OVERVIEW OF INTRANET

Overview of Intranet

OVERVIEW OF INTERNET
CONTENTS BASIC OF INTRANET INTRANET SETUP FEATURE OF LAN HARDWARE REQUIREMENT TOPOLOGY WHAT IS INTRANET
Smaller private version of Internet. It uses Internet protocols to create enterprise-wide network which may consists of interconnected LANs. It may or may not include connection to Internet. Intranet is an internal information system based on Internet technology and web protocols for implementation within a corporate organization. This implementation is performed in such a way as to transparently deliver the immense informational resources of an organization to each individuals desktop with minimal cost, time and effort. The Intranet defines your organization and display it for everyone to see.

If everyone knows what the company stands for, what the companys strategic vision is, what the guiding company principles are, who the clients and partners are, then they can focus more clearly on what their own contributions are to the organization. Every organization can constantly refer to the central messages and develop their own supporting sites accordingly. Use the Web as an information, communications, and project-management tool across the organization. Who needs an Intranet: In an Intranet environment is used to communicate over two or more networks across different locations. 1. Users having multi-locations with multi-networks. 2. Users having single locations with multi-networks. 3. Users having single locations with single networks.

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Overview of Intranet Whats really HOT about Intranets: From a technology point of view, an Intranet is simply beautiful. because: 1. It is scaleable. 2. It is Interchangeable. 3. It is platform independent 4. It is Hardware independent. 5. It is vendor independent. Why Intranet for an Organization: Quick access to voice, video, data and other resources needed by users. Variety of valuable applications of Intranet applications communication and productivity across all areas of an enterprise. improve

An Intranet can give immediate access to products specifications, pricing charts and new collaterals, sales lead, competitive information and list of customer wins including profit/loss analysis, thus boosting the success of the business. A Decision Making Tool The intranet links together all of the information in your organization. By using interactive forms one can prune and graft information, which helps analyze market trends, or business behavior. You can share results with colleagues, clients and partners, and modify business decisions accordingly. A Complete Communication Tool The intranet helps in integrating, all departmental communications, all group communications and all individual communications. Intranet creates a repository of information accessible to everybody in the organization. A 21st Century Telephone. The intranet has become a utility in many companies, much like a telephone. Using it you empire a knowledge environment in which individuals within the organization, knows who they are talking to, what they represent and how they fit into the organization. An ISO Tool The intranet can satisfy a lot of your ISO 9000 requirements. You can provide all information on-line in one location and can identify processes, metrics, and project contacts on-line. It becomes a solid source or repository which enables many of the ISO requirements. A Target Marketing Tool The elements of a traditional business-to-business marketing and sales programs can be integrated within the web environment in order to create target marketing which attracts highly qualified customer/client prospects and engages in an ongoing product/sales dialogue. The end result can be more profitable.

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Applications of Intranet
Publishing Corporate documents Corporate documents such as newsletters, annual reports, maps, company facilities, price lists, products information literature can be easily published and propagated across an organization. Intranet technology facilitates efficient, timely and accurate communication across the entire corporate organization and cuts down on the cost of publishing the information on paper every now and then. Access into searchable directories Intranet provides rapid access to corporate phone books and the like. By using this technology, information can be made more widely available. Excellent Mailing Facilities With Intranet mail products mailing attachment of documents, sound, vision and other multimedia is facilitated. With the evolution of this web technology one-to-many communication has become more effective. Proper Sharing of Information Using Intranet technology, applications such as Bulletin Board Services can help every individual in an organization to put forth his views on various topics and discuss it with others in the organization. Developing Groupware Applications The flow of documents can be automated by incorporating intranet in an organization. Thus the overall efficiency of an organization increases as less manual and paper involvement will be required. Typical examples are sanctioning of expense reports/travel reports, Conference room booking, etc. Brief : Organizational & personnel changes can be immediately communicated on intranet. Mergers, new ventures, new projects, product releases can be immediately communicated. Instant availability of the latest organizational information. Conference type online interaction. Employees can view benefits programs, Company policy and procedures online. Distribution of software and manuals centrally. Reduce paper work with the organization. In manufacturing units all products details and company standards can be put centrally on the Intranet.

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Overview of Intranet A Typical Intranet setup

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TECHNICAL OVERVIEW OF THE INTRANET TECHNOLOGY

Intranet runs on open TCP/IP network, enable companies to employ the same type of servers and browser used for World Wide Web for internal applications distributed over the corporate LAN . A typical Intranet implementation involves a high end machine called a server which can be accessed by individual PCs commonly referred to as clients, through the network. The Intranet site setup can be quite inexpensive, especially if your users are already connected by LAN. Most popular Intranet web servers can run on a platform widely found in most organizations. Basic requirements for setting up an intranet site are: Requirements : Software : Server : OS can be Windows server, Unix, LINUX .Web Server s/w should be installed Client : OS can be Windows workstation, LINUX .Web Browser software

Hardware : Server: 4 GB RAM, 360 GB secondary storage, Pentium processor with CD ROM . Client: 1GB RAM, 180 GB Secondary storage, Pentium processor .

Intranet In Circles As per CMDs instructions every circle has to implement an integrated customer services package and a call centre in each circle. The setting up of an intranet in a circle is a must to achieve this. The Intranet will be utilized for the following applications Implementation of an integrated package. Implementation of centralized FRS with IVRS Connecting SSAs to the call centre. Establishment of an intranet server at circle office and SSAs accessing it. Implementation of IUC billing project that is coming up. Every POI (almost all SDCCs) to have PCs to collect the CDRs and then to transport the CDRs to a central server at Level I TAX. Implementation of PGRAMS and MIS projects. Implementation of any web based software projects such as Store/Inventory Management.

Intranet applications in a circle. Every circle should have an intranet server. Just like we have an intranet portal under bsnl.co.in, every circle must have an intranet server which should have the following: All posting/transfer/relieving orders issued within circle to be hosted on the intranet.

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Overview of Intranet All letters circulars/letters issued from different sections of the circle office to be hosted on the server for immediate access by SSAs. Each section in circle office Admn., Operations, Marketing, Finance, Planning, Computers etc can have web pages hosted on the server. A database can be maintained for MIS reports and all other reports to be sent periodically by SSAs to circle office. The database can have front end forms designed in ASP or PHP for the SSAs to input the data. Separate programs can be developed to consolidate the data fed by SSAs. All data prepared and /or distributed during SSA Heads meetings can be hosted on the Intranet. The implementation of the above will reduce the usage of paper and also reduce the usage of FAX. Server: 4 GB RAM, 360 GB secondary storage, Pentium processor with CD ROM . Operating System Red Hat Linux Adv Server latest version. Database MySQL (which is part of Linux) or Oracle 9i on Linux.

Hardware requirements of an intranet server

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