Board Portal – BoardVantage is Making Board Communications Easier and More Effective
What is a board portal?
A board portal is a secure Web environment that provides a company’s senior executives and board of directors with secure communication tools and online access to board documents. For corporate secretaries, a board portal provides a single, secure repository for board documents and makes it fast and easy to create, update, and distribute board books.
Why is board portal adoption growing?
In a world of increased corporate regulation, greater globalization, and greater market pressures, directors are finding that the pace and volume of board work has increased considerably. There are more documentation requirements. More discussion and decisions are taking place between meetings rather than during in-person quarterly meetings.
Consequently, traditional board communication methods can’t keep up. Printed board books are inefficient and expensive to produce. Standard fax and office email are not secure and present a significant risk for information leaks.
A board portal provides the following advantages:
- Secure online access to board materials as soon as they are available.
- Fast and easy board book assembly, distribution, and updates.
- Secure email and web conferencing for in-between meeting discussions.
- Fine-grain document access control.
- Automatic enforcement of your document and email retention policies to reduce corporate risk.
- A searchable archive of current and historical documents.
Why choose the BoardVantage board portal?
BoardVantage is the market-leading board portal, with over 150 customers, including over 20 of the Fortune 100. Customers choose BoardVantage because of its product leadership in three key areas:
- Ease of Use – The BoardVantage board portal is a hosted Web service, so there is no software to download. Directors can access board materials in a single click. Corporate secretaries can assemble board books in just a few hours and make changes on the fly. The system is so intuitive to use that we can get directors up and running in 30 minutes or less.
- Security – BoardVantage is SAS 70 Type II certified. The security of our board portal and process is validated by third-parties on a regular basis.
- Rich Functionality – BoardVantage is the only board portal that supports the full migration of board processes online. BoardVantage automates many cumbersome processes such as board consents, director evaluations, and board book prep.
Learn more about the BoardVantage board portal with these featured resources.
White Paper: The 2nd Generation Board Portal
Online Video Tours of the BoardVantage Board Portal
