Products & Services

• HighQ Collaborate - HighQ Collaborate uniquely combines advanced document management and secure file sharing with leading-edge enterprise social collaboration, productivity and knowledge sharing tools that allow users to get their work done more efficiently and securely share information with internal and external users in one unified space, from any desktop or mobile device.
• HighQ Publisher - Used for digital marketing and publishing, HighQ Publisher offers the ability to transform your current awareness, know-how and expertise into a dynamic platform of integrated or stand-alone products to promote your business, your people and build deeper relationships with your clients.
• HighQ Dataroom - HighQ’s secure platform is well established as a leading data room solution with over 10,000 transactions completed in the legal, banking and corporate sectors. Its unrivalled ease-of-use and global high performance make it the platform of choice for critical processes where quick set-up and fast access is essential.
• HighQ Diligence - HighQ Diligence is a truly unique due diligence review, project management and report creation platform that saves legal, professional service and corporate finance firms the substantial unbillable hours lost in document creation, formatting and standardisation.

White papers & Case studies

• Case study Chapman and Cutler - Michael Nogroski, Director of Knowledge Management, and Angie Massani, Project Manager, explain how Chapman and Cutler use HighQ Collaborate to provide simple access to closing sets, manage transactional deals, and provide portfolio matter management to clients
• Case study HighQ Collaborate at Van Doorne
• Allen & Overy evolves extranet use from collaboration to project management
• Morrison & Foerster leverages HighQ technology to create FrankNDodd^TM – a continuously updated web-based resource providing comprehensive information about the Dodd-Frank Act
• HighQ Publisher supports Linklaters’ global Knowledge Portal
• Bech-Bruun streamlines the way it shares confidential information online with clients and colleagues using HighQ Collaborate
• Benesch Law migrates from SharePoint to HighQ Collaborate
• HighQ extranets help Eversheds collaborate and support innovation across the firm
• Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek streamlines how it collaborates with clients using HighQ’s secure cloud-based platform
• Real estate portfolio management made easy

Blog

Secure social collaboration: what’s changed?

Back in 2012, our COO Stuart Barr looked at the two hot topics of technology at the time – social software and cloud computing. He concluded the two were not mutually exclusive and that secure social software is the way forward for enterprises looking to increase productivity and reduce costs. So, what is the state of secure social collaboration today?

What is secure social collaboration?

Over the last few years, secure social collaboration software has been adopted by more and more businesses who have seen the potential advantages of its use. Secure social collaboration provides employees with software that meets their needs for productivity and information sharing, meaning they don’t go out and find these applications on their own. Social software usually involves some combination of secure file sharing, blogs, wikis, microblogs, task management, people profiles and activity streams.

The benefits of cloud computing and software as a service in particular are now well accepted and represent an effective way for organisations to reduce the costs associated with running their own data centres and developing applications in-house. In addition, the adoption of enterprise social tools is seen as an effective way of improving workforce productivity, communication and knowledge sharing both internally and externally.

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