Directors Desk HD Board Portal App: the Board Book built just for iPad

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The board portal that helps you work smarter. Not harder.

Introducing Directors Desk HD for the iPad, the board book designed with the utmost care for today's discerning board members. A robust tool set prepares you for the meeting and thoughtful design features maximize your experience.

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True mobility - the board portal that works where you work.

Read board book materials offline without a WiFi or 3G connection and make personal notes. Keep important reference documents synced in your secure Briefcase. Even email other board members and cast votes while on the go.

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Engage your board members.

Presenter Mode, a patent pending technology, keeps everyone on the same page during live board meetings while still allowing each board member to see his or her personal meeting notes.

Directors Desk Board Portal Security Highlights

  • Advanced network and system security based on industry best practices
  • Use of strong data protection technology
  • 24x7 monitoring and support by NASDAQ OMX's global operations team
  • Redundant high performance servers in the US and EU
  • SAS70 and ISO27001 controls

board portal benefits for
Board Members

Enhanced Information Availability

  • Instant access to documents anywhere, any time
  • More effective participation in decision-making
  • Reduced potential liability

More Efficient Meeting Preparation

  • More time to review meeting materials
  • Convenient paperless work environment
  • Private digital notes and comments

Collaboration Between Meetings

  • Secure email with executives and other directors
  • Online discussions and document sharing
  • Roster for fellow directors' contact info

Accomplish Tasks While On the Go

  • Cast votes and UWCs in minutes
  • Complete surveys and questionnaires
  • Sync calendar items with Microsoft Outlook

board portal benefits for
Board Administrators

Increased Productivity

  • Minimized time and effort to assemble the board book
  • Workflow management to collect agenda presentations
  • Automation of meeting material distribution

Improved Quality Assurance

  • Reduced risk of meeting material misdelivery
  • Built-in version and revision control
  • Ability to create materials in a "staged" environment

Streamlined Communications

  • Improved efficiency keeping board members informed
  • Automated platform to secure approvals efficiently
  • Online repositories for directors to find key reference docs

Simplified Boardroom Technology

  • A turnkey, fully-hosted and supported solution
  • Ability to manage meetings in a virtual environment
  • Constantly updated with new features

the Directors Desk Board Portal advantage

Enterprise Management

Enterprise Management

Centralized distribution and communication to multiple subsidiary boards.

NACD Resource Center

NACD Resource Center

Access the daily governance news and other resources from the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Date management made easy

European or US Platform

Host your data on our Stockholm servers or our US servers depending upon your headquarters location.

Communication worth saving

Multiple Languages

Support for English, French and Portuguese with complete internationalization built in.

About NASDAQ OMX and the Directors Desk Board Portal

From investor relations, to corporate communications, to board support, NASDAQ OMX is the first and only exchange company dedicated to owning and operating Corporate Solutions that help public and private companies worldwide minimize risk, maximize efficiency, and increase transparency.

Directors Desk offers a comprehensive solution designed to improve board communications and effectiveness while relieving corporate executives of the paperwork and time involved in keeping boards informed.

The Wall Street Journal writes the Directors Desk board portal iPad app helps "board members keep on top of their duties both in the board room and on the go using the popular device".

Directors Desk is one of the world’s first and leading secure board portals and trusted by Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, universities, international corporations, and startups since 2004.

NASDAQ OMX acquired Directors Desk in 2007 and added its breadth of resources to the secure, confidential online board book communication platform.

Since its founding and acquisition, our team has evolved the secure board portal market with such boardroom-essential features as:

  • online surveys and questionnaires
  • voting capabilities with digital signature overlays
  • European Union server installation
  • Enterprise Management System
  • Between-meeting secure confidential communication tools

Directors Desk continued to innovate the board book experience when it released its latest milestone in summer of 2011: Directors Desk HD Board Portal App for iPad, available for download on the Apple App Store©.

Learn more about Directors Desk board book

Directors Desk board portal representatives are ready to help you learn more about the online board book that so many board members and corporate secretaries trust with their business-critical data.

Learn more about Directors Desk or contact a Directors Desk board portal representative.

NASDAQ OMX is proud to be a considered a trusted partner to a community of both public and private companies. Learn more about NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions.

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