Bosch is a world leader in the manufacturing, development and engineering of hardware and home appliances. Founded in 1886, with offices in 50 countries and more than 200,000 employees, the German company represents one of the most recognized and respected names in its industry.

• Faced with an abundance of ideas but with no means for implementation, Bosch came to BrightIdea seeking a better way to manage their extremely critical new invention and innovation process
• BrightIdea implemented a solution which helped gather, evaluate and manage the innovation process across multiple divisions, departments and countries
• As a result of the BrightIdea Solution , Bosch was able to develop and launch innovative new products, which not only increased revenues, but also helped reaffirm Bosch’s position as the global industry leader

Experian is one of the world's leading financial database organizations, monitoring and maintaining data on over 215 million U.S. consumers and 15 million businesses, with revenues in excess of $1.3 billion dollars. Experian brands include: PayMyBills.com and SCOREX.

• With a vigorous focus on stimulating employee Idea submission, Experian deployed the BrightIdea Innovation Solution
• Experian chose the BrightIdea Solution because the program allowed cradle-to-grave visibility of: product enhancements, new products, new markets and product repackaging
• By integrating Innovation with Web 2.0 and the emerging social elements of collaboration, employee morale has seen a significant boost and employees are remaining actively engaged with the company through feedback and idea generation
• Experian's experience with the BrightIdea Solution has been an overwhelming financial, social and groundbreaking initiative in Innovation Management

Honeywell-Grimes, a division of Honeywell Aerospace, is a leading manufacturer of aircraft lighting components.

• Honeywell selected BrightIdea's On-Demand Management Platform when faced with increasing foreign competition and potential lay-offs
• Program goal was cost-cutting, waste reduction, yield improvement and process improvement ideas from its workforce
• Factory-floor kiosks set-up and help groups established for easy implementation and immediate access
• The first innovation campaign yielded a 300% return on investment within 60 days

ADS is the world's largest manufacturer of polyethylene drainage products and is a leader in the stormwater drainage industry due to the creation of the first corrugated HDPE pipe in 1966.

• ADS chose BrightIdea's On-Demand Innovation Solution as a means to reduce costs, improve efficiency and solicit better decisions regarding technology and product development
• Thanks to the BrightIdea Solution, ADS was able to replace the traditional 'sugggestion box' and replace with the 'Advanced Views and Visions Program'
• This program effectively channeled Ideas from over 20 domestic and international manufacturing facilities
• BrightIdea's Solution with the 'Advanced Views and Visions Program' proved extremely successful, generating ideas from employees that were spread worldwide

Stryker is a worldwide leader in the orthopedic market, having developed some of today's most promising medical advancements.

• Stryker sought-out BrightIdea's On-Demand Solution to improve its collection and management of data
• This included areas such as: intellectual property, permanent archiving for data and metrics for improved technological development and management processes
• BrightIdea was also selected based on the ability to establish a process that would be long-lasting, out-living any group or individual
• BrightIdea's first application yielded the rediscovery of a lost idea, which upon resurfacing, was developed into a new product with multimillion dollar revenue potential

Thomson Financial, a $2 billion company, is a worldwide leader in providing information and technology solutions to the global financial community.

• The BrightIdea Solution was chosen for deployment by Thomson's Corporate Services division
• The BrightIdea Solution was selected due to its ability to generate Ideas that would improve the Thomson customer experience in over 70 countries
• Through the successful implementation of this Solution in its post-merger environment, Thomson continues to provide over 20 million businesses with a wide-range of innovative financial products and services

Reliant Energy is one of the nation's leading producers, suppliers and marketers of electricity with over 20,000 megawatts of generating capacity and nearly two million customers.

• Reliant chose BrightIdea's On-Demand Idea Management platform due to quick creation and simple implementation
• Reliant's goal was to create and maintain a culture of Innovation
• Minimal IT involvement necessary thanks to ease of implementation
• First Innovation campaign underway within 2 weeks of initial order

ING is a global financial institution with 114,000 employees and over 60 million corporate, institutional and private clients in more than 50 countries.

• ING initially requested the BrightIdea Innovation Solution as an IT department initiative to better serve its broad spectrum of prominent companies
• With its widespread employee and client base, ING required a program that would increasingly serve everyone under the ING brand
• Due to the overwhelming success of the initial program, ING broadened the initiative to a company-wide ‘All Ideas Innovation Portal'

British Telecom (BT) is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions serving customers in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

• Seeking radical Innovation for its 20 million plus customers, BT chose BrightIdea for employee Innovation Management
• BT deployed BrightIdea Enterprise, a program which encompassed the Idea Management of over 140,000 global employees
• As a result of its focus and priority on Innovation, BT has maintained a firm hold on its place at the forefront of a rapidly changing and competitive industry

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a super-regional energy company with more than 40,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Southeast. It is one of the largest producers of electricity in the U.S.

• Southern Company's Georgia Power affiliate utilized BrightIdea's On-Premise software
• BrightIdea was selected due to its ability to effectively implement a program which would manage vital aspects of the company's business, intellectual property management and new marketing initiatives
• With hundreds of field service professionals, Georgia Power leveraged BrightIdea's simple user-interface to facilitate effective processes to both collect and manage ideas for patentable new tools and Innovations

Fonterra Co-operative Group, based in New Zealand, is the world’s 4th largest dairy company with operations in more than 120 countries and territories around the world.

• With assets of $14 billion and more than 20,000 global employees, Fonterra needed to enhance collaboration and tracking of its Innovation process
• By choosing BrightIdea's On-Premise Platform for its Operations and R&D processes, Fonterra was positioned as an Innovation leader and enhanced its collaboration and Innovation tracking process
• In doing so, Fonterra built its hold on the 35 percent market share of the world dairy trade

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Company,  is an $18 billion pharmaceutical company with a global presence and over 44,000 employees.

• Facing extreme pressure and competition from lower cost generic drug makers, Executives at BMS sought-out BrightIdea's On-Premise system
• With smaller companies producing generics at much lower costs, studies found that 2/3 of BMS expenses were absorbed by a global network of suppliers
• BMS called upon BrightIdea to design processes and incentives to cut costs within its vendor network
• Known internally as IdeaBank, the program allows any supplier in the network to suggest ideas for cost-savings or improved efficiency
• Thanks to the overwhelming success of the program (which generated ideas from over 3000 vendors), BMS asked BrightIdea to implement a similar internal program for its entire global workforce

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, a century-old company and American icon, manufactures motorcycles, as well as motorcycle accessories, parts, general merchandise and apparel.

• Harley-Davidson initially asked BrightIdea to implement a small Innovation program for 50 employees
• The program, which focused on safety improvements in the production process, proved extremely successful
• The program was expanded to embrace the ideas of hundreds of valued employees and produced cost savings, process improvement strategies and safety ideas

Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in business automation, processing and distribution, with a focus on industries such as: chemical, oil and gas, refining, power, food and beverage and pharmaceutical.

• Emerson Micro Motion division selected and has been using the BrightIdea system for over 5 years to help facilitate the award-winning Business Improvement Program (BIP)
• Deployed to improve efficiency and help manage ideas of frontline workers, BIP has saved the company millions in reduced costs, and at the same time, improved safety
• The BrightIdea Solution has allowed Micro Motion to efficiently collect and manage the ideas of front line workers, resulting in millions of saved dollars
• The program has also improved employee morale through the integrated Rewards and Recognition module