An intranet is a private network within an organization that uses internet protocols but is separated from the public internet by a firewall. It allows for internal email, access to corporate databases, collaboration through groupware, and secure connections for businesses and customers. An intranet firewall protects the network from outside access while enabling internal communication and data sharing.

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2. ➢ What is intranet?
➢ An intranet is separated from the rest of the
internet by a firewall - a hardware/software
combination that protects the corporate intranet
from snooping eyes and malicious attacks.

3. ➢ A key component of it.
➢ A key component of an intranet is an internal
email system.
➢ The email system works just like internet
email.
➢ It can use normal internet email clients, but it is
designed to route traffic within an organization,
so the email need not travel outside the intranet.

4. Can use corporate databases with
➢ important information
➢ Corporate databases with important
information can be made available over the
intranet via web-based HTML documents and
search tools.
➢ These databases will be available only to
corporate employees, and like the rest of the
intranet, the firewall protects them

5. ➢ Groupware
➢ An intranet enables people to collaborate on
their work electronically using groupware.
➢ Groupware enables people to have online
brainstorming sessions, schedule group
meetings, work on documents and plans
together, create common databases, and perform
other kinds of cooperative work.

6. Using an intranet makes it much
➢ easier for a corporation to work
with other businesses
➢ For example, subcontractors can use a secure
web link into the intranet to submit bids for
projects, send invoices, and even receive
electronic payment for services
➢ Similarly, corporations can enable customers to
buy goods and services from them on the
internet by linking the corporation's sales
systems to the internet through the intranet.