FMYI [for my innovation], Inc., a provider of Web 2.0 social workspaces that empower teams to make a difference, today announced the release of FMYI 6.0.
Given the current economic environment and the global drive for sustainability, organizations, companies and individuals are increasingly faced with doing business in a different way. They are looking to do more with less without compromising vision. They are building new products and creating communities around new ideas. Teams utilize technologies to be more efficient, to improve their connection to customers, or to simply enjoy an environment for greater creativity. Harnessing the ever-expanding power of the Internet, FMYI 6.0 helps companies, organizations and individuals alike by providing a platform to inspire innovation and sustainability. As a central communications hub, FMYI’s social workspaces bring teams together regardless of size or geography to share information, to take action to achieve goals, and to empower.
“This version is the culmination of working with our customers over the last five years like Aflac, HBO and Hyatt, listening to their feedback and creating a product that better meets their needs,” said Justin Yuen, president, FMYI, Inc. “With its crisp, clean design, social media-like look and feel, and an expanded collection of workflow features, FMYI 6.0 is just plain sexy and goes the distance to expand user adoption which will increase our client’s return on their investment.”
The FMYI Manifesto
Now is the time to stop the drudgery and the feeling of never‐quite‐
FMYI 6.0 – Faster, Sleeker, Easier
The new FMYI platform inspires innovation, encourages sustainable operations, and provides a cleaner, updated user interface for faster navigation and greater efficiency. “No headcount software” means doing more with fewer people and having an interface that makes it easier than ever to dive in and be successful. Social media look and feel drives user adoption and additional workflow tools are more powerful. Free support from collaboration specialists helps users get started and keeps them moving forward. Proven and tested by thousands of teams and with sustainable features in mind such as saving paper/ink, commuting and energy conservation, FMYI allows them to help the planet.
Its clean interface makes it easier to work faster and get new people on board. A sleek navigation bar with its drop-down menus provides super quick access to information and all the various parts of the workspace. Advanced filtering options allow users to see who did what on pages. Page scanning is snappier with a clutter-less, light design as well as a variety of newly implemented icons such as the Calendar icon featuring the event date. Other cool new features include: An on/off switch for email alerts gives users a simpler way to manage the information they actually want to receive in their inbox. Email alerts now come from the name and email address of the sending user delivered by FMYI. “Breadcrumbs”
A Company on "e" - The Old Way of Working
Imagine the typical team: On any given day they mainly use email to communicate with each other and many of those emails will cc most of the others so they are drowning daily in the multitude of emails arriving in their inbox. It’s hard enough for them to read the messages and attachments, much less manage all the information they contain. Net result: Appointments get missed, documents get lost, important emails may even go unnoticed—and then there’s the time wasted slogging through hundreds of emails to find the one that is really needed.
The FMYI Way - A Swiss Army Knife of Information
It’s said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, so of course, FMYI is sophisticated. FMYI becomes a central hub where each team member (including external folks) can post his or her communications on the site. They can store PDF and PowerPoint files there (where they don’t clog up in-boxes). Importantly, they don’t have to cc anymore. Lost or deleted email is a thing of the past. FMYI kind of looks like a blog, but instead of being full of Hollywood gossip or Uncle Ed’s vacation pictures, it’s full of the stuff needed to get the job done - managing projects, tracking interactions with contacts, building a resource library or staying on top of group tasks. All of the good stuff for reaching goals and fulfilling mission statements. Everything needed in one place. Just add a message, don’t email it. Post a file or add a link. See all progress to date and know what’s going on across all the project's stakeholders. All the team's intelligence and ingenuity is in one place, all on one page and all with one click. And, FMYI has sustainability features built in, making it easier to do the right thing.
“FMYI empowers people to take action,” said Seth Tayler, FMYI Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “People want an on-demand way to share resources, manage projects and track contacts, and FMYI is the ideal environment. It is the best way to get your people on the same page, working effectively to deliver a compelling product.”
Social networking is in the midst of a hockey stick growth trajectory. Facebook used to be just for college kids. Now, over 300 million people have pages. The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older. Social networking is familiar. It’s easy and intuitive. FMYI is built on this model.
“I am often asked if FMYI is like Facebook for your office” added Tayler, FMYI VP of Sales and Marketing. “In your personal life, its nice to be in the loop, but in business, being current can make the difference between failure and success. A team working without a system to selectively share information is like driving a truck the wrong way down a city street in rush hour traffic – It’s very scary and you certainly won’t get far.”
For more on FMYI and this announcement including customer quotes, please visit www.fmyi.com.
