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Exchange Important Ideas and Information

Topics and responses appear in structured, hierarchical threads.

Exchange important ideas and information with Discussion Forums. Topics and responses appear in structured, hierarchical "threads" that make reading and responding easy. More comprehensive than chat sessions or e-mail, Discussion Forums can keep a permanent history of conversations among all users. This tool is indispensable for joint file editing, team projects, brainstorming and other collaborative work.

Discussion Forums allow you to quickly and easily:

Establish forums on any topic to generate feedback or new ideas from your group
Post a suggestion or problem solution in a message thread
Limit a discussion to a specified group of users or open participation to your entire organization
Search for a particular discussion thread by title or key word

As part of the Collaborate Online suite, the Discussion Forums application is readily available from anywhere in the world using a simple web browser.

Leverage the Expertise and Knowledge in Your Organization

Easily create new topics and responses. Attach documents and files to individual discussions.

With Discussion Forums, project teams and departments can brainstorm ideas for proposals and procedures. Remote office employees can participate in discussion threads despite different time zones. Companies can collect employee suggestions on an ongoing basis. Whether you are in the office, on the road or working at home, you always have access to the latest discussion information and can post your own thoughts.

Brainstorm New Ideas
Create a discussion to collect ideas from your employees or members.

Encourage Employee Involvement with a Organization Suggestion Box
Create a suggestion box and urge your workers to contribute ideas for improving organization policy. Solicit ideas from remote employees to build organization loyalty across geographic boundaries.

Clarify Project Requirements
Establish forums for use by project teams to comment on proposals, specifications and deliverables. Team members can contribute at any time of day, from anywhere in the world.

Maintain a Record of Committee Decisions
Post minutes of prior meetings and allow committee members or employees to comment on policies and procedures.

Maintain Ongoing Field Status Reports
Project team members can post daily updates to report the status of open issues. Conduct discussions among the members of the entire group, or limit access to specific users for confidential or sensitive issues.

Discussion Forums Features
Easy-to-Use Interface	Easily create new topics and responses. Sort, expand, and collapse topics for easy reading.
Threaded Hierarchy	Display replies under the specific comment to which they are directed.
File Attachments	Attach documents and files to individual discussion contributions to illustrate a point or to maintain a complete record of correspondence.
Integrated Search	Search for a discussion thread by title or keyword so you can immediately access a selected forum.
Secure Permissions	Decide which individuals or groups have the right to read or contribute to a particular discussion.
Send Link	Notify users when you make changes to a discussion topic or create a new forum, or solicit immediate feedback.
Complete Integration	The Document Manager is part of the Collaborate Online suite, so it's available anywhere, at any time, using a convenient web browser.

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