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Portal Software was using an internal communication system that lacked document and team collaboration capabilities, and provided only limited communication services. Information was shared primarily by e-mail. Content on the corporate intranet was managed by department heads rather than content providers, which made it difficult to maintain, access, and share relevant corporate data, as well as restricted collaboration. To improve internal communications and the sharing of corporate intelligence, Portal Software implemented Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services. The resulting streamlined collaboration and communication solution is giving Portal employees access to more accurate corporate content and reducing the time required to complete tasks.    read more...

Robert Mondavi needed a faster, more cost-effective way to get sales and marketing information to thousands of trade partners. The company decided to build a new extranet but wanted a clean break from its old content management system, which required IT involvement for all site changes. This swamped IT staff with routine change orders and frustrated content owners. With assistance from Allin Consulting, Robert Mondavi chose Microsoft Windows Server System integrated server software featuring Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 as its new portal technology. The company was attracted to the system's simple programming environment and sophisticated capabilities. The new site lightens the support burden on the sales force and provides trade customers with 24-hour access to product information. Robert Mondavi expects to save U.S.$100,000 the first year alone in reduced maintenance and consulting costs.    read more...

Phoenix Technologies software products are built into the heart of hundreds of millions of digital devices. But the company's Web sites were stuck in 1995. Converting the management of content to a solution based on Microsoft Content Management Server and SharePoint Portal Server gave the company up-to-date, consistent Web sites published in five languages. No longer seen as a bottleneck, the Phoenix IT department now can work on higher-value projects.    read more...

Before Gunderson Dettmer, LLP can engage a new client, or begin new work for an existing client, it has to ensure that no conflict of interest exists throughout the firm. Gunderson Dettmer's conflicts of interest process required two full-time Conflicts Assistants, who re-keyed data into back-end systems and distributed paper documents to attorneys for review. Gunderson Dettmer automated this process by deploying a Microsoft Office System solution that uses Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003, and Web services. Now that attorneys and staff are using InfoPath forms to route the data through the entire process electronically, the firm is improving employee productivity, reducing operating costs, and improving system performance and responsiveness.    read more...

Since 1914, California Casualty Group (CCG) has provided insurance services with an emphasis on efficiency and customer satisfaction. California Casualty Management Company (CCMC), as manager and attorney-in-fact for CCG, wanted to automate a laborious timesheet process, so it developed a Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 solution to reduce timesheet data-processing time. CCMC improved the productivity of two staffers in the Payroll department and estimates that it will save 40 days a year for one payroll representative. CCMC expects to reduce operating costs through lower overtime and allowing both payroll employees to work on more productive projects. It also expects that more efficient, accurate payroll processing will allow cost center managers to focus more on their core business.    read more...