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The SITEFORUM Group is a medium-sized software company, headquartered in Germany with regional offices and partners in the UK, USA, Canada and Asia. The portal SITEFORUM software
is offered as "Software-as-a- Service"
.
This software includes a number of enterprise 2.0
functionalities including social networking, virtual event
, content management
, online marketing and collaboration tools which are its key functions. The platform can be managed through a web interface.
Companies that have used SITEFORUM for social applications delivered as a service include McDonald's , Informa, HR.com
, Arriva, VBL, VNR and Microsoft. The company delivers the software in a "software as a service
" model, which includes hosting
, uptime guarantee, storage, traffic, updates, etc.
(Thuringia) with regional offices and partners in the UK (Henley-on-Thames
), USA, Canada and Asia.
In the year 2009 SITEFORUM was the only German company which was included in the "Gartner Magic Quadrat" about social software at the employment.
cover topics such as content management system
(CMS), online marketing, customer relationship management
(CRM), intranet
, social networking and virtual event
s.
Including:
Portal Software
Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. Towards the end of the 1980s, the company offered...
is offered as "Software-as-a- Service"
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
.
This software includes a number of enterprise 2.0
Enterprise 2.0
Enterprise 2.0 is the use of "Web 2.0" technologies within an organization to enable or streamline business processes while enhancing collaboration - connecting people through the use of social-media tools. Enterprise 2.0 aims to help employees, customers and suppliers collaborate, share, and...
functionalities including social networking, virtual event
Virtual event
A Virtual Event is a gathering of people sharing a common virtual environment on the web, rather than meeting in a physical location. Virtual events are highly interactive, looking and feeling a lot like their physical counterparts....
, content management
Content management
Content management, or CM, is the set of processes and technologies that support the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. In recent times this information is typically referred to as content or, to be precise, digital content...
, online marketing and collaboration tools which are its key functions. The platform can be managed through a web interface.
Companies that have used SITEFORUM for social applications delivered as a service include McDonald's , Informa, HR.com
HR.com
HR.com is the largest social networking site dedicated to the human resources professionals . As of December 2, 2010, Hr.com has over 194,000 registered users....
, Arriva, VBL, VNR and Microsoft. The company delivers the software in a "software as a service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
" model, which includes hosting
Hosting
Hosting can mean:* To act as the organizer or master of ceremonies for an event.* Self-hosting - software distribution which provides all necessary source code to enable itself to be re-compiled from scratch* Internet hosting service, including:...
, uptime guarantee, storage, traffic, updates, etc.
History
The SITEFORUM Group was founded in 1998 and has since developed web applications and services for large and middle-sized companies. The company is headquartered in ErfurtErfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
(Thuringia) with regional offices and partners in the UK (Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
), USA, Canada and Asia.
In the year 2009 SITEFORUM was the only German company which was included in the "Gartner Magic Quadrat" about social software at the employment.
Functions
The functions of the SITEFORUM portal softwarePortal Software
Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. Towards the end of the 1980s, the company offered...
cover topics such as content management system
Content management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
(CMS), online marketing, customer relationship management
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
(CRM), intranet
Intranet
An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization. The term is used in contrast to internet, a network between organizations, and instead refers to a network...
, social networking and virtual event
Virtual event
A Virtual Event is a gathering of people sharing a common virtual environment on the web, rather than meeting in a physical location. Virtual events are highly interactive, looking and feeling a lot like their physical counterparts....
s.
Including:
- CMS: Menus, Stories, Story images- and documents, Workflows, Statistics, Feeds, Banners, etc.
- Marketing & CRM: Users & Contacts, Companies, Campaigns, Polls, Forms, Seo, etc.
- Intranet & Backoffice: Dokumenten Management System (DMS), Rechnungen, Verträge, Webmail, Calendar, Tasks, etc.
- Onlineshop & Support: Products & Catalogs, Images, Orders & Prosposals, Statistics, Seminars, Conferences, Helpdesk, etc.
- Social Networking: Community Control, Network Groups, Memberships, Forums, Blogs, Wiki, Events, virtuelle Events, etc.
- Administration: Portalsettings, Access Rights, System-E-Mails, Files, Media Pool, Export & Import, Categories, Tags, Design & Layout, Statistics, etc.