Redundancies lead to corporate data drain. (Management News).

The popularity of corporate Intranets has leapt in recent months as organisations seek to prevent knowledge being lost as employees leave or change roles. Content management specialist, Tridion, has seen a 70% increase in requests for Intranets across Europe. The trend is set to continue as corporates realise that valuable intellectual capacity has never been recorded centrally, and cannot be easily regained once employees have left or taken on different responsibilities. The demand for Intranets can also be attributed to companies putting the focus back on internal communication, following restructuring, in order to retain and motivate remaining employees. It also makes knowledge sharing easier for training purposes or when employees take on new responsibilities.

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Last year the emphasis was very much on the Internet as businesses looked to jump on the ecommerce bandwagon. This year has delivered a short, sharp shock to many organisations, not least because the skills and knowledge base has been depleted, Organisations are now looking to put their houses in order, starting with a central repository for all information. www.tridion.com