgds

ashok

 

[Markry@microsoft]

Hi just to clarify this point the only "legal" way to buy Hosted Groove
Services is from the Microsoft Enterpirse Hosted Services offering. Go to
http://licensing.microst.com and click on the bottom Right Hand link to
Groove Hosted Services