FINDING COMMON GROUND

Though intranets and extranets have been developed to perform different functions, there are several similarities. The simple fact is that extranets are, in essence, an expanded form of the intranet.

As we have seen, both exist to drive collaboration.

An intranet makes it easy to communicate with your internal staff.

And it also supports cross-team communications. One uniform platform is a more effective channel for senior leaders to broadcast corporate messages. Furthermore, team pages enable collaboration on specific projects in real-time, supported by team chat and file sharing.

Extranets function in a similar way to facilitate collaboration with partners.

Instead of messy email chains and phone calls bouncing back and forth, organizations collaborate with customers and suppliers more effectively. All communication takes place in one easy-to-use platform. Information and file sharing becomes a whole lot easier, increasing access to knowledge for both parties.