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The City of Medicine Hat Implements Jostle Enterprise Collaboration Software
Thursday, March 10, 2011Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, March 10, 2011--(T-Net)--Jostle™ a new class of enterprise collaboration software, is providing the City of Medicine Hat with a tool that offers employees organizational clarity and an opportunity to become more engaged with colleagues across the corporation.
“The City of Medicine Hat was looking for a way to engage employees and help connect them to the entire organization,” said Ray Barnard, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Medicine Hat. “An Internal Communications Survey was conducted a few years ago and employees indicated that a visual representation of the organization was needed and Jostle provided this solution quickly and seamlessly for the City.”
The City of Medicine Hat employs approximately 1,200 people, with many field-based workers who don't have regular access to computers or the City network. As a web-deployed cloud solution, Jostle enables employees to stay in touch with the organization regardless of their physical location. All employees can securely connect to Jostle from any internet-enabled device, including their home computers and mobile devices, to find out who's doing what.
“Being able to search the organization by job function or department has made it much easier for our employees to connect with each other to get the job done,” said Colleen Brown, Corporate Communications Manager for the City of Medicine Hat. “Jostle has provided a platform for the City to display our employee contact information in one place, making it easier to connect to the right people.”
Jostle brings the City of Medicine Hat several key benefits:
About Jostle Corporation
Jostle, the People Engagement™ Platform, is a new class of non-disruptive enterprise collaboration software that brings much-needed clarity to today's ever-changing, often dispersed, organizations. It dynamically connects people, teams, content and tools through a simple, highly visual, organizational framework, clarifying who's doing what and where knowledge resides.
About the City of Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a thriving community of more than 60,000 people. Residents benefit from more than 100 years of public ownership of natural gas and electric utilities. The City offers a wealth of amenities and facilities, the lowest tax rates in Canada, the lowest utility rates in Alberta, friendly people, safe streets, and an enviable climate.
Contacts:
Jostle Corporation
Michelle Mercier, Director of Marketing
Tel: 778-385-3628
Email: michelle@jostle.me
Twitter: @JostleMe
www.jostle.me
The City of Medicine Hat
Colleen Brown, Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: 403-502-1977
Email: colbro@medicinehat.ca
www.medicinehat.ca