Do you need an Intranet of your own?

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Do you need an Intranet of your own?

Ask yourself : What are your internal information needs?

Do people in your Department or Business need to get to
common information resources at any time from their workplaces?
Do people need access to standard procedures and policies at any time from their workplaces?
Do people need to access and update common databases and files at any time from their workplaces?
Do you spend alot of time and budget on manuals, documents and reports for everyone in the Department or Business?
Are you using Client-Server solutions today?

If you said yes to any of these questions then you should seriously consider an Intranet of your own.

An Intranet is just one or more Web Servers and Web Sites on your own Local Area Network (LAN). Each Web Site contains your commonly accessed documents, reports, procedures and policies as HTML or Web Pages. Any PC, Macintosh or UNIX desktop computer with a Web Browser can read those Web Pages through the same standard network communications protocol - TCP/IP!

Compared to today's Business Office Solution Packages, Intranets provide you with:

Freedom of Choice to mix and match PC desktop operating systems!
Web Browsers exist for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, Macintosh System 7.5, UNIX and OS/2.
Freedom of Choice to access and update databases on different operating systems from the same desktop computer! Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts or Vendor-specific Database Application Programming Interfaces (like Microsoft ISAPI or Spry BGI) allow Web Servers to access or update databases and send the results back as HTML to any Web Browser on any desktop operating system.
Freedom from Massive Paper Costs whenever a document is reissued or printed!

Every small to medium-sized business faces the prospect of daily operations within tight budgets. You need the biggest return you can get on your investment, and your own personal Intranet is a way to get it.