FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 1, 2004 -- Groove Networks Inc. and Tomoye Corporation today announced here at the Army Knowledge Management Conference that the U.S. Army has signed a $1.2 million contract to purchase Groove Virtual Office and Tomoye Simplify(TM) software as the core components of its Battle Command Knowledge System (BCKS), which will address the information gathering and sharing needs of soldiers throughout the service.

The goal of BCKS is two-fold: provide new ways of packaging information to improve decision making, and find new methods for tapping into the experiences of soldiers and leaders to create a more effective learning organization.

BCKS is being developed to provide assistance to prospective Communities of Practice (CoPs), or groups of soldiers with similar responsibilities who meet together online to assist and learn from one another. BCKS staff works with these CoPs by providing consulting support on information structure, design and community management, and basic community infrastructure.

Groove Virtual Office will be used to support the Army's virtual action teams, while Tomoye Simplify is for structured professional forums.

Tomoye Communities of Practice enable leaders in knowledge-intensive organizations to apply the social architecture of community to networks of professionals who are focused on similar work problems. The members of an online Community of Practice use one another as sounding boards, share knowledge, and have conversations that help them meet their organizations' strategic imperatives. "It is a privilege for our organization to work with one of the largest knowledge-based organizations in the world," said John Martin, Tomoye Corporation's director of sales. "Our work with Company Command over the past two years, connecting leaders and building combat-ready units, has prepared Tomoye to provide a solution that will span all levels of the Army. It is good to know that the men and women of the U.S. Army are equipped with the best tools for their job."

Groove Virtual Office is software that allows teams of people to work together over a network as if they were in the same physical location. The software is used by many government organizations for ultra-secure, intra- and inter-organizational collaboration, information sharing, project management, and decision making, particularly in austere and highly variable communications environments.

Groove Networks also announced today a $4.1 million, multi-year contract with the Army Corps of Engineers for providing Groove Virtual Office as a component of the organization's Knowledge Management Environment, which is critical to the Corps' transition to a "learning organization." Tomoye Simplify also is a component of the Army Corps of Engineers solution. The Army and its Corps of Engineers have agreed to work together toward standards and best practices for knowledge capture and transfer.

"We're gratified that the Army has selected Groove Virtual Office as a core component of its strategy to create a learning organization," said David Scult, Groove Networks' senior vice president of sales. "The Army's strategy to support teams and capture knowledge at the edges of the organization and then accelerate the transfer of that information throughout the organization is highly advanced. We're honored that Groove Virtual Office will play a role in ensuring that when we send soldiers into harm's way they have the information they need to do their jobs effectively."

Groove Networks and Tomoye Corp. are each represented at the Army Knowledge Management Conference being held here at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Groove Networks is in booth #630 and Tomoye Corporation in booth #027. Further information about the conference is available at http://www.afcea.org/doim2004/schedule.asp.

About Tomoye

Founded in July 2000 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Tomoye is the Community of Practice Company (CoP). Tomoye CoP software and services embed the best practices, processes and social architecture unique to CoPs so that you can reduce the time it takes to build a community, get results and scale to meet the growing demands of your organization. Tomoye Communities of Practice are at work today in some of the most demanding CoP environments in the world including the United Nations, the U.S. Army and the Government of Canada. For further information about Tomoye, visit http://www.tomoye.com.

About Groove Networks

Founded in October 1997 and headquartered in Beverly, Mass., Groove Networks Inc. delivers the "virtual office" through software that allows teams of people to work together over a network as if they were in the same physical location. Groove software helps organizations, large and small, save money, time and eliminate travel by offering both a desktop application for instant joint work, and a set of customizable, open collaboration capabilities that enhance the utility and value of existing solutions. For more information about Groove Networks, visit http://www.groove.net.

Groove Networks and Groove are registered trademarks of Groove Networks Inc. Tomoye and Tomoye Simplify are trademarks of Tomoye Corporation. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.

Groove Networks 
Ryan Hoppe, 978-720-2267 
rhoppe@groove.net 
or
Tomoye Corporation 
Chris Chantler, 866-486-6693 Ext. 323 
cchantler@tomoye.com