The local office of film distributor, United International Pictures South Africa, has migrated its communications infrastructure to LotusNotes and Domino server Release 5 (R5), a move designed to upgrade communication and media distribution and co-ordination mechanisms between its local and international offices.
Lotus Notes and Domino`s database functionality will ultimately tie in to the international company`s global virtual private network (VPN) strategy for media distribution, which encompasses more than 42 countries worldwide.
According to Richard Woock, MD at Business Partner, Collaborative Business Solutions (CBS), which headed the entire implementation process, United International Pictures was already familiar with Lotus`s cc:Mail product and a strategic decision was made by the company to switch to the Lotus Domino R5 platform.
Andrew Geach, Financial Director at United International Pictures, says that they already use e-mail for international, client, and internal communications, adding that on occasion these contain graphic-intensive attachments that demand a fast turn around time.
"We were looking for a end-to-end solution that would satisfy our communication needs with reduced maintenance and paperwork, while still having the support and expertise from CBS, and a system scalable for our future technology requirements, such as electronic delivery of movie trailers, posters, trannies and other detailed artwork," says Geach. "With the opportunity of using workflow functions such as scheduling meetings built in to the Notes Client, I can invite other employees to meetings without leaving my office or phoning each one."
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