The eWorkforce Solution architecture and framework can be leveraged in an enterprise's requirements to provide a variety of business support services through the portal. DCS aggregates a variety of information providing access to both structured and unstructured data via a single, browser-based interface. Users can customize their own start page to track the information most important to them, helping them to make better decisions, quickly and efficiently. User access rights to information resources throughout the organization are made available depending on their privileges. Authorized users can subscribe to information, publish, collaborate, and share information seamlessly via the net.
Users can also set notifications to be alerted when new or updated information is available.
This helps position eWorkforce as a desktop standard for making enterprise resources available to the workforce to improve employee self-service, communications, administration, and management. In one case, DCS acts as the desktop for 14 unrelated back-end applications. The ability to integrate unrelated applications is an important aspect of the eWorkforce Solution model as many organizations are not yet comfortable having an ERP vendor or an applications vendor own the desktop. Zaso likens DataChannel to an architect designing a house that is both great to look at as well as structurally sound. With the roof and walls acting as a framework, he envisions the flexibility to move interior walls and change the decorating scheme to fit the ever-changing functions of the house.