MTV Networks is deploying the Plumtree Corporate Portal for 8,000 employees worldwide. The portal, called Rufus, is driving a major initiative to streamline communications and strengthen a sense of community across the regional and international offices of all MTV Networks' divisions, says a press release.

The portal is intended to bring together company news, travel planning tools, job postings, commuter services, news- and weather feeds, and workplace diversity resources previously spread across several intranet sites, helping increase employee satisfaction and build its corporate culture, the release says.

Plumtree is the platform for MTV Networks' 1st Choice program, an initiative to centralize employee communications and facilitate collaboration between business divisions. The Rufus portal indexes intranet and Internet content in a searchable document directory and assembles support services in group portal pages called communities.

According to Viacom's application development vice president Stuart Lepkowsky,"The portal assembles timely, relevant work and life resources for all our employees. With Plumtree, we can provide local support to our national and international offices, while still keeping the larger MTV Networks community and mission within easy reach."

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