Intranet / Extranet
Intranets and Extranets are invaluable resources to keep employees, suppliers and even customers connected to your business.
What's the difference between an Intranet and Extranet?
Typically, an Intranet is an internal system that allows people from within your business network to access any resources you make available. An Extranet is and external system that is accessible via the internet. In either case, these systems are secure and require a valid username and password to gain access.
As the internet matures and becomes more intrinsic in our everyday operations, the line is being blurred between the two. Many businesses will want both... to be able to access all of their resources from within the company but also have access to information while away from the office.
Skopestudios can assess your individual situation and develop a system to suit your requirements.
What goes on an Intranet?
Anything that will assist your business and it's daily operations. Think how much time, effort and resources are used every day in sending out faxes and memos to remote branches. How much bandwidth is used in emailing daily reports to all of your employees? You can place all of your information on an intranet, and everyone can access that information directly. Consider it as a central repository where everyone can access information when ever they need to.
Who'll use the Extranet?
Quite often, an extranet is used to make product information available to suppliers, sales reps, even clients. Maybe you want to give customers access to product manuals and updates. You can use the extranet to provide that access and know that only those people with valid logins can access that information.
Make your sales brochures available instantly to your sales representatives while they're on the road. While visiting a potential client, they can access all of your resources via a wireless internet connection, download and email them direct to the potential customer. You'll no longer have to worry about outdated information. Update it once and everyone can access it straight away.