March 2, 2010
 
News
·       Jive, the Social Business Software (SBS) leader, today announced Jive Ideation, the latest expansion to its lineup of top-rated SBS products. 
·       Jive's customers routinely benefit from the innovation that naturally occurs from the powerful collaboration capabilities of Jive SBS. Enterprises then asked Jive to tackle a more complex problem: how to free ideas from standalone innovation management products and Excel-based tools that leave ideas trapped in silos with little discussion or visibility.
·       Now, with Jive Ideation, Jive is adding more muscle to the process of capturing, organizing and prioritizing ideas generated by employees, customers, and partners. And, unlike existing offerings, Jive Ideation takes this one step further by supporting rich collaboration and vibrant discussions without drowning in rivers of commentary.
·       For companies looking to cast the net wide, Jive Ideation can be extended with the social media monitoring capabilities of Jive Market Engagement. Used together, Jive customers can incorporate real-time market insights from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks to enrich and accelerate the innovation lifecycle.
 
Product Detail
·       Jive SBS is already a touchstone for innovation because it naturally connects people, ideas, and information without regard to time zones, geographies, or hierarchies. By adding Jive Ideation, companies can draw inspiration and opinion from a much wider audience of employees, customers, and partners through a set of powerful features designed for the complex realities of today's markets.
o      Customer community members and employee community members can create, vote on, and discuss ideas with peers through Jive's best-in-class interface that invites broad participation. 
o      Product and R&D employees can easily organize and prioritize ideas by stage, most popular ideas, and most active discussions - and then share those findings with their colleagues.
o      Only Jive bridges customer and employee communities. As a result, employees can easily monitor idea creation and progression from within their Jive SBS employee community, enabling them to keep a constant pulse on the voice of the market. 
o      Moderators have a number of customizable workflow tools to manage the ideation process from capturing and evaluating ideas through implementation, ensuring that the best ideas quickly bubble up to the right people for rapid decision making and action.
o      With a transparent collaboration process, customers and partners can track how their input aligns with that of their community peers and the enterprise. Enterprises can also  recognize and reward top idea generators and participants.
 
Supporting Quotes

·      "It's a dog fight to find The Next Big Idea," said Ben Kiker, CMO of Jive Software. "Quickly finding and surfacing that idea in an efficient way is one of the keys to competitive advantage, market share and profits. For organizations that consider innovation core to their culture, they'll love Jive Ideation."

·      "The SAP® Community Network plays a critical role in helping SAP to develop and prioritize new ideas for solutions that meet our customer needs," said Anne Hardy, vice president, Technology, Office of the CTO, SAP Labs LLC. "Having now seen the Jive Ideation Module, it is clear the software could play a role in increasing effectiveness in these areas and in managing the projects in private areas until they are ready for a public roll out."
·      "Our ability to harness employee ideas is a key part of our innovation strategy," said J.C. Groon, Head of Innovation Programs of NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions. "Success in our innovation program depends on our ability to enable our employees to interact across geographic and functional boundaries and innovate together.  We are impressed with how Jive is approaching both pieces of the equation, and based on our use of Jive Ideation, it will have a significant impact on our innovation program."

Product Availability
The Jive Ideation module is available now for existing Jive customers.
 
About Jive Software
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