The business of government is an information-intensive activity. The growing volume and complexity of regulations and the large quantities of data being produced on a daily basis can adversely affect an agency’s ability to serve citizens and fulfill its mission. In short, government agencies face the same “information overload” challenge that corporations face, and this challenge affects every citizen. Add to this the need to adhere to government-specific information privacy, records retention and freedom of information requirements, and it is clear that government agencies cannot simply continue with “business as usual.”

The Vivisimo Velocity Information Optimization Platform, empowers government employees to search vast repositories of content and rapidly find the information they need to perform their duties. With Velocity, government employees will have the power, from a single point of access, to achieve their missions and deliver value to their constituents.

Organizations that can maximize their own knowledge and capabilities achieve a competitive advantage. They must know at all times what people, resources and expertise can be applied to a given task by quickly pinpointing the right person or knowledge group within their organization.

This is a daunting task, especially for organizations that are distributed geographically and whose explicit knowledge can be stored in various forms such as emails, tweets, wikis, databases, content management systems and more. The greater challenge is capturing an equally distributed tacit knowledge, stored in the minds of employees, which accounts for 80% of an organization’s knowledge. Notes, comments, emails and other artifacts of digital communication become important in pinpointing who would be the best person to tap for more information or to staff a project.

• Drive greater efficiency in the organization and minimize information overload
• Improve rate and quality of response to customers and impact bottom-line
• Empower workers and increase productivity across the enterprise
• Foster a collaborative network and improve knowledge management practices
• Promote innovation within teams, departments and ultimately across the enterprise

In a volatile economy where customers are inundated with options, sales forecasting is challenging and achieving revenue goals is even harder. Sales teams are constantly trying to better identify target markets, close more deals, and shorten their sales cycle. Organizations must equip their sales team to be nimble, efficient, and knowledgeable so that they can maximize every sales opportunity. Whether it is lead generation, eCommerce, or direct sales, sales teams need the power of information.

With information growing by at least 65% yearly and ERPs, CRMs, and sales databases distributed across global enterprises, harnessing this information becomes a challenge. Mere access to this information is moot if it is not timely and relevant. According to Forrester, “the average salesperson spends 7 hours per week looking for relevant information to prepare for sales calls." Many organizations have implemented the unique capabilities of Vivisimo’s Velocity Platform to fuel sales team productivity and increase their revenues.

• Increase average deal size and drive top line revenue They understand the need to up-sell and cross sell and maximize every sales opportunity.
• Shorten sales cycles and increase close rate The longer it takes to close a deal, the more work it requires on the sales rep.
• Increase the number of net new customers Market share is at the forefront of every sales executive’s mind. If they are not gaining momentum, then their competitor is.
• Capture as much business as possible from existing customers Sales executives want to increase revenue by accurately targeting customer segments with relevant product and service recommendations.
• Train new reps to become effective in their new roles as quickly as possible It is critical to equip a sales rep with all the information they need so that they begin producing revenue quickly.

ProArc for Capital Projects is a unique sector-specific application built on SharePoint and Office for document management and supervision of technical documentation, collaboration and process support in larger construction projects. The Capital Project package is suitable for companies that work on large engineering and construction projects (capital projects), especially in the oil and gas industries and infrastructure.

The focus in this type of project is on project delivery, collaboration and information flow between the different parties involved. In these organizations it is vital to have expert systems for document supervision, document import and export, supplier document management and information tracking and follow-up with a complete audit trail.

Some of the areas covered by ProArc for Capital Projects:

• Best practice configuration for Capital Projects
• Document supervision
• Document management integrated with MS Office
• Email archive with MS Outlook integration
• Drawing archive
• Work flow with comments
• Transmittal management
• Mass import and export of documents
• Approval of documents with electronic signature *
• Redlining and annotation facilities *
• Collaboration room based on MS SharePoint *
• Reporting *
• Document planning and progress reporting *
• CAD integration *
• Replication of documents in distributed applications *