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Intranets by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. Inquiring minds want to know: what's the difference between an internet and an intranet? Mainly, intranet is a fancy word for an internal Web site used for networking.
Well, those are some differences. But the chief difference between "inter" and "intra" is "practically nothing," writes the author. The main distinction is how software is utilized, and how much it costs. This book is good at describing the management and human resources in the transition from LAN to intranet. For example, in the newer paradigm, there's a webmaster, akin to the homebuilder, and the webweaver, akin to the interior designer. And in the client/server department, a Netscape server "costs about one-fifth the amount of an equivalent proprietary network groupware system," writes Vaughan-Nichols, a definite Netscape fan.
The author is quite experienced and writes in a chatty, irreverent style. His book is laid out perfectly for skipping to the parts you need to read right away.
Ditto for another new Internet-related book, Growing Your Business Online: Small-Business Strategies for Working the World Wide Web by Phaedra Hise. It briefly describes intranets but mostly details the likely path of a small business online. And it also includes some expert opinions, including:
This book also contains case histories of companies and their online experiences, gathered in ten years of business and technology writing and reporting.
Michael Pellecchia writes about business and finance books each month He can be reached at michael_pellecchia@bookpage.com.
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