Intranet

Domino Web Content Management: kelros.intranet


Kelros' Domino Intranet solution, kelros.intranet has been designed to facilitate the quick and easy generation of web content, key company and employee information, as well as a News & Poll section which allows end users to highlight important pages on the site or just report your latest share price.

The site can be structured (without programme coding) to categorise the web pages into logical areas for easy search and retrieval.

Menus, sub-menus and associated links are created via documents on the web browser or Notes client, and can target any content such as a web page, another Domino database or an existing corporate web based application.

And the unique selling proposition............. age content, menu structures, news and on-line polls are managed by end users without any involvement from IT .

kelros.intranet could also be used as start point for your internet or extranet solutions. Sold on an open design, unlimited users and servers in a single Lotus Notes Domain basis, this application is perfect for providing an information repository

Intranet Overview Wheel

Overview

Content management utilises a simple to use process for adding content to the site. This reduces the pressure on the IT team as they no longer have to upload new data to the Intranet. This provides a cost effective way to improve corporate communications and significantly improves the speed information is made available. It also eliminates the complexity of distributing information throughout and organisation with multiple locations.

kelros.intranet has a powerful and flexible in-built search engine for finding information across your intranet and beyond. Users can specify their search by using to easily find the information they are looking for. Users can increase search criteria by indicating other databases that should be searched.

The application has been designed to provide a configurable structure that enables users to personally define the way they wish their intranet experience to be viewed. This structure can be grown organically without any technical development. Restructure or add to existing menus to create a hierarchy and well managed Intranet


Why use a shrink-wrapped solution in an IBM Domino environment?

If you have an existing IBM Lotus Notes/Domino environment, this out of the box solution will provide a rich and fully functional intranet web site in less than a day. If you don't have IBM Lotus Notes/Domino, then a Lotus Domino server can be installed, configured and this intranet web site set-up in a similar time scale. Alternatively, the intranet could be hosted on an external Lotus Domino server and made securely available to your employees in day. Whichever route you use to deliver kelros.intranet, the return on investment is rapid, and the usability is quick and easy.


FeaturesBenefit to you
Easy to use empowers non-IT users to update and maintain online content, keeping it accurate, relevant and controlled.
Reduced IT involvement enables IT professionals to concentrate on their core roles.
Configurable menu structure your intranet reflects the way you do business.
Single database makes it easy to populate content and review it before publication.
Easy to navigate and keep up to datecompany-wide announcements can be posted in moments by typing text, adding graphics & images, links to other sites and setting expiry dates.
Scalable open design within the Lotus Notes/Domino environment makes it an ideal information repository, which can integrate with other Kelros business tools.
Securitythe secure framework of sign-off and approval ensures that only approved information is posted
Simple-to-use voting and polling gather and collate views and opinions quickly and easily.


Polling

The Voting and Polling pages allows employees to submit their views and opinions, quickly, easily and confidentially. These results can then be collated in a graphical format and used to shape future policies, identify the most popular or useful articles on the Intranet, or to reward employees who have been recognised as having made an achievement.

  • Simple to Administer - add questions and multiple choice answers using the a administration page
  • Use For a Wide Range of Topics - you can set any topic, for example business related, colleague of the month or fun. This ensures that users return to the Intranet on a regular basis as they have a wide range of topics to express their opinions upon.
  • Easy to Submit Vote - users can select their chosen response using a single click of the mouse
  • View Results Instantly - once a user has submitted a vote, they can instantly see the results of the voting and can continue to see results as new responses are added.
  • Confidential Voting - users can vote confidentially, ensuring their true opinions are expressed.
  • Expiration Dates - when creating a new Poll, set an expiration date so the announcement will be automatically deleted on a given date.


Group Events Calendar & Glossary

Central control of your group events calendar to manage the on-line events calendar feature. Easily promote company events to eliminate the usual problems and hassles that make getting people together. The Glossary is a published alphabetical list flexible for either technical data sheets, product overviews, employee names etc.

News & Announcements.

Post important company-wide information on your intranet home page where your employees can't miss it. Announcements keep everyone in your group up-to-date on the most critical information they need to get their job done. You can include simple text or add graphics, photos, colours and font changes to create on-line newsletters for your organization. You can even mark a new announcement "urgent" to capture your colleagues' attention. Announcements appear on the home page of your intranet site, so your employees are sure to see new information whenever they log in.
  • Easy Creation - post a new announcement in moments by typing simple text.
  • Images and Links - add a photograph or graphic to your announcement and include links to web sites or other intranet material.
  • Rich Text Editor - cut and paste documents and web graphics into the editor, and all the formatting and links will be preserved. Font sizes and colours, margin settings, even tables and pictures will all appear right in your intranet site.
  • Expiration Dates - when creating a new announcement, set an expiration date so the announcement will be automatically deleted on a given date.



Intranet News Screenshot



Menu Structure

kelros.intranet has a fully configurable Menu structure enables you to personally define the way you structure your Intranet.
  • Structure by department, or by other logic groups or sections.
  • The structure can be grown organically without further technical development.
  • Restructure or add to existing menus to create a hierarchical and well managed Intranet.
  • Ensure that information is up to date and filed correctly, by managing documents under your key departmental areas.
  • Easy to navigate and keep up to date.


Intranet Page Screenshot
The approval routing process ensures that any web page only appears live once it has been approved by the designated person. This safeguards against errors, inaccuracies and other issues that could prove embarrassing.

Small cosmetic changes are also easily made using the site profile. Colours, text size, fonts, position of the tabs and more can be altered simply and effectively - a complete non-technical way of working.

Flexibility.

Within the unlimited server licensing model, kelros.intranet can be deployed as a single application or as multiple separate applications within your business:
  • Centralised Intranet: take advantage of kelros.intranet to enhance communication and collaboration with each other as well as with other functional groups from a single point of access.
  • Decentralised Intranet: create separate departmental intranets as single, secure repository for all departmental specific information.
  • Extranet: extend your intranet into an extranet that includes customers and suppliers authenticated access.
  • Public Internet: extend kelros.intranet to a public web site at no additional cost for anonymous access.

Scalability.

Add to the core system whenever you want. To add to the core system there are 25 additional business process tools (e.g. CRM, Holiday Booking, Expense Management, Telephone Directories ) that you can add from day one or at a later stage.

kelros.intranet requires IBM Lotus Domino ND6.x and IE 6.x.

The Kelros intranet solution is easy and quick to set up, easy to use and easy to maintain. To book a demonstration and see for yourself how it can benefit your organisation, please
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