CTR's new 225-page report covers the critical issues related to intranet computing, including distributed computing, data management, and security. This valuable information will assist information systems (IS) managers in planning and implementing a successful intranet for their organization.
The computer industry has focused its attention on various developments over the years, from the explosion of the PC to the emergence of object-oriented (OO) and Internet technologies. It is rare for a technology to stand out from the rest and completely rearrange the computing landscape, but intranets have done just that. Because they are the universal computing platform sought so long by system innovators, intranets have become the fastest growing computing platform in use today.
CTR's new report, Intranets: Strategies and Technologies for Building Effective Enterprisewide Intranet Systems, examines the tools and techniques that will help you plan, design, and implement an intranet for your organization. The report includes in-depth discussions of how to choose the appropriate intranet technologies, ensure the support of legacy data, analyze client and server activity, and measure system performance and effectiveness. The report also covers the technologies that have enabled intranet application development (AD), such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Scripts, Java, and ActiveX.
Intranets apply Internet and Web technologies to the internal needs of the enterprise. While this allows for the free exchange of information within an organization, it also makes the company vulnerable to security breaches. The report examines current intranet security tools, such as firewalls, and explores the security techniques of the future.
Intranets: Strategies and Technologies for Building Effective Enterprisewide Intranet Systems covers all of the critical issues related to intranet computing and is an invaluable guide for IS managers responsible for planning and building an effective intranet for their organization.
Jerry Cashin is a technology writer based out of Berlin, Massachusetts. Currently, he is employed by the U.S. Air Force Computer Acquisition Center (AFCAC), an organization that evaluates and acquires computing and communications systems for the world's largest user of technology - the U.S. Air Force.
Mr. Cashin is a contributing editor to Software Magazine, a publication focused toward professionals in the software arena, and he frequently performs training seminars and presentations at conferences and forums on various subjects, including data communications and programming. He also belongs to numerous technical organizations, including the IEEE 802.8 tehnical committee developing standards for fiberoptic local area networks, the Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile (GOSIP) workgroup overseeing implementation of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard protocol networks throughout the U.S. Government, and was a member of the ANSI X3T5 committee that first introduced layered network architectures.
Mr. Cashin's special areas of interest have centered on networking, operating systems, and data security. He has also written features for Computerworld, Network World, Government Computer News, and a host of other periodicals.
