intranet is a company's exclusive access computer network or corporation. The intranet is used by companies to store information and is an important vehicle for communication between their employees.
This term was first used in 1995, in a technical article by Stephen Lawton, published in Digital News & Reviews.
What is the intranet for?
The intranet is a computer network used for internal communication of a corporation's staff. When accessing a company's intranet, employees receive communications, exchange information with other departments and consult data necessary for the performance of their activities.
The intranet makes it easy to Communication and centralizes company information in just one environment, providing greater agility processes and interaction between employees.
Companies can make available on their intranet information about: the company's routine, employee payments, opening of internal vacancies, events promoted by the company and guidance on processes and workflows, by example.
It is also possible to create a chat on the intranet for instant conversations between employees, making the business environment more dynamic and agile.
As large amounts of information about the company are stored on the intranet, there are security standards to prevent that the network is accessed by unauthorized persons and employees need a login and password to access the network.
The intranet may or may not be connected to the internet. If it is connected, in addition to being accessed on company premises, employees can access it from other computers, as long as they have proper permission.
See also the meaning of Internet.
Difference between intranet and internet
The internet and intranet are computer networks that use the TCP/IP protocol, a protocol for sending and receiving data. This is a language used so that the different machines connected can communicate.
THE Internet and the world Wide Web, she is public and can be accessed by everyone, just have a device with internet access. THE intranet, in turn, is from restricted use, as only the company's employees will have credentials to access it.
Difference between intranet and extranet
The extranet can be understood as a intranet extension, as it is a network that uses data and information from the intranet and allows access by third parties, such as suppliers, customers and partners.
The extranet is intended to help communicate and exchange information between these different agents, facilitating sales, distribution and purchasing processes, for example.
The extranet is an environment with a restricted amount of information. For security reasons, not all information contained on the intranet is extended to the extranet, only those that are necessary for the relationship with third parties.
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