Press Release
Global Healthcare Provider Bupa Unleashes Employee Knowledge with Jive Social Business Software
PORTLAND, OR, May 28, 2009 - Jive, the Social Business Software leader, announced that Bupa is connecting its worldwide network of employees to promote new initiatives and company values with Jive's Social Business Software platform.
Bupa is a leading health and care company with 52,000 employees and over 10 million customers in more than 190 countries. As Bupa continues to expand into new markets, it has become increasingly important to help connect its people around the world. Bupa plans to leverage Social Business Software to provide a global network for its employees who can quickly find, connect and engage with one another on crucial business topics.
"With Jive, we are quickly creating a single network accessible to all our employees, allowing them to easily engage with one another and discuss important initiatives, while sharing their knowledge and years of experience with colleagues across the globe," said Andrew Easton, Head of Architecture (Technology & Infrastructure) at Bupa.
The new site is open to all Bupa employees, allowing them to self-register, create rich personal profiles, post blogs, start discussions and form groups around topics of their choice. The social networking software supports both structured conversations dedicated to Bupa's five divisions and 20 individual business units, while also supporting ad-hoc connections between employees across these business units. The result is an engaging and dynamic employee community that will eventually serve as a training ground for new employees to connect with partners and directly engage with customers.
"Given the tough economic conditions, companies are looking for ways to be more efficient," said Dave Hersh, CEO, Jive Software. "As a result, one of the top agenda items for forward-thinking companies is to harness the collective intelligence of their employees through social business software. By allowing its multiple business units to operate as a single productive organization, Bupa is a shining example of this trend."
Jive SBS is the industry's only suite of social business applications purpose-built for Global 2000 enterprises. Jive's solutions go beyond collaboration software, allowing people both inside and outside of the enterprise to connect, communicate and collaborate like never before, reducing the cost, time and risk required to produce business results.
About Bupa Bupa is a global health and care organization based in the United Kingdom. For more information visit http://www.bupa.com.
About Jive Software Jive Software is the global leader in Social Business Software. For more information, visit Jive Software online at http://www.jivesoftware.com. ***
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