ConnectSite Extranet hosting services can provide value to most types of business needs. We are currently focusing on market segments that include two industry profiles:
Small to medium sized professional services organizations.
These firms share a common need to communicate with geographically dispersed internal colleagues and external clients on a daily basis. Our 'pay as you go' solutions allow these firms to remain competitive by leveraging the latest collaboration tools without the need for large upfront hardware and software expenditures. Our hosting services eliminate the need for in-house technical support resources to handle system maintenance requirements
Individual departments within large organizations.
These groups will have specific business needs as compared to the other functional areas within their enterprise. These relatively small user groups require access to services that provide document management and workflow features that allow them to collaborate with external partners. The companies involved in these multi-firm relationships are looking for a trusted third party to host the application rather than having to set up the infrastructure to support this in-house.
Business Scenarios
There are multiple scenarios in which ConnectSite can provide the required information sharing and collaboration solution for client organizations. The business scenarios described here provide a representative sample of the types of needs our Extranet hosting service will fulfill:
A small regional accounting firm needs to share financial information with each of its clients. Access to this information is time-sensitive and must be provided in a secure environment. This accounting firm is continually looking for ways to provide value to its client base while distinguishing itself from the other accounting firms that offer the same basic financial services. Using ConnectSite not only will provide the accounting firm with a competitive advantage; it will increase the switching costs for each client firm. In essence, the use of ConnectSite will tighten the network the accounting firm has with each of its clients.
Two firms, who are typically industry competitors, are partnering on a product development. The cross-organizational launch team must have the ability to share documents pertaining to their product. Neither party wants to allow the other organization to have access to its internal systems due to security concerns. A trusted third party such as ConnectSite will allow them to collaborate on limited, project-specific information in a secure environment.
