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    Jive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AJive Software, part of the Aurea family of customer experience solutions, provides the gateway to an organization's most important assets – its knowledge and people. Jive's interactive intranet solution promises to connect people, information and ideas to help businesses outpace their competitors. The vendor says the product has more than 30 million users worldwide across every industry, and is consistently recognized as a leader by top analyst firms.N/A

    OptiSigns

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOptiSigns offers Digital Signage content for in-store screen projection. Content can be assigned and screens can be managed remotely, while playlists can be assigned to individual screens. OptiSigns recommends setting up this software with Amazon Fire TV Stick.

    $10

    per month

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    JiveOptiSigns
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Starting prices run from $10 to $15 on the monthly plan, and $108 to $162 on yearly subscriptions. Customized Enterprise plans are also available. An Audience Intelligence AI add-on is available for $5 per month or $54 per year (per screen).
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    HCL Connections
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    User Ratings
    JiveOptiSigns
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (37 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.6
    (17 ratings)
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    Usability
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
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    Availability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
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    Online Training
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    JiveOptiSigns
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aurea
    It's definitely worth considering Jive for the type of application we've developed i.e. a central shared repository for all employees to host and discuss information. I can't say I have ever used a superior tool, but they may exist. I'm just not sure I would want to use it exclusively for file hosting, though. It does integrate with various other tools, so perhaps it would be fine if used in conjunction with another tool for that purpose.
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    OptiSigns
    OptiSigns has made it incredibly simple and practical to manage digital signs. The mobile app functions nicely, and video playback is far superior to the other signage software competitors. Extremely fast to set up. The system's simplicity of use and cloud compatibility is what I like best. It is incredibly simple and intuitive to upload files and switch screens. The TV stick is plug-and-play and requires little to no technical expertise. And less appropriate for me is I believe the scheduling should be improved to allow for more spontaneous additions to the schedule. It would also be helpful if there was a feature that allowed the screen to turn on and off according to a timetable. The sync play feature may be improved. I find it annoying that YouTube playlists must be timed to exactly match their duration to appear correctly. The mobile app should get an emergency message feature.
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    Pros
    Aurea
    • Individual design
    • Presence of Russian language (localization can be independently established)
    • You can configure several information tapes with different themes. One for work, the second for communication
    • A newly-arrived network user immediately receives a prepared block for beginners. After completing several game tasks, the user will receive the basics of using Jive.
    • There is a template for each scenario. There is even a template for planning R&D, and there are more than twenty of them.
    • Integrates with MS Office, Google Drive, Google Docs
    • There are all platforms (even Winphone and blackberry)
    • You can create forum threads
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    OptiSigns
    • Creativity
    • Easy to use
    • Convenient
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    Cons
    Aurea
    • Search functionality is very weak
    • The information architecture and taxonomy doesnt allow for easy discoverability of content
    • It's hard to navigate the and find spaces/groups that I already know about
    • The main profile/interface does not allow easy access to key tasks or common tasks.
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    OptiSigns
    • I believe there is room for improvement. I believe the scheduling should be improved to allow for more spontaneous additions to the schedule.
    • It would also be helpful if there was a feature that allowed the screen to turn on and off according to a timetable. The sync play feature may be improved.
    • I find it annoying that YouTube playlists must be timed to exactly match their duration to appear correctly and also the mobile app should get an emergency message feature.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aurea
    There are always external factors that can impact this decision but currently, the Jive platform is maintaining its lead in the market place in this area. If the innovation in this space by Jive continues, then this number will remain high. Integration with other systems and adaptability to changes in the market or in client needs will also make this decision hard to predict more then 6 months into the future
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    Usability
    Aurea
    It was harder to use that expected. The admin needs to be code savvy to truly customize the system. And users need to trained on the system and the setup. Trainings and monitoring need to continue to enforce use.
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    OptiSigns
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    Reliability and Availability
    Aurea
    Uptime was OK. But there was one day that the system crashed for a whole day. Our company was unable to operate. And all the plugins to word/excel froze causing those systems to freeze.

    Jive posted a statement to the media saying all customers were up, but we were not.
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    Performance
    Aurea
    The product worked as designed. It just didn't work for our needs.
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    Support Rating
    Aurea
    They did an OK job when I needed them. Except for the one day the system went down. Jive pointed the finger at the hosting company, and the hosting company pointed the finger at Jive. No reliable information came to us.
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    OptiSigns
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    Online Training
    Aurea
    Jive online training is there. It is OK/average. I feel some other companies are doing better. It is not a piece that is required to have a successfully implementation, but it could be useful to improve it
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    Implementation Rating
    Aurea
    If I did this over, I would hire out the implementation. They know the best practices and could have guided us to make an easier to use setup.
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    OptiSigns
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aurea
    We had a Google phone number set up before and Jive was a lot better option than that. It is more consistent and can be configured much easier and with more advanced settings. Additionally, based on the pricing as well as working with the rep on our account, it was a perfect option for us
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    OptiSigns
    We have chosen OptiSigns because Its application's installation instructions are simple and easy to understand.OptiSigns has made it incredibly simple and practical to manage digital signs. The mobile app functions nicely, and video playback is far superior than other signage software competitors. Another reason Time and money saving is another reason why we have chosen OptiSigns over the other competitors of present age signage software.
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    Return on Investment
    Aurea
    • reduce email traffic
    • reduce amount of files/documents scattered & lost across shared drives
    • increased discovery, awareness and interaction of historically more separated individuals & team functions across the organisation
    • from an IT perspective, we've benefited from improved IT operations (e.g. troubleshooting info shared and easily searched/found with all team members - such that even junior team members can solve technical problems outside of business hours, lessening the burden for standby/call-in for more senior team members)
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    OptiSigns
    • Positive impact was more clients were able to see the information.
    • Saved time on answering questions about prices.
    • Saved money on having to print out papers.
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    Screenshot of Jive's Interactive Intranet software provides a single platform for employee collaboration without complication.