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Solutions checklist: Productivity & Collaboration
Portal
Solutions
Powerful portals from Lynx provide a single point of secure entry to
an organisation's knowledge assets, externally or internally, pulling
disparate sources together into a single, easily accessible location.
With solutions based on Microsoft SharePoint, people have fast access
to personalised workspaces that can include the latest news, announcements,
line-of-business applications, file directories, telephone directories,
and more. Portals can be delivered for specific regions, departments or
activities, such as sales, marketing, finance and customer service.
| Data Aggregration |
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server provides a
Single Sign-On (SSO) facility for seamless access to these sources.
SQL Server Reporting Services then deliver an aggregated view through
the creation, management and delivery of traditional paper and interactive
web reports. |
| Intranets & Extranets |
To enable collaborative working internally and
externally, Microsoft SharePoint technologies and Internet Security
& Acceleration Server deliver secure information centres running across
the Internet. Lynx solutions can extend to business partners, suppliers
and customers, as well as distant corporate sites and remote workers
on the move. |
Document Collaboration
It's unusual for one individual to be the sole contributor to a document;
more often it's a group of people including authors, readers, contributors
and reviewers. These individuals have different knowledge, experience
and availability, and are often geographically distant - so working together
can be a complex process involving file sharing, e-mails, and a great
deal of effort to amalgamate changes.
To cut through this complexity, Lynx Document Collaboration Solutions
are founded on Microsoft SharePoint Services together with Microsoft Office
to enable easy document collaboration, empowering people with tools they
are familiar with. Through centralised data sources, powerful data portals
and seamless data sharing, features available include check in/out (file
locking), versioning and support for metadata ('data about data').
| Smart Client & Process Automation |
Smart clients provide unified data access and
capture, through the use of familiar tools, for automation with back-end
processes. The process of data capture through forms is far simpler,
faster and more intuitive, eg for holiday requests or expenses. |
| Microsoft InfoPath - Electronic Forms |
You can gather information more flexibly and efficiently
in dynamic forms and share, reuse and re-purpose information. Information
collected can be integrated with a broad range of business processes
because InfoPath supports any customer-defined XML schema and integrates
with web services. |
| Workflow |
The processes involved in generating forms can
be easily automated through Microsoft SharePoint or, if the processes
are complex, Lynx offers integration with third party tools to map
and monitor such processes in terms of workflow. |
Smart
Client & Process Automation
These solutions reflect the continuing trend of the 'browser era' towards
delivering more user-friendly front-ends that drive efficiency improvements.
Smart clients provide unified data access and capture, through the use
of familiar tools, for automation with back-end processes. The process
of data capture through forms is far simpler, faster and more intuitive
- for holiday requests or expenses, for example.
| Microsoft InfoPath - Electronic Forms |
You can gather information more flexibly and efficiently
in dynamic forms, and more effectively share, reuse and re-purpose
information. Information collected can be integrated with a broad
range of business processes because InfoPath supports any customer-defined
XML schema and integrates with web services. |
| Workflow |
The processes involved in generating
forms can be easily automated through Microsoft SharePoint or, if
the processes are complex, Lynx offers integration with third party
tools to map and monitor such processes in terms of workflow. |
Unified Communications & Collaboration
Unified communications is about breaking down communications silos, which include e-mail, instant messaging, voice over IP and web conferencing, to deliver person-centric, presence-based communications.
Few providers have more experience than Lynx in delivering powerful people-centric unified communications that integrate industry-leading Microsoft and Cisco technologies: solutions that deliver immediate benefits, lower costs and sustained ROI.
You can replace a range of conflicting systems with a single unified platform that leverages your existing data, applications and communications infrastructure. Achieving true business intelligence, organisations can utilise information, knowledge and best practice through unified IP Communications , collaborative working, mobility and more. Key benefits include any time, any place access, knowledge capture, management and sharing, fully utilising intellectual capital to provide an integrated communications model for distributed staff to operate as a single business unit.
Lynx unified communications solutions integrate technologies that include Exchange Server, Office Live Meeting, Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2007. You benefit from a unified platform for people-centric, intuitive communications, including complete telephony services.
| Data, Voice, Video, Integrated Communications
& Conferencing |
Lynx solutions are founded on Microsoft and Cisco
technologies to drive down costs and deliver improved IP voice communications
and data collaboration, eg IP conferencing delivers true integrated
conferencing with reduced travel costs: audio, video, multimedia and
business intelligence provided onscreen in real time. |
| Microsoft Real Time Collaboration & Live
Communications Server |
Through real-time collaboration (RTC)
we provide productivity improvements through instant sharing of ideas.
You can develop customised solutions that include chat, video and
audio-conferencing with enterprise scale manageability and full integration
with Active Directory, Office, SharePoint and Cisco Call Manager. |
| Business Portals |
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server enables you
to benefit from powerful team environments for people to aggregate
and find information across the enterprise. Portal sites can be extended
to customers, partners and suppliers, while IT and end users can personalise
their portal 'experience'. |
Mobility Solutions
Lynx Mobility Solutions are about giving people access to critical information
any time, any place and on any device - so driving greater levels of responsiveness,
productivity and flexible working, plus lower costs.
| Mobile Devices/Clients |
The range of devices supported by Lynx is designed
to heighten choice and flexibility in mobile working. It includes
SmartPhones, mobile handsets, PDAs, Pocket PCs, laptops and desktops. |
| Mobile Connectivity |
Based on Lynx's expertise in mobile connectivity
and partnerships with major network providers, options include GPRS,
ADSL and wireless connections. We ensure reliable connections with
exceptional Quality of Service. |
| Mobile Applications |
We'll help your people stay in touch and be more
productive, wherever they are and whatever their business requirements.
Applications can include basic calendar and e-mail, plus essential
line-of-business applications in areas such as sales tracking and
customer service. |
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