Intrawest Placemaking's wiki intranet allows practically unrestricted editing to all 250 employees. This has led to a tenfold increase in use over the previous intranet, and some excellent examples of knowledge sharing: One manager created a page with an idea that saved the company $500,000.

Company:	Intrawest Placemaking
Vendor:	Open Road Communications
Product:	ThoughtFarmer
Summary:	Wiki Intranet

BUPA calls itself a ‘cerebral’ organisation, so it crucial for it to find a way to ensure information flows throughout the company, and people and information are connected at the right time to maximise effective decision making and corporate communications. Social bookmarking was identified as a way to address this.

Company:	Bupa
Vendor:	Cognez
Products:	Cognez Social Bookmarking
Summary:	Social Bookmarking for the Enterprise

Often referred to as a great example of a successful corporate blog, General Motors FastLane was one of the first blogs personally written by a senior executive. On FastLane, GM's Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz and others share their thoughts and opinions about the automaker's product line. Recently, GM has used its blogs to correct biased or inaccurate reporting in the mainstream media. The site has been closely analyzed and, along with critical praise, it has also received some criticism for not responding to all comments. Despite the criticism, GM has found the balance that works for them, answering questions they see as important and staying focused on the primary goal of the blog - discussing GM products.

Company:	General Motors
Vendor:	Six Apart
Products:	Movable Type
Summary:	Corporate Blogging

We recently interviewed Michael Wiley, Director of New Media at GM, about FastLane, which currently attracts 7,500 unique visitors a day and an average of 70 comments per post.

The Citrix Online eCommerce marketing department adopts Movable Type to share business metrics and knowledge among its growing number of employees.

Company:	Citrix
Vendor:	Six Apart
Products:	Movable Type
Summary:	Searchable, central storage repository for projects

Business Challenge: Create an easily searchable, central storage repository for current projects.

Results: Using Movable Type, Citrix Online:

• Facilitates company growth and collaboration with several intra-department blogs
• Notifies users of changes with real-time RSS feeds
• Protects company information with strict security policies
• Maintains multiple levels of user permissions and access

Using Movable Type as a CMS tool, Casio Ltd. can implement content changes quickly in its company intranet, promote greater idea generation from its employees, and streamline communication efforts between departments and managers/employees.

Company:	Casio
Vendor:	Six Apart
Products:	Movable Type
Summary:	Corporate Blogging and Intranet

Business Challenge: Maximize information- and communication exchange among employees and departments with minimum disruption.

Results: Using Movable Type, Casio Ltd., realized:

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