Extranets

Extranets are an extension of the corporate Intranet using Internet technology. Like the Intranet they can be relatively simple and cheap to implement but can deliver far-reaching benefits to the organisation and its external business partners. An Extranet is the natural second step following the establishment of a successful and mature Intranet. Communication, collaborative working and shared applications already established within the corporate Intranet can all be delivered to external organisations and business partners via an Extranet, moving the organisation towards a full e-Business environment.

Intelligent Vision provides a range of solutions that can help you maximise the potential of your Intranet deployments by extending these to an Extranet environment. Using selected products and services we help you exploit your employees knowledge and rapidly deliver all of the potential of your corporate information to enhance your competitive position.

Inelligent Vision enables you to quickly build and deploy your Extranet to a flexible specification in the shortest possible time-scales.

The technological risks for Intranet / Extranet deployments are low, as the protocols and standards used are mature and well established. Many of the risks of are related to people and culture issues. Departmental, organisational and functional boundaries can be more difficult to maintain when open communication and information access is established throughout an organisation and its partners. Involving the key players in the careful scoping and definition of Intranet / Extranet projects is therefore crucial to their success. We never neglect or underestimate these issues. Using our range of consultancy services will help steer your organisation through the early stages of an Intranet / Extranet deployment and ensure that the project rapidly maximises the return on investment expected.