It is the term used to refer to an Internet-like system, incorporating World Wide Web technology, which is implemented internally by an organization. The technology is used to connect employees to each other and to internal resources rather than to external sites.
Intranets are an exciting new phenomenon taking place on corporate networks.
Twenty percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have already launched Web-based Intranet applications. While the media has closely watched and reported on the incredible growth of the Internet, the use of the same technology on corporate networks to share information and improve staff productivity has been less publicized. Many companies currently use E-Mail as the primary vehicle to distribute information. Publishing information on an internal Web server can be a more cost effective way of distributing such information than continually upgrading the e-mail system to support the increasing demands being placed upon it. Web servers can also be connected to, and serve as a front-end to, internal databases.