'Sparsh' Infosys Intranet among world's 10 best

Bangalore, Feb 7: Sparsh, the Infosys Technologies' intranet, has been selected as one of 'The Year's 10 Best Intranets' by the Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g), an user experience research firm that advises companies on human-centered product and service design.

Infosys was the first Indian company to be selected for the Group's Intranet Design Annual Award, the company said in a release today.

''We are honoured to receive worldwide acclaim for our intranet. The award shows Infosys' commitment to employee communication by leveraging technology. Sparsh has provided the much-needed impetus to create a small company culture in a fast-growing environment,'' Infosys President, COO and Joint Managing Director Kris Gopalakrishnan said.

Sparsh supported over 69,000 employees across 18 countries it operated in and had become the primary channel for news and official information. It created a communication platform and opened up avenues for networking for Infosys employees.

UNI