Hewlett Packard Co. utilizes 200 Web servers accessed by 10,000 employees. Visa uses the Web pages to list electronic directory of employee directories, newsletters, and cafeteria menus. The server allows the computer network users to access the outside world of Internet as well as provide interactive information sharing within the organization. Intranet users can communicate with each other by attaching to the World Wide Web server through the computer network. Information is presented by a Web page, a form used for the World Wide Web and accessed through the use of a Web browser such as the Netscape Navigator.
Today s competitive business environment demands drastic cost cutting measures and efficiency.
Accurate and timely communications among company employees is essential to succeed in today s business environment. Intranet offers companies an ideal solution to distribute information and communicate with its employees over a wide geographical area. It offers a cost-effective and timely form of information distribution and communications for companies with employees numbering a hundred or more.