Q&A With Groove Network's Ray OzzieQ&A With Groove Network's Ray Ozzie

information: Is there anything else you'd like to mention that we haven't discussed?

Ozzie: I think the only thing I would really mention is that one of the truly unique aspects of Groove is that we've tried to address both the need of the individual and of the enterprise. So enterprises and government are buying our software and deploying it to their organization for individuals at the edge of their organizations to work with one another.

But also on our Web site, individuals and small businesses--say with less than 50 employees--are downloading it and using it because the peer-to-peer nature of the software doesn't require an IT organization. And suddenly individuals are able to access collaborative functionality that they've never seen before because it was only available to large corporations. If I had to leave you with one message, it's very accessible and people should just try it.

information: Is this going to put IT departments out of work?

Ozzie: No, it's interesting. We thought they would really reject the zero-IT aspects of Groove, but in reality, they've been suffering with tremendous cutbacks over the last three to four years. And this gives them the ability to serve the needs of their lines of business without adding lots and lots more IT resources.