The GroupSwim Diving Board

I’m so geeked about our new release (details on the Pool), I can hardly contain myself. File collaboration is a game changing release for our company. We built an incredibly strong file offering on our first try. I’ve used lots of products in my enterprise and consulting days, and this is by far the best I’ve seen. Why do we think this is so cool?

1. You can add files to GroupSwim in 3 ways; uploading directly, attaching to a discussion, or emailing in. This provides tons of flexibility for our customers.
2. We tag and index every document in GroupSwim. This allows people to find what they need in an instant. No need to worry if a file is on computer, if you are searching the right directory, if you are logged into the right application or server, etc.; it is all in one place.
3. We suggest related content as you review a file. This is very powerful stuff. Let’s say you are reading a Word Document about capital budgeting. GroupSwim knows you are interested in capital budgeting, and will pull up related discussions and files for you to check. This great because users don’t always know what they are looking for, and we give them suggestions automatically.
4. We use this very cool API that allows users to preview a file right on the web page. This is a great time saver for people on the go who don’t have time to download and find what they need.  You can also search within the document right from the preview and it takes you right to the place in the document that you want.
5. You can manage multiple versions of a document right in GroupSwim. All previous versions are available if you need them, or you can get rid of them.

Here is what the preview looks like.

All these features are very cool, but the best thing it is all tied together with our Web 2.0 interface and semantic technology. We are going to have a wiki soon with the same benefits. If you can’t tell, I’m pretty excited.