ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA: Bitrix, which specializes in the development of content management systems and intranet portal solutions for managing web projects and multi functional information systems on the Internet, has announced the next generation social networking software for business collaboration - Bitrix Intranet Portal.

"Effective and secure communications is a dream for any CEO. Bitrix Intranet Portal brings innovative tools and functionalities to any organization and enhances their collaborative teamwork. The portal can make your team work like a perfectly tuned engine: giving a task - assigning a responsible person -- discussing -- controlling -- reporting. It is everything (and more) what you need to work effectively and to turn the success of each employee into the success of the whole company," said Sergey Rizhikov, CEO of Bitrix, Inc.

Have you ever wondered how much time you are spending on managing work flows and projects? Time that could be used better only if there was a tool that would allow you and your team to collaborate freely in the workplace.

Social networking which you and your colleagues frequently use out of the office can be now used in the office with the business in mind.

Bitrix Intranet Portal helps you setup a business-focused network with collaborative workspace and fascinating tools like:

* File and document authoring, editing, storing and sharing   
* Instant messaging, Task management   
* Quick portal search across the entire content   
* Profiles, groups, blogs, forums   
* Group and personal calendars   
* Knowledge Base   
* Requests forms with Workflow   
* Video Repository and Photo Galleries   
* Staff training, Absence Graph Charts   
* Link directories  and many more

Bitrix Intranet Portal is a comprehensive Web 2.0 portal designed specially for business collaboration. It relieves you from the need for a dedicated and process driven work flow. The Intranet portal allows you to create dynamic work flows that suit the nature of a project. So now you can ensure peak efficiency from everyone on the team.

One of the most exciting features of the Intranet portal is that it requires no installation on the user's machine. This means any member in the team can decide to work from home and not worry about his files, documents, etc. Talk about efficient collaboration!

The portal is fully featured with multimedia sharing capabilities as well as real time messaging. The portal seamlessly integrates into any existing IT infrastructure and poses no threat to the integrity of the existing network. The UI can be designed very easily so the home screen will show the user what 'he' wants to see. He can choose from a list of elements like daily calendar, tasks, deadlines, project status, etc.