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"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."

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"Storage is the best thing about the solution.""The product was easy to use.""The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access.""A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."

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"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."

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"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content.""The implementation could be made easier.""The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes.""The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."

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  • "The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."
  • "The solution seemed expensive to me."
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    At Mediacurrent we often get requests to compare Drupal to other platforms used for intranet sites and social business platforms (like https://dev.twitter.com/ for example). This is often referred to as “Social Business Software”, which has grown in popularity in recent years. I decided to do a round-up of a couple of the more well known platforms and compare their products to Drupal. In this roundup we will be comparing Jive, Sharepoint and Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is a popular distribution created by Acquia to compete with some of these other proprietary platforms. There are many other options out there, commercial and otherwise, to compare with Drupal but I want to focus on Jive and Sharepoint for a couple of reasons. I chose Jive because it is one of the leading competitors in this space in respect to market share. Next, I chose Sharepoint because I have some history with Sharepoint. This experience dates back to when I built www.adhe.edu with Sharepoint 2007 a few years ago. I subsequently wrote this blog entry about my experience shortly after joining Mediacurrent. This roundup will also act as a refresher for those who read my original “Drupal vs. Sharepoint” blog. Yammer, which was recently bought by Microsoft and is the tool we currently use for office communication will also get some mentions throughout this article. As I went through and tested each of these tools I used three main criteria in my evaluation Cost Ability to Customize Overall features… Read more →
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    Top Answer:The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access.
    Top Answer:There needs to be a restriction on who can download content. You don't want people to download organization documents from the system, and currently, there's no restriction to that. There should also… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for collaboration and information sharing.
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    Also Known As
    Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
    Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work
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    Overview

    The workplace has changed. It has become more mobile, and has become a place where communication and collaboration across all spheres of the business is key to success. This is where Jive comes in with its cutting-edge mobile portal, its enterprise social network, and its integrative platform that is compatible with current infrastructure and modern cloud applications.

    As a portal, Jive brings colleagues, content, and current news straight to your desktop or mobile device at the touch of your fingertips. The enterprise social software aspect of Jive connects business colleagues as never-before across geographical locations and throughout the organizational structure. The Jive platform is completely flexible and integrative, and will seamlessly integrate with current systems such as SharePoint and CRM tools, as well as cloud apps like Google Drive and Okta

    Facebook Workplace is a dedicated and secure space for companies to connect, communicate and collaborate. Organizations of all sizes can use familiar Facebook features such as News Feed, groups, messages and events to get things done.

    Sample Customers
    Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
    Royal Bank of Scotland, UST Global, DNB Bank, Smart, IJM Corporation, Telenor Group, Mobilink, Landmark Group, Yes Bank, BrightTALK, Kenshoo, Godrej Consumer Products
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government9%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Jive is ranked 13th in Enterprise Social Software while Workplace by Facebook is ranked 9th in Enterprise Social Software with 4 reviews. Jive is rated 8.2, while Workplace by Facebook is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Jive writes "Used by our agile teams instead of email to track impediments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workplace by Facebook writes "A scalable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for internal communication and storage". Jive is most compared with Atlassian Confluence, Yammer and Microsoft Teams, whereas Workplace by Facebook is most compared with Yammer, SharePoint and Slack.

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