Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Unleashing the intranet

  • Published:
BT Technology Journal

Abstract

Intranets are an increasingly important part of corporate information networks — but in a move to the full service intranet, where the whole business can be operated from its confines, there are many obstacles. As organisations now realise the basics of an intranet service, BT is tasked with providing a ‘total’ solution to both new innovative products and legacy applications alike. This paper describes the technologies underlying intranets and looks at the possible effects of emerging technologies such as network computing and the supporting infrastructure for collaboration.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Zona Research, Redwood, California, http://www.zonaresearch.com

  2. Hubbard S D and Sager J C: ‘Firewalling the Net’, BT Technol J, 15,No 2, pp 94–106 (April 1997).

    Google Scholar 

  3. Verisign Inc, http://www.verisign.com

  4. ‘Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP) — Frequently Asked Questions’, Technologies for Windows Network Communications, Microsoft, http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/communications/pptpfaq.htm

  5. Electronics Weekly: ‘Swiss Team win RSA encryption Prize’, p3 (19 February 1997).

  6. Hughes M: ‘JavaBeans and ActiveX go head to head’, JavaWorld, http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-1997/jw-03-avb-tech.html (March 1997).

  7. BTMagic Home Page, http://www.synphony.com

  8. ‘ADSL — Frequently Asked Questions’, http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ADSIfaq.htm

  9. Corporate Clients WWW Presentation Database, information page, http://duke.info.bt.co.uk/projects/pres_db/

  10. Input: ‘Today's Web Browsers are cool, but Tomorrow's Object Browsers will forever change computing’, http://www.input.com/news/p-relse/object.htm

  11. ‘Internet Appliance Market to reach $12.5 billion in 2001’, http://www.input.com/news/p-relse/inc6-cht.htm

  12. Revett M C et al: ‘Network computing’, BT Technol J, 15,No 2, pp 171–177 (April 1997).

    Google Scholar 

  13. ‘The NetPC’, Network Computing World, http://www.ncworldmag.com/ncworld/ncw-02-1997/ncw-02-netpc.html

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, IP 5 3RE

    R Cochrane

Authors
  1. R Cochrane
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

About this article

Cite this article

Cochrane, R. Unleashing the intranet. BT Technology Journal 15, 107–113 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018640925572

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018640925572

Keywords

Search

Navigation