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CollabraSpace, Inc. 
Type Private Founded 2001 Founder(s) Ray Schwemmer
Chris Murphy
Rick HavrillaHeadquarters Annapolis, MD, USA Products CollabraSuite Services Software Development
ConsultingWebsite http://www.collabraspace.com CollabraSpace is a computer software and consulting services company located in Annapolis, MD [1].
The company is a provider and developer of secure, real-time, web-based collaboration software for government and commercial clients [2], with a traditional market in the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense (DoD) and other public and private agencies with enterprise software needs[3]. CollabraSpace also offers professional consulting services[4] to support visible, mission critical programs in the intel agencies. The majority of its employees are software, systems and database engineers and operational research experts.
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History
CollabraSpace was founded in July 1998 and was originally called NuVenture Software Solutions, LLC.
Ray Schwemmer, the president and CEO of the company, was already working with collaboration technologies in an applied research lab when he joined a project that was working with a research effort managed by an organization that manages federally funded research and development. Through that effort, the largest collaborative environment in the DoD was created. The system was successful in providing a secure way for professionals to work together whatever their geographical location, and it was used by analysts around the world.
While working on the project, Schwemmer saw firsthand the benefits of collaboration for both the government and commercial worlds. He recognized a need for organizations to enable their system and human assets to work together within and across enterprises. He came up with the idea of creating a product that could solve complex problems, take advantage of real time opportunities, resolve real time obstacles and to more efficiently achieve mission goals. He told Rick Havrilla and Chris Murphy, former co-workers and software developers with experience as technology consultants, about his idea and convinced them of the potential. The three then worked together to create a secure forum where people could come together and exchange ideas instantly as well as safely and collectively store, manage, review and share information. In 1999, Rooms 1.0, an early version of CollabraSuite, was released.
In 2001, the privately held company incorporated, opened up an office and began to hire employees. The name of the company was changed to CollabraSpace and, following soon after, Rooms became CollabraSuite.[5]
Product
CollabraSuite is a suite of collaboration products. The real-time software provides a secure environment for communication and sharing among multiple parties. CollabraSuite is a set of graphical modules that can be assembled based on an organization’s requirements. The software can function within an existing web-based application or as a standalone Java application. An open Application Programming Interface (API) allows an organization’s existing data and existing business critical systems to integrate with CollabraSuite.[6]
CollabraSpace offers three editions of CollabraSuite:
- CollabraSuite Basic Edition
- CollabraSuite Advanced Edition
- CollabraSuite Premium Edition
Services
CollabraSpace provides professional consulting services to support mission critical programs in the areas of Technical Design and Architecture, Systems Engineering, Software Development, Software Testing, Systems Security and Operations Research.
Partners
References
- ^ "Best Places to Work", Baltimore Business journal: 6A, March 2006
- ^ "CollabraSpace Earns Top Spot on Magazine's Fastest Growing List", Baltimore Business Journal, August 25, 2006, http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2006/08/21/daily36.html, retrieved July 7, 22010
- ^ Moore, John (February 13, 2006), "The Company That Came in From the Cold: Collaboration Firm Wants to Expand Beyond Spy Agencies", Federal Computer Week, http://fcw.com/articles/2006/02/13/the-company-that-came-in-from-the-cold.aspx?sc_lang=en, retrieved July 7, 22010
- ^ Caumont, Andrea (December 6, 2004), "TECHWORKING: A Weekly Conversation With a Local Technology Employer", The Washington Post: E5
- ^ Winters, Wendi (October 2005), "Collaborating his way to success", The Capital: 2, 16
- ^ CollabraSuite: Your Total Collaboration Solution. Your Way., 2007, http://www.collabraspace.com/products/collabrasuite/, retrieved July 7, 2010
External links
Categories:- Software development
- Privately held companies based in Maryland
- Engineering consulting firms
- Defense companies of the United States
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