What is an Intranet?
What benefits do I get form an Intranet?
How will it save me time?
What about security features?
How much would it cost?
How can XeBIT help?
If you still don't know if an intranet suits your company...
What is an Intranet?
An Intranet is like a mini-internet inside of a company, where
only the staff in the organization can get access to the information.
The system is composed of the main server computer, where all the
data resides and a network of desktop computers through which anyone in the company can
get access to the data by running a standard web browser.
The data in the server can be anything from schedules, key files,
company policies, statements, financial reports, databases, etc.
What benefits do I get from an Intranet?
One of the biggest benefits is the managing of information inside
an organization and how this information becomes available to the people who need it when
they need it.
At the end of the day, this makes for a more cohesive organization;
one with all the members moving in the same direction, all at once. More cohesiveness
makes things more effective and efficient. More efficiency means better service for your
customers and better service translates into more business. All this means that a better
information system can give you the edge you business need.
How will it save me time?
The best part about an intranet is that it keeps people more
informed and it takes less time then traditional means of managing information. For
example, E-mail is fine, but it is practically impossible to get across everything in one
e-mail. It's great for a short message, but not for an update of everything that has
happened in the last month or the past year in the department.
On the other hand, an Intranet is an on-line knowledge base, where
all that information can be posted. The people responsible for this information place this
information on the server and every person in the organization is immediately updated.
This way, time is not wasted distributing endless paper copies that only some people will
ever read and perhaps will misplace, but the information is published once and the people
who need it can access it at any time thereafter.
What about security features?
A well designed intranet structure includes features such as
firewalls so that no outsiders can access the information on the server and to prevent
information to leak outside the network. Also, group accounts are established with
authenticity through passwords so that only specific individuals have access to sensitive
information, etc.
How much would it cost me?
Very little, in fact, most probably any typical company already
has what is needed to create an intranet structure. All is needed is a dedicated computer
to be configured as the main server, a person to maintain the system and training for the
entire staff.
How can XeBIT help?
We can help with the following:
- Develop an Effective Intranet Strategy.
- Assess Intranet Tools and Applications.
- Plan and Design the Intranet System.
- Establish Management and Development Guidelines.
- Develop and Convert Databases.
- Train and Build the Intranet Development Team.
- Provide System Administration.
If you still don't know if an intranet suits your company...
Contact us
for a consultation and we'll be more than glad to answer all your questions.
Since we are helping companies like yours set up Intranets, we can
give you an overview and let you decide whether or not an Intranet is right for your
business.
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