Don't read any further. An Intranet is a company's Web site accessible only to its employees. The potential lies in its ability to organize information in a way in which different departments with different systems are able to share the information.
Intranets are processes of information.
But Intranets are more than simply technological devices. A useful Intranet is efficient in creating a Tao or way to organize the information for a company, firm or client, not a product. Intra ist in Companies already as reports, manuals and spreadsheets. A real Intranet uses technology to organize these already existing systems. Intranets are possible due to a Common set of Technology Standards.