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Discover HOMMES & PROCESS’s new community website; a place to share your experience and learn more about GrooveIT! applications and HOMMES & PROCESS solutions.

If you have any questions, need some feedback or support requests... let us know. Our teams will give you prompt answers.

Several forums will cohabit there to answer question about our GrooveIT! line of products, Groove/SharePoint workspace trusted Domain, Backup Enforcer and Workspace Dashboard and also Office Groove 2007 and SharePoint Workspace 2010 of course.

Register here!

We are looking forward to hearing from you

Backup Enforcer makes sure all Groove workspaces are backed up

A few weeks ago, HOMMES & PROCESS announced GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office Outlook and GrooveIT! for Microsoft SharePoint compatibility with Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.

We are pleased to let you know that Backup Enforcer also passed successfully the Windows 7 compatibility test.

Backup Enforcer ensures your Groove data backup

Use Backup Enforcer to ensure all Groove users’ workspaces are correctly backed up.

How does Backup Enforcer work?

For all Groove workspaces, it continually verifies the backup agent’s presence and, where missing, invites it so that all data is correctly protected against loss: machine crashes or theft, accidental deletion of workspace or files, etc. With Backup Enforcer in use, data recovery will only cost a phone call to the administrator.

 

Use Backup Enforcer in a flexible way according to your organization’s security policies

With Backup Enforcer, you can adapt usage according to the internal policies: personalized configuration enables workspace exclusion, Groove identities selection, etc.
There are different ways to use Backup Enforcer:

• Flexible mode, enabling users to choose some of their own options.
• Silent mode, where everything is centrally configured and all actions take place invisibly in the background.

Do not hesitate to contact us to get a free trial version.

Software Asset Management helps you cut costs and gain productivity

HOMMES & PROCESS can help you analyze and rationalize your software assets. At HOMMES & PROCESS, we have been certified by Microsoft for license delivery for small and medium businesses as well as for large organizations. We are pleased to announce that we have recently attained the Software Asset Management Competency.

Is it really worth maintaining a software asset management program within your organization?

There are multiple ways to buy hardware and software in an organization: OEM licenses (Original Equipment Manufacturer, when licenses are bought pre-installed with the computers), through FPP (full packaged product) and through volume licensing programs. The various purchasing channels can make it complicated to maintain a proper inventory. Different versions of the same software, for instance Office Word, can lead to compatibility problems and prevent people from efficiently working on a single document.

Initiating and maintaining a software asset management program can help organizations:

• Optimize software purchasing  and cut  costs
• Gain productivity by standardizing usages throughout the organization
• Secure software usage compliance

At HOMMES & PROCESS, we include the SAM (Software Asset Management) competency as part of our overall solutions to help our customers be more agile. Question about SAM? Do not hesitate to contact us to learn more.

Customer Survey: What really matters to us are your expectations

We thank our customers who took a few minutes of their time to participate in the TNS lead Survey a few weeks ago. At HOMMES & PROCESS, we are proud of our customers' ongoing support. 

Your answers are invaluable to us as they enable us to learn more about your experiences and expectations for the present and the future. A great number of you are asking for improved backup capabilities with Groove.  A new application called GrooveIT Backup will launch in a couple of weeks, which will enable you to easily archive Groove 2007 and SharePoint Workspace 2010 workspaces. Register here to receive an alert when the beta release is available or to receive more detailed information.

2010, Happy New Year

Celebrate New Year time with HOMMES & PROCESS, get GrooveIT! Suite holydays discount until January 5th. Enter coupon code "grooveit2009" on our webstore: - US$ 10 and - US$ 20.

HOMMES & PROCESS’ fall agenda: events, new products, new offers...

At HOMMES & PROCESS, we have been preparing for the fall during the summer break. Here is an overview of what we are planning:

Events

We will be delighted to meet you at TechNet Singapore 2009 on 16th September and later on at the 2009 SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas between October 19th and October 22nd. We will be around; if you are planning to visit one of those event, please let us know and we will be pleased to arrange a meeting!

Products

In the coming weeks you will discover new products, including those in the GrooveIT! line.

