Intranets/Extranets
By: Alexander Phillips
What are Intranets and what is needed to establish an intranet?
Intranets are new kinds of internal networks that are used for more private communications, connectivity among work groups and larger organizations. They tend to resemble the architecture of a closed-circuit video network as opposed to the Internet which is more like broadcasting in terms of its reach. Moreover, Intranets enable information sharing that empowers employees who might otherwise be left "out of the loop”. Also, Because of their limited geographic range, Intranets offer more bandwidth, frequently Ethernet's 10Kbps or better. As a result of this bandwidth and the "closed loop" structure, more advanced networking features such as video and multimedia, as well as more technological control, are possible. Here are a few examples of how intranets work, some companies use Intranets to offer corporate services such as benefits......
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