Vendor Scanner: BCSocial

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Who are you (company) and how long have you been around?

BCSocial – Whilst we have been around in Europe since 2005 however we’ve just received a huge round of funding to bring this excellent platform to a global market.

 

What does your product do?

Enterprise collaboration platform – enables businesses to collaborate with purpose.

We put documents and work at the forefront, meaning that the social element is there to enable getting the job done – rather than abstract socialising which can impact productivity.

 

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Who are your 3 main competitors?

Yammer, Jive Software, MS Sharepoint

 

 

Which are your existing customers?

Undisclosed. European Government/Consulting Organisations in UK

 

 

Is it possible to customize the environment?

Yes – branding is at this time part of our implementation service.

 

What do you bring to the table in terms of top benefits versus us simply implementing it ourselves?

As a cloud based platform there is very little required from you, we simply mold our offering around your needs.

 

Are there any differences between hosted and on-premise versions of the software?

Hosted only.

 

Who owns the data we’ll share on the platform, you or us?

Always the customer.

 

Can we monitor and track usage?

We can produce any kind of management report that you could ask for. This may be different for every company. High level metrics are also available within the GUI.

 

How can I get my data out at the end of our relationship?

We are able to export everything at the exit point, meaning that you lose nothing.

 

What are your best practice approaches to gaining adoption of your product?
This all starts with complete management buy in, however each company is different.

 

Which languages does your product support?

English.

 

What kind of support can we expect from you after implementing your product in our organisation?

99.99%. You would be provided with an account manager and if required an implementation team to assist with rollout.

 

Do you have a community of customers that we can participate in to share experiences and approaches?

Global community.

 

What is the model for upgrades and releases?

All inclusive.

 

What is your pricing model?

PUPM

 

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