silverorange | Why You Should Use the Intranet

Award-Winning Usability
Web usability expert Jakob Nielsen awarded silverorange with the award for ‘Best Intranet of 2001’ at the Nielsen Norman Group’s User Experience Conference in Washington, D.C. In 2003, the Intranet was honoured again by the Nielsen Norman Group in their Intranet Design Annual: Best Intranets of 2003. The authors wrote, “In our first design annual in 2001, we selected ten winners and from them, one best intranet - silverorange. Now, two years later, this same company has produced yet another excellent intranet, its third version, that we feel deserves a very honorable mention among this reports winners.”

The elegant and powerful user interface is even simpler in this latest version. Clean visual design, clear labelling of items, and careful contingency design all contribute to an enjoyable user experience.

Easy to Manage
Management and administration tools are built right into the Intranet. Add new users, projects, organizations; manage access and permissions; and modify system settings all with a simple interface.

Flexible
With a system of hierarchal organizations, projects, folders, and users, the silverorange Intranet can fit the size and shape of almost any organization.

Web-Based
The Intranet is accessible from any modern web browser. No client-side installation is required. Access from home, at work, or on the road is simple and secure. Also, unlike email, attachments and other items are stored centrally, saving disk space.

Searchable Archiving
Imagine having a complete archive of all client communications, organized by date, subject, type, author, and more. With the silverorange Intranet, all communication is archived and accessible with easy-to-use powerful search tools.

Project-Based Permissions
The silverorange Intranet is managed in groups, organizations, and projects. Any combination of users can be invited to participate in any combination of projects. The same Intranet can be used by a company executive, employees, and to communicate with clients - and each person only sees what they are given access to. This allows managers to oversee a number of projects at once and for others to remain focused on only the task at hand.

Better Communication than Email
Email works well when communicating one-to-one, but add a workgroup to the mix and things get messy. It doesn’t take long for carbon copies (CC:) and attachments to become completely unmanageable. The silverorange Intranet provides a centralized alternative, so you post once, and all recipients view the same item. Unlike email, Intranet discussions are threaded and easy to follow and archive. You can also post numerous types of items (messages, tasks, events, news, reports, etc.) on the Intranet where email can only do messaging. Email is also not secure. The silverorange Intranet is protected with SSL encryption. Finally, two words: no spam.

Return on Investment
While the silverorange Intranet can save on IT costs by offering an efficient web-based system, the real saving is seen in the more efficient use of time and energy. Having your organization communicate in an easy-to-use, efficient, and centralized manner can greatly improve your bottom line.