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Note: Swiss furniture company Vitra taps SAP StreamWork for easy collaboration and smooth integration with existing systems.
10 Leading Enterprise Social Network Platforms(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Furniture company Vitra, based in Switzerland, looked to business social networking for increased efficiency and collaboration. The most important criteria for choosing an internal social networking platform at Vitra were tight integration into other systems; the ability to easily collaborate and exchange data with external parties; a small footprint; and low maintenance.
Tim Hanack, director of business technology at Vitra, said the company began to look at internal social networking solutions because it needs to collaborate quickly, efficiently, and asynchronously over multiple time zones as part of its Digital Workplace initiative. Vitra designs and manufactures furniture for the office, home, and public spaces, working with partners from across the globe.
Like many other companies, Vitra began its social business evaluation...