Because these sites are typically run on internal networks rather than the Internet, bandwidth isn't as much of a problem, so sound and video can be added without hurting performance. Often, the sites offer hooks into corporate databases with forms and queries serving as a front-end for relational databases. The individual users access all this data through the standard Web browsers they use to access Web pages on the Internet. The potential is endless. They will make sure each piece of content they are responsible for is updated .
Users access the information from their computer after logging in their username and password.
Once they have accessed the content they are looking for, they can either view it, print it, download it into a spreadsheet if they need to analyze the data further, or even update the content if this option is open. In the next column, we'll take you through Best Practice examples of companies that are using the Intranet to manage and share competitive intelligence information. Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.