Discover Office Solutions - Discussion Forums

Exchange Important Ideas and Information

Exchange important ideas and information with Discussion Forums. Topics and responses appear in structured, hierarchical "threads" that make reading and responding easy. More comprehensive than chat sessions or e-mail, Discussion Forums can keep a permanent history of conversations among all users. This tool is indispensable for joint file editing, team projects, brainstorming and other collaborative work.

Discussion Forums allow you to quickly and easily:

• Establish forums on any topic to generate feedback or new ideas from your group
• Post a suggestion or problem solution in a message thread
• Limit a discussion to a specified group of users or open participation to your entire organization
• Search for a particular discussion thread by title or key word

As part of the Discover Office Solutions Suite, the Discussion Forums application is readily available from anywhere in the world using a simple web browser.

Deliver Results

With Discussion Forums, project teams and departments can brainstorm ideas for proposals and procedures. Remote office employees can participate in discussion threads despite different time zones. Companies can collect employee suggestions on an ongoing basis. Whether you are in the office, on the road or working at home, you always have access to the latest discussion information and can post your own thoughts.

• Brainstorm New Product Ideas
Create a discussion to collect product ideas from your employees. Sales and Marketing teams can prioritize customer feedback for planning sessions.

• Encourage Employee Involvement with a Company Suggestion Box
Create a suggestion box and urge your workers to contribute ideas for improving company policy. Solicit ideas from remote employees to build company loyalty across geographic boundaries.

• Clarify Project Requirements
Establish forums for use by project teams to comment on proposals, specifications and deliverables. Team members can contribute at any time of day, from anywhere in the world.

• Maintain a Record of Committee Decisions
Post minutes of prior meetings and allow committee members or employees to comment on policies and procedures.

• Maintain Ongoing Field Status Reports
Project team members can post daily updates to report the status of open issues. Conduct discussions among the members of the entire group, or limit access to specific users for confidential or sensitive issues.

Discussion Forums Features
Easy-to-Use Interface	Easily create new topics and responses. Sort, expand, and collapse topics for easy reading.
Threaded Hierarchy	Display replies under the specific comment to which they are directed.
File Attachments	Attach documents and files to individual discussion contributions to illustrate a point or to maintain a complete record of correspondence.
Integrated Search	Search for a discussion thread by title or keyword so you can immediately access a selected forum.
Secure Permissions	Decide which individuals or groups have the right to read or contribute to a particular discussion.
Send Link	Notify users when you make changes to a discussion topic or create a new forum, or solicit immediate feedback.
Complete Integration Discussion Forums are part of the Discover Office Solutions Suite, so it's available anywhere, at any time, using a convenient web browser.

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