Three new products will be released this quarter to help small business better manage their e-mail, calendars, contacts, and files. Startups Joyent and Zimbra will compete against products such as Microsoft Office Live all hope to introduce small teams to new methods of collaboration. Startup companies Joyent and Zimbra and small business Kerio will present their industry vision and product at the first meeting of SF Tech Sessions on Thursday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. at CNET’s headquarters in San Francisco.
The event will bring together journalists, bloggers, small businesses, and other interested users to learn more about groupware and underlying technologies such as Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and open-source. Attendees will learn more about the industry and the three featured companies and hopefully walk away with solid material for a blog post or business decision. Each product is so close to launch you will have an exclusive look before anybody else!
Joyent, Kerio, and Zimbra will have 30 minutes to present to the general audience. After all three companies have presented we will divide into three groups for in-depth discussion and hands-on opportunities with the product. Each company will have a chance to introduce themselves on this blog before the event.
Details
Groupware: Joyent, Kerio, and Zimbra
Thursday, February 23
6:30-9:00 p.m.
CNET headquarters
235 2nd Street
San Francisco
You may orient yourself using Google Maps. CNET is located 6 blocks from Caltrain and 2.5 blocks from BART and Muni rail for easy access via public transit. Street parking is usually not a problem after 6 p.m.
Please RSVP for this event by leaving a comment below or linking to this post. Thanks to CNET for sponsoring this first event with a venue, WiFi, food, and drinks. We are limited to about 100 people, so RSVP early!
sounds alot like what dave winer was proposing in his “unconference”…
W00t… I’m there!
I’ll be there, thanks for organizing.
Very cool. Willl you run the event in the Valley as well, or just in SF.
Let me know if I can be of help.
Enoch,
Yes, SF Tech Sessions is a similar idea to Hypercamp but with one presenter at a time instead of two, and it’s only for an evening.
Excellent idea! Looking forward to it…
Count me in!
Sounds interesting. I’ll be there.
I’m there…
Right on. I’m there.
Thanks for organizing Niall. Sounds great, looking forward to this session.
I’m sooo there.
This is great. Thanks for bringing more of these types of events to the city Niall!
Sounds great, count me in. Thanks for doing this in the city.
Excited to see the current application experiments that further the Open Hyperdocument System.
thanks for setting this up.
This looks very interesting - I represent a company in the Business Process Management space - though not quite groupware, we do have many solutions that compete with groupware based solutions. I will be interested in attending and learning more.
I’m in. Thanks for organizing.
Sounds to be a promising event. I will be there.
I plan on attending. Looking forward to it.
Marvelous, I’ll be there.
Looking forward to it. This space has been boring failures at rebuilding Exchange for so long, its great to see new energy.
I’ll be there!
I’ll be there with Mark!
I’ll spread the word and stop by.
We’re new to the Bay Area, based in Sydney, will drop in to see what’s happening in SF.
Count me in.
will be there.
Coolio.
Save me a seat.
Very cool - the whole idea and the first session. Looking forward to it.
Sounds like fun. Thanks for organizing it.
Will check it out.
would love to come.
I’ll be there. Sounds like an excellent event.
I’m gonna try and make it, if only to meet Kellan face-to-face
Thanks for organizing it, Niall.
Been hearing alot about Joyent from Bryan Bell. Looking forward to it.
Sounds like a good time.
Great idea! Please count me in.
Sounds like fun, I’ll be there.
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I’ll be there too!
Should be interesting, aiming to be there.
I am there! Woo Road Trip!
I am planning to attend.
Looking forward to it.
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I’m there. I’ll tell two friends too.
I’ll be there too.
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I’d like to attend as well.
oh hell yeah
Thanks for putting this together!
I’m in.
I already commented but I was not clear: yeah, I am in.
Looking forward to it. Thanks Niall.
Sounds like some good demos. I can make it.
see you there
I will be there. Thanks for setting this up.
I’m in.
I’ll be there. Add Karl Dawson also.
Sounds fun. Nice idea. See you there.
Count me in.
Looking forward to it.
Sounds great.
I’ll stop by.
I would like to RSVP.
Count me in.
RSVP.
C U there!
RSVP
Looking forward to it.
so ummm, is this where we register? cuz i signed up on upcoming too. i’m bringing more people. you’ll let us in right niall?
see you there
See you there.
Will be there.. pls count me in.
I will be there , thanx
I’m in.
See ya there.
I will be there.
RSVP
Just a quick walk. I’ll be there!
I’ll be there, along with another, so that’s two more…
Cool. I’ll be there.
Very interested, I’ll be there.
I’ll be there
I’m in SF, and will stop by, thanks!
ill be there
I’m on my way…
sounds good, I’ll be there if its not too late
Nee how.. see u there
Hey Niall, looks like I’ll be able to make it after all.
Count me in.
I will be there.