intranets and extranets

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Intranets & Extranets

We Learn – A Continuous Learning Forum

Intranets & Extranets

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Intranets & Extranets

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The Intranet

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Access to Intranet

• Employee telephone directory

• Human resource policies

• Support information and

• Knowledge base

Access to Extranet

• Need to rapidly adapt to change

• Distribute information• Improve existing

information delivery techniques

• Supporting major strategic initiative

Reasons for using Intranets

• Employee productivity• Cost saving• Knowledge

management• E – commerce• Customer –

management improvements

Syndication for Various Reasons

Syndicate when you

Want to get your products/services located on as many affiliate web sites as possible

Have components that can be used in many different assembly & product configuration

Have a product that many people want , but your business partners want to brand it themselves

Have content that can be re-purposed in many ways

Have a e-commerce offering that will add value to others in your business network

Router

Firewall

The Internet

Extranet

Firewall

Router

Host System

Company A

Company B

Intranet Server

Intranet

Intranet

An Example of Intranets & Extranets

Applications of Extranet

Technology Applications

Secure Electronic Mail B2B Communications

Bulletin Board Subject review & response vehicle, FAQ

Instant Messaging Sales & customer support

Document Repository Knowledge management & customer support

FTP Customer support, sales support software development

Mail List Server Broad cash of changes & notification

Calendar Scheduling

Data conferencing & chat Electronic Meetings

Intranet and Extranets

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Government website

Corporate site

Search Engine

University websiteSearch Engine

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-MS Internet Explorer

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Web Browsing

company

supplier

Intranet

Intranet

Company location 1

Company location 2

customer

Extranet

Extranet

Extranet

Extranet

Intranet

Relationship between Internet, Intranet, Extranet

Firewalls

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Outside Internet

LAN

Inside LAN