Software development house Global Vision has designed and installed a 220-user intranet for liquor company Brandhouse.
Cape Town-based Global Vision was appointed in October to install an intranet for Brandhouse, a South African joint venture between Diageo, Heineken and Namibia Breweries. Brandhouse sells and markets brands such as Johnnie Walker, J&B, Smirnoff Vodka, Archers Aqua, White Horse, Windhoek and Guinness.
"The objective of our intranet is not to replace human interaction, but rather to enhance and support it by providing staff with a platform that is useful, fun and entertaining," says Tori Richards, Brandhouse communications manager.
Richards says the installation would have been quicker "if I had not gone on holiday to South America during that time".
Global Vision sales manager Wayne Arendse says the system is based on Windows 2000 server with a SQL database backend and Windows Directory Service for authentication and Microsoft .ASP.
"The modular nature of the [Global Vision] Chain Software framework enabled us to do beta testing and deliver in an incredibly quick turnaround time of less than six weeks. Test groups of employees from different regions and job functions were asked to navigate the intranet and provide feedback. They were given 10 days to respond and we launched the intranet roughly a week after that."
The intranet covers a spectrum of information from maps to new offices, the company`s portfolio of brands, marketing schedules and all advertising material, world beverage news updated daily, a user database with photos, leave forms and other relevant human resources information, as well as graphs tracking the company`s daily sales volume.
Richards says the sales staff can only access the intranet from its offices, but a mobile solution is being investigated.
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