Extranets...
Extranets
are transforming the way businesses conduct business over the
Internet such is their power. Rather than using conventional methods
to exchange information, companies can now leverage their investments
in Intranets and Internet technology and use an extranet to exchange
information and share applications with business partners, suppliers
and customers.
Extranets are designed to allow third party users into your corporate
network, whilst in this network they can carry out predetermined
tasks and interactive with your company.
A typical example of an extranet could include any of the following
components or combination of components:
- Online training areas.
- Sharing and adding information to databases.
- Accounts management
- Online ordering with different customers having different discount
structures.
- Collaboration of information and ideas.
- Project Management.
- Custom applications, etc.
Extranets are all about security; they
are designed to allow selective individuals into areas of your
extranet of your choosing. Each user can have different security
privileges and the information presented can be customised to
each users needs. In this way it is possible for example to allow
your customers into your extranet where each customer could have
for instance a different product catalogue specifically designed
to meet their needs and requirements, it can have different price
structures for different customers. it
can tell customers what they typically order, it can allow them
to place orders and to check availability, delivery dates and also
of course to pay accounts online, plus numerous other tasks.
Extranets enable organisations to manage very specific rules about
who has permission to see or use what, and as a result they are
giving companies the control they need to share information and
gain a competitive edge.
For further information contact FX Digital,
we will be more than happy to design and build your next extranet.
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