BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Intranet
- a corporate network of computers utilizing Internet tools and technology for the purpose of communication and information sharing. Intranets have been introduced by many organizations as an aid to internal communication. Where an intranet is extended beyond the employees of an organization, perhaps to suppliers, customers, or distributors, it is called an extranet.
At their best, intranets can combine internal and external information resources in a one-stop information shop, and become the intellectual capital library of an organization, capturing staff knowledge, facilitating teamwork and collaboration, and providing an excellent induction vehicle for new employees. However, if not managed properly, intranets can easily evolve in a haphazard way with no clear objectives, and simply become information dumps. Consequently, staff do not use them and their potential is lost.
Wiktionary Definition for: Intranet
- # computing a private computer network that uses the protocols of the Internet
Additional Resources
- Rebuild Your Intranet Without IT | BTalk Australia
- In the past Intranets were bespoke offerings, often built as a jumble of various applications and static content with varying degrees of relevance and accuracy. If that’s what your business is living with, now is the time to start again. Products like the Ad-Web Agency’s Intranet Dashboard make it easier...
- Blog posts 2009-03-15
- Getting the Most Out of Your Corporate Intranet
- Yesterday's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on how some companies are utilizing (or under-utilizing) corporate intranets. You can read the whole article here if you have the time and a WSJ subscription. If not, here are the main takeaways. THE NUMBERS: According...
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Finally, a Simple Way to Deploy an Intranet
- A company embarking on an intranet project must recognize that creating an intranet requires more than just writing a couple of database applications and putting them on the network. A useful intranet requires an appealing, easy-to-use interface, integrated applications with appropriate security features, the ability to integrate new applications easily,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Five Ways to Identify Intranet Usability Issues
- Many intranets are under-used. Intranet managers lament the low use and discuss how to get staff to 'Use the intranet more', resulting in marketing and promotions activities to increase use. Marketing and promotion activities are wasted however, if staff return to the intranet and find that it doesn't help them...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Facebook as Corporate Intranet -- It's Starting to Happen
- Facebook as Corporate Intranet -- It's Starting to HappenPerception ... and then some realityOne look at the adoption of the search engine "god" Google in enterprises is a clear indication of how adoption of others will go. Slow ...Security, manageability and performance have been the achilles heel of all consumer...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- 10 Ways to Continuously Improve Your Intranet
- The amount of work involved in designing a new intranet or redesigning an existing intranet is minor compared to the time needed to maintain an effective intranet over the longer term. In fact, it is common for the initial excitement of a new intranet to fade away as the reality...
- White papers 2004-12-04
- Intranet in an hour. (Microsoft Office 60 Minute Intranet Kit)(Brief Article)
- 00-00-0000 Jump start your intranet initiative with the Microsoft Office 60 Minute Intranet Kit, downloadable free from Microsoft Corp., http://www.microsoft.com/office/intranet. Four customizable templates allow end users and IT managers to deploy 00-00-0000 Jump start your intranet initiative with the Microsoft Office 60...
- Research articles 1997-07-07
- Intranet Content Organization
- One often takes for granted the well-organized nature of content in everyday lives. So, what's the best way to organize intranet content without the fear of being decapitated? Intranet content organization is highly dependent on the purpose of the intranet, industry type, content type and the company's current business practices....
- White papers 2003-09-18
- The Golden Years of Intranet Life: Retrofit or Rebuild?
- Intranets, and all systems have a lifecycle. They are conceived, developed, and implemented for a period of time in which they fulfill a business requirement. However, what one expect to get out of the intranet will change over the years because businesses are in a constant state of flux. There...
- White papers 2003-10-17
- How to Scope an Intranet Release
- Intranet functionality is often delivered in stages, with each 'Intranet release' providing additional content or functionality. The most crucial release is often the initial 'Go-live' of the intranet. This must demonstrate the value of the intranet, and build sufficient interest to ensure the site develops further and grows. When developing...
- White papers 2004-10-28
- Establishing an Intranet Community of Practice
- Many intranet teams have struggled with the role of 'Gatekeeper', setting standards and attempting to enforce them on the intranet authors and publishers. An alternative approach involves establishing 'Community of practice' that involves all intranet stakeholders. This group then takes on shared responsibility for maintaining and improving the intranet. This...
- White papers 2004-08-02
- Who Should Own the Intranet?
- One of the first challenges when establishing an intranet is to determine who should have overall ownership of the site, and where the intranet team should be located. While the responsibility for driving the intranet must be given to a single business area, this group must be located within the...
- White papers 2005-02-24
- A Radical Reform to Save the Corporate Intranet
- A Radical Reform to Save the Corporate IntranetIntranet ImpedimentsA few things that have impeded the development of a usable, helpful intranet in my experience:-Unwillingness to contribute content. Some folks don't like to share their "secret" knowledge, whether it's best practices, tools, customer information etc. They like having a walled garden...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Top 10 Items to Post on Your Intranet
- The article asserts that one should post the company holiday listing to the intranet's Announcements and Documents sections. A company should use the intranet's Send Link feature to send all employees a link to the holiday schedule via e-mail. All the commonly used business forms to the intranet's Documents section...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Two Faces of Intranet Success
- There are two fundamental aspects that must be satisfied if an intranet is to be succeed: the intranet must meet staff needs; and sufficient content and functionality must be created to meet these needs. These are the 'Two faces' of the intranet, one looking towards staff and organizational needs, the...
- White papers 2003-04-07
- Intranet Authoring: A Hobby?
- The goal of many intranets is to deliver high quality, up-to-date, accurate and useful information to staff. In practice, however, this can be challenging to achieve. Much is expected of intranet authors, and they are vital to delivering an intranet that is useful and used. Yet, in many cases, intranet...
- White papers 2006-03-02
- The Importance of Training Staff in the Use of the Intranet
- An intranet, like any other business application or information system, is a tool staff need to learn to use. Without assistance or training, staff do not automatically know how to use it any more than they know how to use the finance system. In many cases, intranets are under-used as...
- White papers 2004-07-02
- 34 Ideas for Promoting Your Intranet
- The promotion of an intranet is never-ending. From the day it's launched, through to its eventual retirement, an intranet must be constantly advertised to staff. Without this, many staff will remain unaware that the intranet even exists. Others won't recognise the full value of the intranet, or use anything but...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Intranet DASHBOARD Announces the Release of Version 2.0; in Tandem With First Global Comprehensive Intranet Survey Data
- MELBOURNE, Australia & DALLAS -- International award winning intranet software company Intranet DASHBOARD, today released key data from the first global intranet usage and trends survey as part of the launch of Intranet DASHBOARD 2.0.
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Intranet DASHBOARD Up Against Microsoft Office SharePoint in the Intranet Journal Product of the Year 2007 — Best Intranet Design Software Awards
- MELBOURNE, Australia & DALLAS -- Intranet DASHBOARD, included in this year's eContent top 100 list and the application powering the largest corporate intranet in the world to date with 130,000 global users, announced today it is a finalist in the Intranet Journal Product of the Year 2007 awards.
- Research articles 2007-01-25
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