Convos LLC is a privately held company that creates proprietary online communication and collaboration tools. It offers an online web application, Convos, for users to create and manage their own online groups. The service, launched in April 2008, provides functions for group communications, event planning and coordination, information sharing, and member management. In the collaborative software industry, Convos is a pioneer in utilizing a rich internet application framework, Adobe Flex, to provide a highly interactive user interface. Aside from collaborative tools, Convos is unusual for its integration of personal information management (PIM) features. The combination of PIM and collaborative features bridges the gap between both group and individual productivity that is seen in other so