Collaboration Portal Features
User Features
Portal
NIMS integration: built to follow the National Incident Management System requirements
User Customization: users can customize portal view, create folders
Pre-Event Planning and Collaboration: multi-agency collaboration; ability to customize task forms
Unplanned Event Tracking
Resource Management: resource allocation-Track your staff, inventory and resources (equipment, employee certifications)
CAD integration
Mapping: fully integrated with ESRI
Document manager with version control and check-in, check-out functionality
Ability to integrate other Microsoft Office programs (integrate Microsoft Project Databases, etc...)

Collaboration
Notification: ability to instantly notify communities, large and small, via e-mail, SMS, pager, text messaging and voice dialing
Video conferencing
Desktop sharing (recommended-Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Document share
Document Share
voice over IP
Fully integrated with Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 and MSN Messenger
E-mail: fully integrates with user's Microsoft Outlook
Contacts: integrates with user's contact list
Instant Messenger via Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005
Shared calendaring

Reporting
After-Action Reporting-tracks events and automates reports to assist in viewing reports
ICS form automation
Administration Features
Administration Tools
User Self Registration: on-line forms for users to request access to the system
Automatic User Name and Password Generation: no need to burden IT staff as user information is automatically placed in active directory
User Approval: on-line ability for commanders to approve/deny/revoke access for user
On-line help

Services
User training
Help desk services
Product support services
Security Features
Encryption
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Encrypts all login and session data

Authentication/Access Control
Authentication process of choice: strong password, smart card, biometrics, etc.