Intranet News & Articles

With Globalization, All Intranets Are Local

"Every company gets the intranet it deserves," Keohane says. If a company is very siloed and the divisions tend not to play well with each other, it will show on the intranet. "The intranet is, warts and all, an expression of what the company is." (read more at Intranet Journal)

How Do I Know It'll Work?

You've been knee deep for months gathering requirements, designing your intranet application, and coding feverishly. Late one night it hits you: How do I know this application will work as intended? (read more at Intranet Journal)

Debunking Five Common Intranet Myths

Over the years, Paul Chin has received many e-mails from readers with some pretty wild, and even dangerous, misconceptions about intranet development and management. Here he takes a look at five of the most common intranet myths. (read more at Intranet Journal)

Delight or Dismay: Intranet Launch Methods

Intranet content providers view rollouts in terms of marketing and promotion. But there's another aspect of intranet launch that doesn't get as much attention as it should: user reaction. (read more at Intranet Journal)

Going to the Dark Side: The Dangers of Renegade Development

What can intranet owners do to prevent skilled non-IT developers from answering the siren song of the dark side and becoming full-fledged renegade developers? (read more at Intranet Journal)

Enterprise Information Portals: The Logical Next Step?

Paul Chin says that enterprise information portals and a well-developed, content-managed intranet are not the same thing, but rather separate solutions that accomplish similar goals for different user needs. (read more at Intranet Journal)

Delivering Business Intelligence to Your Intranet

P.G. Daly takes a look at the latest version of ReportNet from Cognos, a popular business intelligence suite that allows users to present data in a variety of formats. (read more at Intranet Journal)

Guilt by Association: Effects of Unofficial Sites and Applications

As intranet developers and owners, Paul Chin says we have to prevent non-sanctioned internal Web sites and applications from adversely impacting users' perception of the official corporate intranet. (read more at Intranet Journal)

Building a Searchable Phone Directory with Windows SharePoint Services

This month, Paul continues to build out a SharePoint intranet by creating a searchable staff phone directory. Using FrontPage 2003, the directory includes the ability to search by partial name matching, a feature not provided by SharePoint search. (read more at Intranet Journal)

There's No Mold for Intranet Success

Nielsen Norman Group once again chose ten of the best intranets in the world to include in its in-depth report on what companies are doing well when it comes to intranet design. (read more at Intranet Journal)