An Intranet is a privately maintained, secure computer network based on the communication standards of the Internet. It is a smaller version of the Internet that only the internal members of an organization can see. At the same time it is available remotely over the Internet allowing access from any physical location. Organizations can create, within their walls, a manageable, secure version of the World Wide Web. These internal Webs are growing from an explosion in the use and understanding of Internet technology.

Chapter Contents:

• 3.1 Intranet Overview
• 3.2 Extranet Overview
• 3.3 Intranet Technologies
• 3.3.1 Webserver
• 3.3.2 HTML Development
• 3.3.3 Browser
• 3.3.4 Security
• 3.3.5 VPN
• 3.3.6 Content Management System
• 3.4 Extranet Technologies
• 3.5 The Power-Law Rule for Intranets and Extranets
• 3.6 The Topology Models
• 3.6.1 The Tiers Model
• 3.6.2 The Transit-stub Model
• 3.6.3 The Barabasi-Albert Model
• 3.6.4 The Waxman Model
• 3.7 Intranet and Extranet Applications
• 3.7.1 Human Resources Intranet
• 3.7.2 Sales and Marketing Intranet/Extranet
• 3.7.3 Information Systems Intranet
• 3.7.4 Customer Service Intranet/Extranet
• 3.7.5 Finance Intranet
• 3.8 Extranet and Intranet Design Issues
• 3.8.1 Intranet and Extranet Design Process
• 3.8.2 Intranet and Extranet Design Analysis
• 3.8.3 The Design Standards
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Problems
• Acronyms

Inspec keywords: Web sites; computer network security; Internet; telecommunication standards; intranets

Other keywords: Internet; intranet; World Wide Web; communication standard; computer network security

Subjects: Local area networks; Data security; Computer communications; Information networks