Brother Canada Engaging Employees with Intranet Connections Social Intranet

    VANCOUVER, BC, July 07, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Intranet Connections (www.intranetconnections.com) provider of the popular intranet 2.0 CMS software announces its flagship intranet software has been chosen by Brother Canada to help the company streamline business processes, increase employee productivity and enhance engagement and collaboration. Brother Canada will launch its new intranet with employees across the country this month.

Brother Canada, a branch of the $5 billion company Brother Industries, Ltd, offers a wide range of business machines and home appliances known for their affordability, reliability, ease of use, and versatility. These qualities are the cornerstones of Brother Canada's success and the company felt that their intranet solution should embody these characteristics. Brother also wanted to find an intranet 2.0 communication platform that would allow them to establish a dialogue and encourage employees to participate within the organization. They did not want an intranet that would simply remain an archive of data and be driven from the top-down.

In searching for a new intranet solution, Brother Canada looked at a custom-built solution, open source software and Intranet Connections Intranet 2.0 Software. They focused on Intranet Connections after ruling out a custom solution as too expensive and time-intensive to set up.

"Intranet Connections suited us perfectly. It was an affordable and turnkey intranet solution that allowed us to be up and running with an intranet in a short amount of time. Value for the money combined with out-of-the-box collaborative tools contributed to our purchase decision," says Vital Adam, Brother Canada's Public Relations Officer.

The KISS principle that Intranet Connections adheres to presented Brother Canada with a user experience that made it easy to install, evaluate, and implement the software within two months. The combination of core intranet tools and social collaboration enhances employee productivity and helps employees to connect and share knowledge through the intranet.

Brother Canada will be rolling out their new intranet in July with the goal to encourage employees to express their point of view, contribute suggestions, and collaborate with one another. Blogs, surveys, department sites, tagging of documents and enterprise search will all play key roles in the success of their intranet experience.

About Brother Canada

Brother Canada is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010. The company was established in Montreal in 1960 and is part of a worldwide network of companies belonging to Brother Industries Ltd, of which the corporate headquarters is situated in Nagoya, Japan. Active in over 100 countries, Brother markets a wide range of business machines and home appliances known for their reliability, ease of use and versatility at affordable prices. Proud of our achievements and as an independent subsidiary managing marketing, sales, distribution services as well as customer satisfaction & services across Canada, Brother Canada is also recognized for its Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety ISO certifications. Brother Industries Ltd. is a $5 billion company employing more than 26,000 people operating in 43 countries and regions around the globe. Additional information about Brother and its products is available on http://www.brother.ca.

About Intranet Connections

Intranet Connections Intranet 2.0 Software is out-of-the-box intranet software that combines core tools, intranet tasks and employee collaboration in an easy to use and turnkey environment. More than 1300 organizations world-wide have chosen Intranet Connections as their intranet software provider and the company has a strong vertical within financial and health sectors.

If you'd like more information about this topic, please contact Rachel Lai at 604-924-9770 or visit the Intranet Connections website at http://www.intranetconnections.com

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