Building an Intranet for Dummies Author:John Fronckowiak If you've heard the term intranet bandied about, but you aren't quite sure what one is, or if you already know that intranet isn't a misspelling of Internet, and you want to get started with the latest, hippest trend in business networking then Building an Intranet For Dummies is for you. In this comprehensive, easy-t... more »o-understand reference, IDC Consulting president John W. Fronckowiak reveals much of the essential, practical information his clients hire him to provide. Building an Intranet For Dummies takes you well beyond the intranet hype, explaining not only what an intranet is, but also how to create one for your organization. Fronckowiak shows you how to Decide whether an intranet is right for your organization -- and figure out the best way to put one in place Bring the Internet's proven multimedia-rich, user-friendly World Wide Web technology inside your organization in order to make everything from sales and inventory reports to employee health plan information available through one program: the Web browser Integrate all-important existing databases into your new intranet Connect your intranet to the Internet to create an extranet (no, it's not to have a spare network in case the regular one breaks down) without sacrificing security Set up a firewall that doesn't hamper employees' access to valuable Internet resources Put together an intranet management team to make sure that all departments are getting the most out of the new network Plus, Building an Intranet For Dummies comes complete with a bonus CD-ROM containing Windows software, such as Internet Explorer Web browsing software from Microsoft An evaluation version of SoftArc's FirstClass Intranet Server Wildcat! Interactive Net Server A tryout version of Claris Home Page 2.0 for creating intranet content« less