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    OpenText Vibe

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Vibe (formerly Micro Focus Vibe) is a web-based team collaboration platform developed by Novell, and was initially released by Novell in June 2008 under the name of Novell Teaming. Novell's acquisition by Micro Focus was completed in April 2015.N/A

    Simpplr

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASimpplr is an AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations can use Simpplr to deliver personalized experiences, with the goal of inspiring and engaging employees. Boasting users among more than 500+ leading brands, including Zoom, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, Simpplr aims to help companies achieve improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance. Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK,…N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    HCL Connections
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    OpenText VibeSimpplr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.5
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (5 ratings)
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    Usability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    OpenText VibeSimpplr
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    I think Micro Focus Vibe is very well suited for organizations that work in a team collaboration front and have to share documents. I think this really shines in organizations that have a standard set of information that gets lost in the sauce because of the sheer amount of people in an organization. In this case, the Wiki is very helpful in this setting. I wouldn't quite recommend this site for video production houses unless you are patient enough to correlate your needs to the many many features available through Vibe...because it all boils down to patience.
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    Simpplr
    It's well suited as a central point for your company. It can easily be branded for your every need and showcase everything that's going on for your users. The mobile app is excellent and gives the full package on your mobile device so that you're always in tune with what's going on at your workplace. There are loads of shoutouts and constant uploads of team photos and excursions. We work for a really active company, so there are always loads getting posted on a day-to-day basis. It breaks up the monotony of staring at a spreadsheet when you see your colleagues having fun while working.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Novell Vibe connects GroupWise mail with Vibe natively which means you can access Vibe from within the mail product.
    • Once forms and workflows are set up, the access structure on who sees what or not is very effective.
    • You can use Novell Vibe as your main intranet with everything from wiki's, blogging and more fully automated and still in synch with your internal organisational structure.
    • After playing with it for a while i found that through jsp it is highly configurable.
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    Simpplr
    • It's a great document library for everything to timesheets through to expenses
    • Great friendly fresh feel to the interface
    • User information is easily synced with AD/AAD and other sources
    • Great 'People' section where staff can get to know their colleagues
    • Great 'Apps' section where you can add links for all the sites our users need access to
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • The most pressing improvement is in printing. In speaking with Novell techs Vibe was designed as a web tool, no paper necessary. However in the real world our folks love their paper printouts. Vibe utilizes views for various functions. A print view that's easily configured would be an awesome upgrade.
    • Customized in JSP. Vibe is completely customized using JSP. I don't know it. I'm not a programmer. I can work things out, but programming isn't my forte.
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    Simpplr
    • I don't like the name. It's actually not simpler to spell Simpplr. Nice product, daft name.
    • I'd like to see the people section stand out more and have a bolder collaboration side to it. It would be awesome to collaborate on documents together via a screen share facility.
    • Video calling directly via Simpplr would be awesome.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    It meets our current business needs and provides the scalability we need for future growth. It can be installed on Windows or Linux (Our alpha install was on Linux. Our beta was on Windows. We went with Windows). There are additional features, and application integrations, that we haven't taken advantage as of yet due to the lack of current business needs.
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    Simpplr
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    Usability
    OpenText
    At this moment it still looks you need to do a lot to be able to use it and to be honest that time should be used for work not for configuring a communication tool for the business. Yes I understand that it takes time to learn something to use in the organisation , but with this tool I see the help desk having to answer a lot of questions on how to use it or once someone has done something how to undo it.
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    Simpplr
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    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
    The implementation was good, it is the follow up that we need to do ourselves that takes time and effort.
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    Simpplr
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    The main alternatives were Sharepoint or creating a custom Drupal install. Sharepoint was too expensive and didn't fit into our Novell environment. The Drupal solution we found was beyond our technical ability.
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    Simpplr
    Simpplr seemed to have the most modern approach when describing what they want to achieve for the company. It integrates with all the platforms that we use and ticked all of the boxes we were looking for in a modern intranet package. It is significantly more modern and easier to manage than our old Intranet. Our comms team loves it, and feedback has been great from everyone in the company. It's hard to find any negatives about it.
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • Novell Vibe has increased employee efficiency by providing a central file repository for our team.
    • Novell Vibe has increased our customer service capabilities by allowing our team to track customer projects and support issues more effectively.
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    Simpplr
    • It's modernized our intranet and staff outlook
    • Made it easier to communicate objectives with staff
    • Allowed us to show focus on events that are coming up and really showcase them
    • Internal news items are always great, and we have weekly updates from our Exec Team
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