articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2010 collabraspace inc. type private founded 2001 founder ray schwemmer chris murphy rick havrilla headquarters annapolis junction md usa products collabrasuite services software development consulting website http www.collabraspace.com collabraspace is a computer software and consulting services company located in annapolis junction 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 . contents 1 history 2 product 3 services 3.1 partners 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit northrop grumman lockheed martin booz allen hamilton saic general dynamics boeing references edit best places to work baltimore business journal pp. 6a march 2006 access date requires url help collabraspace earns top spot on magazine s fastest growing list baltimore business journal august 25 2006 retrieved july 7 2010 moore john february 13 2006 the company that came in from the cold collaboration firm wants to expand beyond spy agencies federal computer week retrieved july 7 2010 caumont andrea december 6 2004 techworking a weekly conversation with a local technology employer the washington post pp . e5 access date requires url help winters wendi october 2005 collaborating his way to success the capital pp. 2 16 collabrasuite your total collaboration solution . your way . 2007 retrieved july 7 2010 external links edit collabraspace s official website collabraspace s facebook page collabraspace s linkedin page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title collabraspace & oldid 744193802 categories privately held companies based in marylandengineering consulting firmsdefense companies of the united statescompanies established in 2001hidden categories pages using 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