Transcript Intranets and Extranets

Intranets and
Extranets
Group 7
Caleb DeWoody, Tyler Holland
Elizabeth Rape, Leann Walls
What are they?
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Private networks that provide company
information on a shared space
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Extranets are a “private internet over the
Internet”
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Intranets are a “private version of the
Internet”
Extranets
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Involves partners, suppliers, customers,
vendors, or other businesses.
Available outside the company
Requires Security and Privacy
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firewalls, server management, digital certificates,
encryption, and the use of virtual private networks
Construction Industry Example
Advantages
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Improve organization productivity
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Wal-Mart
Extranets allow organization and project
information to be viewed at their
convenience.
Information can be updated, revised, and
corrected instantaneously.
Disadvantages
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Expensive to implement and maintain
Security to guard sensitive information
Reduce Personal Contact
Intranets
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Involves only company employees
Only available in-house
An Internet Protocol Suite is used to build the
intranet
Building an Intranet is a four step process
Requirements when creating
an Intranet
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Set up a web browser.
Set up web server access
Install user programs
Create a homepage
Industry Uses
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Ford Motor Company
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myford.com
Peoples Republic of China (PRC)
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Largest Intranet created
Advantages
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Improve workforce productivity
Intranet works on a “pull” basis.
Provides the tools for vertical and horizontal
communication within an organization.
Web publishing enables corporate knowledge
to be updated and accessed in the company
using hypermedia and web technologies
Disadvantages
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Loss of control of submitted information
Security concerns
Information Overload
Conclusion
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Intranets and Extranets are being used as
culture changing platforms
This will increase the ability to perform jobs
faster and with more accurate information