Category : Crow Canyon Blog

30 09, 2021

Microsoft Office 365 Approval Workflow: Critical Component of Many Business Processes

2023-05-09T09:31:27-07:00September 30th, 2021|

Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Office 365 Approval Workflow: With approvals being a critical factor in many business process workflows, a forms and workflow solution must be able to handle both simple and complex approval processes with ease.  Crow Canyon’s NITRO Studio, built for Microsoft Office 365, Teams, and SharePoint, provides robust approval capabilities that meet the needs of [...]

23 09, 2021

Email: Still the Workhorse for Communication in Business Applications

2025-01-16T03:09:37-08:00September 23rd, 2021|

Even with the growth of Omni-Channel Support in business applications, email still holds a prominent place in end user–staff communications. NITRO Studio helps organizations get the most out of it.  Crow Canyon’s Business Applications, through the use of NITRO Studio, offer a wide range of ways for the end users and staff to communicate besides email -- SMS texting, Teams messages, NITRO Bot, and Portal interfaces. However, email [...]

20 09, 2021

Microsoft Teams Adaptive Cards and NITRO Workflows Drive Business Process Automation

2024-12-18T02:47:34-08:00September 20th, 2021|

Microsoft Teams Adaptive Cards are a way to present blocks of information in Microsoft Teams. Crow Canyon’s NITRO Studio uses this technology to show data from SharePoint lists and SharePoint applications in Teams, while also displaying action buttons that give users the ability to move business processes forward.  For instance, an Adaptive Card can show information from a SharePoint list item, such as a ticket [...]

17 09, 2021

Next Version of SharePoint Server to be Subscription-Based: Big Change for On-Premises Customers

2023-05-09T09:26:58-07:00September 17th, 2021|

Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (SPSE) does away with perpetual licensing in favor of a “continuous update” subscription model. This is a significant change from previous versions of SharePoint Server, which have been based on purchasing a license with a 10-year support lifecycle.  At one point, people were talking about a “SharePoint Server 2022” [...]

29 06, 2021

OMG! NITRO Studio adds SMS Texting to Office 365 Applications

2022-09-08T18:58:18-07:00June 29th, 2021|

SMS Texting is now available in our NITRO Studio, adding greater communication and collaboration capabilities to the applications you can build in Microsoft Office 365 and Teams.   When using NITRO Studio with Microsoft Office 365 and Teams, you can send alerts and notifications to just about any cell phone. Not only that, SMS Texting can be used to initiate workflows that power business process automation – and get work done.  You can send [...]

10 06, 2021

InfoPath Support End Date

2025-04-09T17:55:23-07:00June 10th, 2021|

The InfoPath support end date has passed! Mainstream Support for InfoPath 2013 ended on July 13, 2021. This has been known for several years and some companies have made the wise decision to move off InfoPath. However, many organizations have not and are now facing increased pressure to modernize their forms and workflow solutions.  [...]

7 06, 2021

The Macro and Micro of Business Process Automation

2024-12-06T01:27:51-08:00June 7th, 2021|

Business Process Automation (BPA) streamlines operations, increases productivity, and accelerates profits at organizations of all sizes and types. More and more, with technology evolving so rapidly, efficient process automation is critical for any business that wants to remain competitive.  That said, how can BPA be implemented? How can BPA fulfill its promise of greater efficiency? Let’s take a closer [...]

5 05, 2021

BPA: Business Process Automation = Business Profit Acceleration

2021-05-06T07:21:40-07:00May 5th, 2021|

BPA or “Business Process Automation” provides many benefits to a company. Done right, BPA can streamline workflows, optimize operational efficiency, and increase productivity. With process automation, companies see better service to customers, employees are saved from routine and repetitive tasks, and overall operations run more smoothly. While these are important benefits, we must not [...]

27 04, 2021

Subscription Management Controls Costs, Brings Order to Chaos

2021-04-27T13:31:30-07:00April 27th, 2021|

Managing subscriptions and license renewals is a critical part of good business practices. We know this from our own experience with keeping track of over 50 renewals, many of which auto-renewed.As Crow Canyon Software grew, we added on subscriptions and licenses for products used in IT, Marketing, Sales, Accounting, and other departments. These included software [...]

10 04, 2021

Omnichannel Support: NITRO Studio Gives Users the Communication Options They Need

2021-12-22T10:08:31-08:00April 10th, 2021|

Omnichannel support is critical in any service desk or request management system. This is especially true these days with a remote and dispersed workforce.  Watch this video. Omnichannel support allows ends users to submit requests and contact support via the method that is most convenient and available to them. With users accessing a variety [...]

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