How to make Groove backups safer and easier is one of the issues our development teams have been dealing with recently; you will discover the results in the coming weeks as well as many other new offerings: GrooveIT! for Microsoft Outlook new release, new products…

HOMMES & PROCESS offerings

Are you looking for all-in-one solutions? Collaboration solutions including SharePoint Workspace, GrooveIT! product range, Backup, E-learning for new users and more, are on their way. Be among the first to hear about these best of breed solutions: follow this link.

Our websites have not been forgotten either and now have a new look and feel allowing you to stay up to date with our latest products and news! We hope you enjoy visting them and look forward to your feedback.

HOMMES & PROCESS’s corporate website: a new convenient design for the homepage

Crisis management, cross-organization teamwork, Intellectual Property protection, continuity planning, all you need to know about our core expertise is available now at a glance.

You will be able to easily reach your favorite subjects from this new home page:

• Learn more about the company and our customers
• Get an overview of our solutions
• Discover our latest news

Get an overview of all our existing solutions and be informed about our latest releases such as GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office SharePoint.  Trials will be available in a couple of days. Do not hesitate to come and visit! Also new backup solutions on their way!

Reach the latest news straight from the new homepage and manage your own subscriptions to the various newsletters.

Subscribe easily to the newsletters

New! Subscribe to your favorite newsletters from HOMMES & PROCESS weblog.

• An overview of HOMMES & PROCESS business with the corporate newsletter
• GrooveIT! product range news, subscribe to GrooveIT ! newsletter
• To be informed about special offers, new product launches, etc., subscribe to the special event newsletter.

We hope the new design will help you navigate our websites easily.
Do not hesitate to leave us your feedback!

Your new "solutions" website is now available!

As previously announced, HOMMES & PROCESS has a new website to present its products and solutions adapted for your secure and distributed teamwork.

Now, you can access it with this address: http://solutions.hommesetprocess.com

You will find collaborative solutions integrating Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint, along with the GrooveIT! range, dedicated to collaboration.  Also included is our catalog of courses designed to help you collaborate effectively with Microsoft Office Groove 2007.

This website will evolve rapidly with the addition of innovative tools like GrooveIT! for Microsoft Office SharePoint and the new range of solutions for administrators and CIOs.

To accompany this change, you will also discover the new style of this blog.

Wishing you an enjoyable visit!

Microsoft TechDays 2009: Meetings and Sharing …

We thank all our visitors who came to visit our booth in the Unified Communication and Collaboration village, during the three days of the exhibition.

We were pleased to share our experience with you and let you discover new backup solutions for your your collaborative projects and an interactive interface designed using WPF coupled with Office Groove 2007.

As usually, Fabrice Barbin shared his experience working with decentralized collaboration solution Office Groove 2007 during two exclusive sessions on Wednesday 12th, February.:

• Introduction to Microsoft Office Groove 200
• Integration with Microsoft Office Groove 2007

Here are some pictures of the 2 sessions:

HOMMES & PROCESS welcomes new team members

Following a recruitment drive that began in September 2008, we have the pleasure to welcome 4 new team members.


Anthony – Network and Systems Architect

Network and Systems specialist, I have more than twelve years of experience in the Finance and Health sectors in various system environments. Originally a Systems Engineer I have orientated my career path focusing on Infrastructure and Security (Obtained a French Masters degree in Security and Information Systems in 2008), I searched first of all a post corresponding to my professional objectives.  Working at “HOMMES & PROCESS” will allow me to achieve these objectives and also have a quality of life envious by anyone in my field.
Presently, I am involved with the design of complex network infrastructures in leading edge technologies with large multinationals who understand the added value of integrating Microsoft Groove Services with their business strategies.



Fabien – Developer

I’m a 23 years old junior developer specialized in software engineering. I chose to integrate the HOMMES & PROCESS team, first for their knowledge in technical fields, but also for the human values they defend. They didn’t hesitate to trust a junior developer and I’m very satisfied by the few months I’ve spent with them.



Cliff –  Senior Engineer

Having worked for many years in IT, particularly in software project management, and also having an MBA and other business experience, I was looking for a position that was concerned with more than pure software development.  HOMMES & PROCESS offered that! I joined the team in September 2008.  Originating from Britain and also having spent several years working in New Zealand and USA before moving to France in 2003, I further widen our international experience.



Marie-José - Business Development Manager

Marie-José joined as Business Development Manager, she is an experienced sales manager, she has proven her professional approach delivering value added solutions to her customers for years in the IT sector.