IBM’s intranet portal, W3, may be the very best in the World. I’ve not seen them all but I have seen hundreds of intranets over the past few years and IBM is definitely one of the best if not the best.

IBM showcased its goods during the Intranet Insider World Tour Series -- featuring IBM’s renowned W3 portal webinar hosted by myself and IBM’s Liam Cleaver (presented by Communitelligence.com – the brainchild of communications afficianado and all-around good guy John Gerstner).  

IBM’s success is really, really impressive. Here’s just a sample of some of their numbers:  

Ø       Usage and value

§         80% of IBM employees access the intranet daily

§         68% view the intranet as crucial to their jobs

§         1.7 million page views per day (or about 6 page views per employee per day)

Ø       Employee retention:

§         52% are more satisfied to be an IBM employee because of information obtained on w3

Ø       e-HR

§         Employee satisfaction from 40% to 90%

§         Health care enrolment

§         Performance measurement, skill & career development

§         Compensation, stock options, pensions, insurance

§         Time off, transfers, eldercare, adoption, etc.

Ø       e-learning

§         52% of employee training delivered on the Web

§         200,000+ received online e-learning

§         $284 million saved annually

Ø       e-meetings

§         40,000 employees use every month

§         Saves travel & setup costs

§         Combines instant messaging, presentations, voice

Ø       ROI

§         More than $1.3 billion in cost savings ($683 million in direct cost savings)

IBM’s Intranet Portal: W3 (home page)

If you didn’t get a chance to attend this session then I strongly suggest you order the CD (visit the Intranet Insider on Communitelligence.com for details).