INTERNET & INTRANET
Internet – Corporate/Retail Connection :
The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing.
UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY understands the ever-accelerating need for a high-speed reliable internet connection at both big and small organizations. A fast and reliable connection can help an organization achieve fast business growth by boosting employee productivity, increasing customer engagement and optimizing costs by streamlining workflows and business processes.
Intranet :
An intranet is a private network that can only be accessed by authorized users. The prefix “intra” means “internal” and therefore implies an intranet is designed for internal communications. “Inter” (as in Internet) means “between” or “among.” Since there is only one Internet, the word “Internet” is capitalized. Because many intranets exist around the world, the word “intranet” is lowercase.
It is a computer network for sharing information, collaboration tools, operational systems, and other computing services within an organization, usually to the exclusion of access by outsiders. The term is used in contrast to public networks, such as the Internet, but uses most of the same technology based on the Internet Protocol Suite.
A company-wide intranet can constitute an important focal point of internal communication and collaboration, and provide a single starting point to access internal and external resources. In its simplest form, an intranet is established with the technologies for local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs). Many modern intranets have search engines, user profiles, blogs, mobile apps with notifications, and events planning within their infrastructure.
Intranets serve many different purposes, but their primary objective is to facilitate internal communication. For example, a business may create an intranet to allow employees to securely share messages and files with each other. It also provides a simple way for system administrators to broadcast messages and roll out updates to all workstations connected to the intranet.