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Many local governments are funding the use of the Internet because of its political, educational, and commercial benefits
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TCP/IP protocols are not restricted to the Internet Companies have found TCP/IP useful for:
Creating intranets, or internal company networks Forming extranets to connect with vendors and suppliers and establish shared databases
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Encapsulation
Process used by VPN software VPN software must be installed on the computers at both ends of the transmission Virtual passageway is created using VPN software that encrypts the packet content (called IP wrapper) then places the encrypted packets inside another packet
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What Is An Intranet?
The term "Intranet" was coined from the Latin "Intra", which means "within", to mean an internal network An Intranet is an interconnected network that does not extend beyond the organization that created it Normally runs in a client/server environment and a local area network configuration Separated from other networks by firewalls, a means of preventing unauthorized access to the company's internal data or leaks of sensitive company information A firewall is a device (a hardware or software combination) that sits between your internal network and the outside Internet that provides security for the intranet by separating network nodes into those on the inside and outside
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Hence, the lowest tier constitutes the back-end data stores or, in Intranet parlance, the database servers
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WEB SERVER WEB SERVER APPLICATION SERVER JDBC DRIVER APPLICATION SERVER API COMPONENT TRANSACTION SERVER WEB SERVER APPLICATION SERVER APPLICATION SERVER API COMPONENT TRANSACTION SERVER
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Intranet Applications
Collaboration Training
Intranet Hub Online Entry of Information Real-time Access To Information Application Integration
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Intranet Benefits
An organizational Intranet provides facilities to: Share information within the organization
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Important for a firm to create an e-mail usage policy and make sure the policy is actually implemented
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Many companies build Internets, or interconnected networks, that do not extend beyond their organizational boundaries -- Intranets
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What Is An Extranet?
Organizations were using Intranets and realizing the benefits of internet-based technology for internal communications within their organizations Some of these organizations then decided to extend their Intranets to include entities outside the boundaries of an organization The prefix "extra", the Latin word for "outside" is used to indicate that the network operates outside the organization's boundaries, since these networks extend beyond the boundaries of a single organization to include external partners Extranets are networks that connects companies with suppliers, business partners, or other authorized users Extranets enable two or more firms to use the Internet to do business together
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An Extranet extends some of the facilities of an Intranet to selected members of an organization's community of suppliers, customers, business partners and allied organizations
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Software: Network facilities, web server, business application software to be used by an organization and its partners
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Extranet Applications
Supply Chain Management Procurement Portals Exchanges Distribution Portals Real-Time Info Access
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Extranet Benefits
In implementing an Extranet, the organizations hope to: Decrease operational cost
Collaborative projects
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Potential Growth - How easily and how well can the network be scaled to meet growing demands?
Security - How secure is the proposed network?
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Software Requirements
Disaster Recovery and Fault-Tolerance Requirements
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