That got your attention!I received an unsolicited email from a start-up in India called Vimukti Technologies. These smart guys have built a Web 2.0 version of something that looks remarkably like Groove ('inspired by' shall we say, don't want them to be sued) using Eclipse.
If anyone wants to take a look at it and give it a try (they are looking for feedback) comment to this mail and maybe we could set up a small closed group and see what a standards based collaboration tools could look like.
Check out their site here http://www.collaber.com
ps
I have no investment in them or any axe to grind other than curiousity
Comments (12)
Holly $hit, it has Picture Sharing! Sorry, i couldn't resist.
Posted by Yancy Lent | July 9, 2008 3:58 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 15:58
Hi, have a look at the discussion forum on their home page. It looks really like the product is dying. There are about two posts per month and it seems that even that the product already exists for more then a year there are no signs of a huge success there :-(
Posted by Hynek Kobelka | July 9, 2008 5:35 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 17:35
Hi, have a look at the discussion forum on their home page. It looks really like the product is dying. There are about two posts per month and it seems that even that the product already exists for more then a year there are no signs of a huge success there :-(
Posted by Hynek Kobelka | July 9, 2008 5:39 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 17:39
Yes Hynek you are correct, maybe this is a last role of the dice but with a bit of exposure what the guys have done might not be wasted
Ian
Posted by Ian White | July 9, 2008 5:53 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 17:53
Did Groove kill Notes? Is Sharepoint? So many people have predicted the death of Notes and other products for years.
Does this app have some interesting features? Sure. But what it does not have is a partner community around it and a burning need to implement it. Notes and Sharepoint both solve/solved a need that nothing else did as well at the time.
So nice job by them, love it's on Eclipse, but they have a long way to go before it has any measurable marketshare.
Posted by John Head | July 9, 2008 6:36 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 18:36
Can this kill any of the above? Unlikely. It just repeats all of the mistakes of Groove 2.0.
Posted by Volker Weber | July 9, 2008 8:20 PM
Posted on July 9, 2008 20:20
Yes this is very good product.i seen the tools.It seems they worked very hard on it from few days(it may be months or years)we have to encourage their motive.
Very good guys
Collaber team
Posted by jhongude | July 10, 2008 6:10 AM
Posted on July 10, 2008 06:10
Hello All,
Thank you for your comments. Collaber is very much alive. We are actively working on it to make it more stable and add more features.
We don't have big resources for advertising. That explains why we did not get much attention.
Present version of Collaber is much different in architecture compared to Groove.
It is server centric. This enables us to make a web access to all your data.
We have plans to build Web and Mobile access to Collaber. As of now you can have your data in any number of systems. And all of that will be synchronized.
Volker, Can you let us know what are the mistakes that we are repeating? Your feedback is very much valuable for us.
Rajesh Akkineni
CEO, Vimukti Technologies
Collaber Team
Posted by Rajesh Akkineni | July 10, 2008 6:46 AM
Posted on July 10, 2008 06:46
Ian,
I think you are now demonstrating your obvious ignorance and lack of technical credibility across all the technologies you claim could be "killed" by collaber. I know it's hard to be heard above all the noise out there, but you are only contributing to it with ridiculous headlines like that with no assessment...Good luck to collaber... I have no axe to grind with collaber nor yourself personally)...
It's just that typical journo, headline grabbing attempts with little, (actually zero), content from yourself only show you don't really invest the time to do your job professionally.... best of luck...
Posted by gc | July 16, 2008 2:04 AM
Posted on July 16, 2008 02:04
Well at least it got your attention which is of course the point of a 'headline'.
As a *unpaid non-journo* I take your comment as a compliment - I think the guys at Collaber have an uphill struggle and a least they will have some exposure above the noise. As for the content of the article maybe if you read it again you will see that I make no technical claim on anyones behalf.
As for doing my job professionally I am sure I am as professional as you are - I am sorry you did not like the blog entry.
ps
I do not think and of the products mention need worry about collaber!
Posted by Ian White
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July 16, 2008 7:59 AM
Posted on July 16, 2008 07:59
Does anyone know how much it will cost?
Posted by Gilbert Short | July 21, 2008 3:33 PM
Posted on July 21, 2008 15:33
As of now, Collaber is free to use. We are planing to release it in various packages and one of which will be free.
Posted by Rajesh Akkineni | July 22, 2008 10:03 AM
Posted on July 22, 2008 10:03