IBN gives real-time access to available satellite inventory and online ordering. Estimated ROI on HR policies and procedures application alone is 1,500 percent. Soon to be incorporated into a larger Lucent site known as iON.HR, Benefits Central offers personalized content and helps build corporate identity. The Market Place, a nationwide information resource for 4,500 employees, reduces information overload by providing a single interface for retrieving and viewing data from widely distributed sources, saves money by publishing internal documents online and streamlines the purchasing process through a secure capital expenditure request system. More than 60,000 workers access personal payroll, benefits, training and financial information.
Many units offer Web-based performance evaluations or distribute raises and stock awards online.
The source saves tens of millions yearly. By outlining goals and finding features to fit, MONY and Propel Technologies Inc. developed an information hub for MONY's home office and field sales employees. The intranet, with more than 192,000 hits in January, has 5,000 pages, including online forms and sales tools. When this financial services company acquires other businesses, its intranet is a repository for relevant information. Searchable by keyword, the intranet offers a major improvement.