The WAN and key computers provide the Central Region offices withthe capability to leverage an Intranet. A number of surveys indicate that a majority of companies have implemented an Intranet orare going to implement an Intranet. To much data in my inbox, e-mail inbox, my filing cabinets. If much of the information I received was constantly updated at a WWW site I could receive the latest when I needed it. I get the information when I need it.
Intranets are cheap.
The networked PCs are all perfectly capable intranet clients and the browsers are cheap or free. Intranets are cross platform. Intranets are the easiest way to get everyone communicating. Intranets are robust. Much of the underlying technology has been in use on the Internet for one or two decades.