Proof Bravelo^® Works

Technology Service Corporation Single Source for Document Management

Managing internal and external groups requires continual communication, document management and team involvement. TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORPORATION of Bloomington, Indiana found the solution to their needs in Bravelo. Using Bravelo, they now have one source for managing their internal and external projects.

TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORPORATION is a high technology company primarily engaged in providing engineering, IT consulting services and specialized products to the United States Government and private industry. Their specialized products include computer software for radar siting, geographic information services, and sensor simulation.

Bravelo is used to manage projects such as the Southern Indiana Business Alliance. This organization serves as a lobbying effort to keep The Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, open in Southern Indiana. Bravelo serves as a clearinghouse for the group's material and improves communication among the participating companies and individuals.

Prior to using Bravelo, TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORPORATION had multiple systems for sharing and storing information with internal and external groups. They posted data and documents to their intranet, shared files through email and also used Microsoft's SourceSafe.

"By using three systems for communication and document sharing, the result was information being scattered everywhere and the project managers had little control," states Steve Kaser, Manager IT Services for TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORPORATION. "By using Bravelo, we have been able to tie all of the loose ends together. Now we only have one place to look for documents and messages."

"An additional benefit we have discovered with Bravelo is an improvement in our communications with external groups. Under our old system, external groups could have difficulty accessing our FTP servers which would delay distribution of information and require us to send email or hardcopy on an as-needed basis" continues Kaser. "Now with Bravelo, we simply send them a notification email when we post something new and they can retrieve the document themselves. It has enabled all of the users to be more proactive."

TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORPORATION distributes material to Japan. Using Bravelo, they have eliminated the need to burn and ships cds containing documents and other project-related materials. "We do not have to be concerned with time zones because the information is available to everyone 24 hours a day."

"We decided not to use the ASP model and instead host the Bravelo instance ourselves. We were happy with how smoothly the installation went and our ability to private label the product to mirror the TSC brand."

"Bravelo has become a critical component in the day-to-day operations and management of our organization. It has greatly improved the ability to collaborate on a project that requires the use of geographically dispersed resources."