Our employees have everything they need to do their jobs right at their fingertips. Sprint PCS is among a growing number of companies finding that an internal computer network provides a corporation and its employees convenient administrative functions and improved communication with each other, customers and business partners.
Users cite huge time and money-saving potential and goodwill.
Use of corporate intranets is expected to grow by 110 percent in 1997 alone, according to Creative Networks Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based research and information services company. Computer giants like Microsoft Corp. and Netscape have recently launched products designed to make intranet creation and maintenance easier. As many as 80 percent of new Web servers are used for intranets, according to industry estimates. Blue chip Kansas City companies from the Kansas City Chiefs to Farmland Industries are taking steps toward a paperless future by putting everything from employee manuals to software applications online. Many see the potential for more applications and greater use of technology.