Intranet Publishing for Dummies Book

The "technopundits" are really buzzing about intranets and how your organization is missing the boat if it doesn't have one. It goes without saying that a network, whether it's an intranet or some other kind of network, is essential for any organization in which people have to communicate and work together -- which is to say that a network is essential for any organization, period. The beauty of an intranet, though, is that you can publish on it as easily as you can on the Internet and the World Wide Web. The same user-friendly interface and the same platform-independent document formats and applets that have brought the Internet to every corner of the globe in just a few years can also bring your organization together. Intranet Publishing For Dummies shows how. In this complete, easy-to-understand reference, consultant Glenn E. Weadock briefs general managers, project leaders, department heads, novice intranet designers, intranet lead users, consultants, and information systems professionals on how to publish successfully on an intranet. Weadock covers essential topics, such as Assessing costs, risks, and benefits Deciding what company information should be available and to whom Organizing and presenting information so it's useful to people and reflects the character of your organization Supporting salespeople and customers by publishing accurate, timely information from a database Using your intranet as a medium for computer-based training Integrating your intranet with the Internet -- and maintaining appropriate security while doing so Ensuring that the needs and concerns of departments within your organization are addressed Plus, to help you get your intranet off the ground that much quicker, Intranet Publishing For Dummies comes complete with a bonus CD-ROM containing over 275 megabytes of software, including Demo versions of commercial publishing applications like Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Microsoft's series of free Internet publishing assistants for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Schedule Internet access with AT&T WorldNetSM Service, plus Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, and plug-ins for accessing multimedia content Shareware and demo versions of popular Web authoring software Read More