Effective Working for the Architectural arena
openFabric is an ideal platform for architects of any size. Whether it’s managing electronic documents or collaborating on projects in real time, openFabric improves efficiency, manages document control and provides a central point for company information whether on line or off line.
With the ability to instantly access documents on the move, at remote sites, or in the office, on line or off line, openFabric’s virtual office dramatically improves the time to complete projects whilst also reducing the volume of mistakes made by editing the wrong version of the drawing or working document.
Architects and Project Engineers can be empowered to manage their projects, electronic documents and engineering reports easily with full version control and audit trails. Setting up work spaces to collaborate on documents and drawings with various main contractors, sub contractors and remoter sites couldn’t be simpler with an easy to use interface and drag and drop functionality and full index and search facilities.
Key functionality for Architects:
All content stored in the openFabric repository and sent to and from openFabric is encrypted securing all your company information at all times.
Go green; using openFabric dramatically reduces the volume of paper in the office and therefore improves time to locate, manage, store and archive company documentation.
Version control and document collaboration speeds the time to complete documentation whilst also providing an audit trial of who is working on the content and when. Changes that have been made and each version are available should you want to restore an original entry.
Create a shared workspace and drag and drop your drawings and large files with just one click instantly making them securely available for internal and external colleagues with full version control.
By implementing openFabric companies can create their own web-based Portal/Intranet and Extranets all linked to your openFabric Global Portal. Power users and or administrators within the company can easily administer these spaces avoiding the need to be reliant on the IT department.
The customer relationship manager is idea for managing contact details, correspondence and activity with all customers, suppliers and external contractors.
An Image Library can capture thumbnail pictures of projects or staff photos for health and safety, index and easily searchable with photo shop tools for editing.
Work on line or off line. Saybi are well aware of the problems architectural companies face when working at remote sites. openFabric is one of the only platforms currently in information management that provides client software for your local PC. Where Internet connection is weak and keeps breaking or when there is no Internet connection at all, workers can still access their documentation and continue to work. As soon as Internet connection is available openFabric will seamlessly replicate.
The openFabric work flow designer can be tailored to manage any company process, whether its time sheets, estimating or preparing operations and maintenance manuals. The work flow engine will follow a set of processes enabling your team to work far smarter and with the ability to view where the process is at any time.
There is always a danger that valuable paper-based information could potentially get lost especially when several individuals are involved with the project. Secure storage and regular back ups reduce the volume of paper and space used for filling cabinets and creates huge time savings when locating an old document using the openFabric search engine.
Saybi offer a secure hosted solution freeing architects to concentrate on what they do best. Should companies require internal hosting openFabric runs on Linux as well as windows reducing the need for huge license costs and there is no need for a third party database.
The openFabric suite can easily integrate with existing systems and can be up and running in one day. All training is provided.
openFabric is a Platform For The Future and has a development server for further applications and or template add ons. From the business perspective the openFabric platform can easily be built upon, and in the future hopes to extend the information delivery capability to include supply chain.