An intranet can be a powerful tool. A well-designed intranet becomes the key resource and communications platform for your organization, used by members of staff as their first destination for information. In contrast, a poorly designed intranet will sit unused, accumulating useless information, and eating up IT budgets. So, how do you avoid this situation, and make sure you design the most useful, and usable, intranet? This book takes you through the steps you need to take to make an invaluable intranet, from identifying your users' needs and building an indispensable tool, to marketing the results. It guides you through the problems that may occur, passing on invaluable advice from people who have been through the process before. We start by setting the scene, giving an overview of what intranets are and how to justify it to your organization. We then give you a rundown of the main areas you'll need to think about when developing an intranet, covering browsers, development techniques, usability, content management, security, and internal marketing. Finally, we'll take a look at what to do when the Intranet moves beyond its original function, looking at remote access, extranets, and what to do when the Intranet gets too big.

Building a company portal can be hard, but SharePoint in Practice will ensure your success.A portal design and build is a complex project that affects all aspects of your organization. The Finance Department, HR, the Shipping Dock, everyone has differing needs and varied, valid opinions. And once you've gathered that information and built your portal, how do you know people are going to use it? By leveraging Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint, and relying on proven methods and tested templates the journey gets a lot easier. Enter SharePoint in Practice and the Portal Build Toolkit. We deliver techniques, tools, and templates developed in real projects with real problems. SharePoint in Practice will guide you step-by-step to build a company portal that supports your staff and helps your business or non-profit operate smoothly. Read the book for our methods and processes, and a wealth of valuable tips. And, since this is the "Enhanced" version, login to the Office 365 site for full access to the Portal Build Toolkit: over 30 downloadable Office templates, and all the Practical Solutions described in Part 2. These are real, live, practical SharePoint tools. SO LET'S GET STARTED BUILDING A GREAT SHAREPOINT PORTAL

This high-level guide focuses on developing intranet-oriented applications with Java. Java's platform independence makes it ideally suited as a language for intranet applications.

This is the first book to offer practical advice on intranet management, based on the work of the author as an intranet consultant over the past fifteen years. Key areas include: managing intranets: opportunities and challenges defining user requirements making a business case developing a content strategy enhancing collaboration managing technology specifying and selecting software using Microsoft SharePoint for intranets operational planning establishing the intranet team managing intranet projects evaluating risks enhancing the user experience marketing the intranet measuring user satisfaction creating the governance framework writing an intranet strategy intranets and information management. An appendix offers guidelines for social media use. Readership: Information professionals involved in the development of an intranet for their organization, managers with responsibility for internal communications, personal management, risk management, information management and information technology.

SharePoint 2010 is among the many cutting-edge applications to be found within Microsoft's Office Suite software--our newest 3-panel guide will help you get the most out of this handy tool. The fluff-free content includes important definitions, tips, and step-by-step instructions on how to perform each key function within SharePoint; full-color screen shots are also provided for ease of use.

A practical, no-nonsense roadmap for people who want to champion Intranet development within their organizations, this book works from the premise that a successful Intranet is one that becomes essential to the way a company does business. The CD-ROM contains a demo version of Wisdom Link's Intranet-based groupware application and a collection of worksheets, templates, and project management flowcharts.