Benefits of Intranet Implementation
CTR's report, Multimedia Applications for Enterprise Intranets: A Guide to Planning and Implementation, examines the issues relevant to establishing multimedia intranets at the corporate level. Implementation of internal Web servers provides a single interface by which individuals, workgroups, and departments can actively communicate with each other.
The report discusses the advantages and drawbacks of multimedia intranets and shows how network managers can guide an organization toward becoming a virtual corporation. Many corporations are moving to intranets and putting less value on the Internet -- the report explains why.
The report also covers critical topics such as technical requirements, scalability of multimedia tools, integrating intranets with existing legacy systems, high-performance equipment, and management of multimedia content.
Multimedia Applications on Intranets
An intranet enables a variety of valuable business applications, such as online publishing of corporate newsletters, employee services, company policy manuals, internal advertising for assistance and skills, and corporate news and information. Careful consideration of intranet applications is critical to enhancing the competitiveness and productivity of an organization's internal operations.
CTR's report provides detailed descriptions of the most common intranet functions. Special attention is given to multimedia applications such as interactive audio and video training, E-mail, real-time videoconferencing, whiteboarding, and virtual reality (VR) simulations.
Intranet Networking Issues
CTR's Multimedia Applications for Enterprise Intranets: A Guide to Planning and Implementation report details information on current networking trends, with a special focus on the integration of intranets with legacy systems.
Management of multimedia objects across enterprise networks is becoming more and more critical. The report explains the impact of local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) expansion policies on the success of multimedia object management.
The report takes a close look at multimedia networking technology, addressing important issues such as bandwidth, massive storage, compression systems, real-time transmission protocols, and networking equipment.
Intranet Security Issues
Many organizations are establishing intranets and linking them to outside networks such as WANs and the Internet. Unauthorized access to company resources is a growing concern at a time when more and more mission-critical applications are being placed on intranets.
CTR's report offers valuable information that will help companies establish effective intranet security. The latest security techniques are discussed, such as implementation of firewalls and encryption technology. The report also explains the impact of these security measures on multimedia transmission.
Multimedia Servers and Browsers
CTR's report reviews the vendor offerings for Web server hardware and software, providing specific information about features and implementation issues. The report also addresses current trends in the development of multimedia superbrowsers. Due to the growing use of intranets, the leading Web browsers are being continually expanded and improved. The report examines what these enhancements will mean to the corporate intranet user.
Creating Intranet Web Sites
Multimedia Applications for Enterprise Intranets: A Guide to Planning and Implementation illustrates the steps necessary to create multimedia Web sites on an intranet. The report also lists the different tools available, such as multimedia authoring systems, editing and streaming tools, Java and Shockwave languages, search engines, and virtual reality modeling language (VRML). The report presents 40 invaluable case studies of corporate intranet implementation to help project managers identify the specific scenarios that are best suited for intranet applications.
Your Implementation Guide
This report will guide network managers through the entire intranet implementation process, including identifying the most valuable multimedia applications, integrating intranet technology into an existing network, and securing a corporate intranet.