TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UNVEILS NEW INTEGRATED, COLLABORATION SOFTWARE SOLUTION
InfinityDesk Improves Group Collaboration and Business Performance With Powerful Suite to Distribute, Manage and Organize Critical Information
IRVINE , California ( Mar 17, 2003 ) :
To enable organizations to more effectively distribute, manage, organize and share vital intellectual and digital assets in today's competitive business environment, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) today introduced InfinityDesk - a browser-based groupware application that provides a suite of 19 integrated tools for improving workgroup collaboration and information sharing.
From an entire enterprise or individual departments within an enterprise, to cross-functional project teams and third-party partners and suppliers, InfinityDesk, combined with scanning capabilities of Toshiba's e-STUDIO multi-function products (MFPs), offers workgroups the following functions to more effectively and easily share information, enhance automated workflow and business productivity:
- Collaborate
- Schedule - View and arrange group members' schedules
- Discussion - Post and view ongoing discussion threads
- Cabinet - Store scanned and electronic files to be shared by group members
- Project - Track projects from launch to completion and view project reports
- Address Book - Manage contact information and set contact group categories
- User List - Access users' e-mail addresses
- Communicate
- WebMail - Send and receive e-mail via multiple e-mail accounts
- Whereabouts - Check group members' locations and leave messages
- Workflow - Route approval forms automatically through an approval chain
- Circulation - Circulate questions or poll group members
- Report - Create, send and comment on reports
- Information - Send brief information with four levels of urgency
- Manage Information
- To-Do - Assign tasks to selected group members
- Expense - Track expenses, claims and payment status
- Notepad - Write short notes for storage or to be attached to files
- Manage Resources
- Time Card - Track personal and group members' hours worked, days off or absences
- Facility - Reserve meeting rooms and facilities
- Store - Sell everyday items or those needed for special projects
- Inventory - Manage stock levels of common items
Available through an exclusive partnership with NEOJAPAN, Inc., a leading developer of Web-based groupware, InfinityDesk is ideal for small to mid-sized organizations. From one to multiple workgroups of five to 10, or up to 200 or more, InfinityDesk facilitates collaboration and enables organizations to more effectively connect people and information, both within and outside the organization and across all industries.
"In today's business environment, the delivery, access and management of critical business information are key to an organization's ability to remain competitive in the new marketplace," said Michael Szot, solutions product manager, TABS. "The InfinityDesk software offering provides organizations a simplified, affordable and comprehensive suite of integrated features to maximize workgroup collaboration, information distribution and management. By leveraging the power and functionality of Toshiba's e-STUDIO MFPs, organizations can access InfinityDesk's feature-rich collaboration tools with minimal additional costs, eliminate the need for multiple software implementations and increase business workflow, productivity and overall bottom line."
InfinityDesk Cabinet - Electronic Document Repository
InfinityDesk seamlessly integrates with Toshiba's e-STUDIO MFPs and becomes a powerful synergistic tool for information distribution and workgroup collaboration when combined with Toshiba's e-STUDIO scan-to-file and scan-to-e-mail functions. Users can scan paper documents directly into an InfinityDesk Cabinet folder, or electronic document repository, with access by group members from anywhere in the world via the Internet. The InfinityDesk Cabinet folder also can store electronic files.
With a flexible structure, the Cabinet function enables users to create as many folders as needed, add notes to a document and grant access rights to other group members, either by folder or document. Within the Cabinet function, workgroups also can access and apply additional integrated collaboration features offered through the InfinityDesk suite. For example, users can retrieve documents stored in a Cabinet folder, such as a scanned invoice or receipt, and attach them to an electronic approval form and route it through the approval chain.
Robust Security and Administration Features
InfinityDesk offers comprehensive, robust and flexible security and administration features, making it an easy-to-use solution to implement.
In addition, in a business world plagued with diminishing IT budgets and an increased focus on cost-effective business solutions, InfinityDesk offers minimal system and implementation requirements. Once installed on the server, InfinityDesk can be administered by non-IT personnel, which reduces expenses.
Designed to operate in a Windows environment, InfinityDesk also integrates with existing e-mail systems and is compatible with Personal Data Assistants (PDAs).
Availability
TABS offers a 60-day trial of InfinityDesk at no charge. For general information regarding InfinityDesk or to purchase an InfinityDesk license, visit www.infinitydesk.com.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (TABS), manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers and toner products throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS comprises four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division, Toner Products Division, Document Solutions Engineering Division and TOPAC, a subsidiary which operates a network of office equipment dealers.
Named the most favored manufacturer in seven of the past eight years by the Business Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba's entire product line, customer support and marketing distribution policies are a marker for the industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the "Copier Manufacturer of the Year" by the Marketing Research Consultants (MRC) in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002 and received the CIO Web Business award for its leading edge intranet site in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corp., the fifth largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 77th largest company in terms of sales. Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2001 was approximately $41 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copier, facsimile and printer products, or for a local dealer, call 1-800-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at either www.copier.toshiba.com or www.fax.toshiba.com.
About NEOJAPAN, Inc.
NEOJAPAN, Inc. is a leading developer of Web-based groupware, with more than 10,000 organizations worldwide currently using its products and more than 800,000 users in Japan, Germany, France and other countries. The company markets and sells InfinityDesk in Japan under the name Desk Net's and under the name iOffice, which includes iOffice, iOfficeV2, iOfficeV3, in Europe.