Intranet and Extranet
Reduced costs and increased productivity are just two of the
many benefits that can be offered by intranet, extranet and portal
developments. Pin Digital have the experience to implement such a solution.
From initial scoping through development, deployment and training, we can call
on our expertise and past experiences to produce a solution that delivers
results.
Intranet / Extranet / Internet ?
People are often confused by the difference between an intranet, an extranet
and the Internet. Although there is a great deal of cross over between all
three, in the broadest terms each can be described as follows:
An Intranet is…
A private network within an organisation to facilitate
communication and access to information using Internet based technologies.
Accessible only to computers linked directly to the network.
The Internet is…
A global communications network consisting of thousands of interconnected
networks.
An Extranet is…
A private external network. Accessible to any locally or remotely networked
computer. An extranet will require a username / password.
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PRIVATE |
PUBLIC |
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Intranet |
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| EXTERNAL |
Extranet |
Internet |
In essence, as this chart shows, the only two factors that differentiate the
three are whether access is public or private and whether access is
through an internal network or available externally via the Internet.
Benefits of an Intranet
An Intranet can help a company or organisation to:
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Enable collaboration
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Expand sales
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Reduce and avoid costs
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Save time
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Improve productivity
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Improve customer support
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Improve efficiency
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Increase information accessibility
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Improve communication
Intranets should help employees collaborate on business processes such as
product development or order fulfilment, both reducing costs and increasing
value for a company and its customers. Specifically, intranets centralize
elements of the business process in an easily accessible, platform-independent
virtual space. Successful intranets allow employees from a variety of
departments to contribute the different skills necessary to carry out a
particular process.
While each department of a company may have its own virtual space, intranets
should be organized primarily around the business processes they help employees
carry out, rather than the organizational chart of the company.
Microsoft Sharepoint
SharePoint is an intranet solution developed by Microsoft which offers
powerful integration, collaboration, and customization capabilities to help
connect people, teams, and knowledge. The team at Pin Digital having been
developing both bespoke and SharePoint based intranet solutions for a
number of years now. For more information on how an intranet can help you
please contact us.
Benefits of an Extranet
An extranet enables access to your applications and information via a
secure distributed channel. Users can login from any internet connected
computer in the world.
An extranet allows you to target suppliers and customers with precise and
specific information at a dramatically lower price than traditional channels.
Further Information
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