Intranet Launch – Considerations for Office Ability Roll-out

An effective Intranet launch will affect both the short-term acceptance and the long-term success of your Intranet.  There are a number of key considerations that we would like to present, as you contemplate your own Intranet launch.

While these points sometimes stand out as individual idea, it is important that an Intranet launch is approached as a single cohesive roll-out, usually coordinated by group or committee.  The following points are provided as food-for-thought.

Office Ability Version 3.0 Released - The Best Intranet Software is Now Even Better

We are pleased to announce the release of Version 3.0 - Office Ability Intranet software. 

The new version contains several refinements to existing features as well as some new additions.  Project management capability, innovations in front-end administration access and control, and multi-language support are among the newest innovations.

Intranets for the Small Business - Can Your Small Business Benefit?

Small businesses can enjoy all the advantages of an office Intranet

C. Sumner Winship, Marketing Manager, Office Ability

Small business owners and human resources staff alike may be scratching their heads at the thought of purchasing an intranet.  ‘We have less than 50 staff, is that really enough to justify an Intranet?  What could we possibly gain from such an application? Moreover, why do we need an Intranet?’ 

The answer to the first of these questions is quite simply, yes; you will almost certainly see tangible benefit in introducing an intranet solution.  The other two questions are, in essence, one and the same and can be broken down to increased efficiency and enhanced intra-office communication.  

03 May 2010

Reflection on Intranet Trends for 2010

Marlon McMartin, MBA

Since the beginning of 2010, there has been a steady, compelling flow of information coming through various Intranet media that points to some common Intranet trends for 2010 and beyond. These trends indicate that the evolution of modern Intranets will emphasize three general categories - Intranet innovation, Intranet openness, and social networking via the Intranet.

While these factors are just a portion of what an Intranet provides for an enterprise, it is nonetheless a good indicator of those areas that will become increasingly important into this next decade.

12 April 2010

5 Reasons to Introduce Intranet Software to Your Organization

There are many advantages of using Intranet software for your organization. By understanding how the organization can benefit from an Intranet, a business can better focus on selecting the best solution. Below are just 5 reasons that may be among the advantages most important to you:

1.    Users of Intranet software will benefit from improved internal communication, especially when interacting with users in other locations. Different software products offer different communications tools and selecting the right Intranet software will extend the users reach within the organization.

15 March 2010

Social Networking for Company Intranets - Graduates Don't Just Want It, they Expect It

M2 Presswire

Earlier on, this blog features 2 articles that make reference to the growing importance of social networking in company Intranets. In this article we see that a UK survey enforces this notion and in fact comes up with findings that Intranet social networking may be more of a necessity than a nice-to-have. For more information please refer to Intranets as Social Networks & World's Best Intranets Give High Regard to Social Networking and Collaboration.

10 February 2010

World's Best Intranets Give High Regard to Social Networking and Collaboration

Business Wire

In an earlier article titled Intranets as Social Networks I described a little about our Intranet concept planning and how social networking al la Facebook came to be part of our software development plans. I also quoted from a press release regarding the latest Nielsen Norman Group Intranet survey. Here is that press release in full for those that are interested.

11 January 2010

Intranets as Social Networks

by Marlon McMartin, MBA - Managing Director, Office Ability

When we first began the design of Office Ability Intranet software in late-2008 we, the design team, set out to discover the most important features available on the world's top Intranets. We studied many sources of information in the research that followed including published data, interview research, and survey information including published reports from the Nielsen Norman Group, the most rigorous Intranet survey conducted anywhere and a wealth of information from the business Intranet community.