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• An extranet is a private network that uses the Internet protocols and the public telecommunication system to securely share part of a business's information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, or other businesses. An extranet can be viewed as part of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside the company. An extranet requires security and privacy. ...
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• A new buzzword that refers to an intranet that is partially accessible to authorized outsiders. Whereas an intranet resides behind a firewall and is accessible only to people who are members of the same company or organization, an extranet provides various levels of accessibility to outsiders. You can access an extranet only if you have a valid username and password, and your identity determines which parts of the extranet you can view.
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• the part of a company or organization's internal computer network which is available to outside users, for example, information services for customers. Top of Page
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• An Internet based access method to a corporate intranet site by limited or total access through a security firewall. This type of access is typically utilized in cases of joint venture and vendor client relationships.
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• A collaborative network that uses Internet technology to link businesses with their suppliers, customers, or other businesses that share common goals.
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• provides limited external access to certain resources on an organization's corporate network.
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• An Intranet that is accessible to computers that are not physically part of a company's own private network, but that is not accessible to the general public - for example, to allow vendors and business partners to access a company web site.
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• A Web site that links businesses to consumers, suppliers, etc., for electronic commerce. These sites usually provide more consumer-specific information than public sites and may have security devices such as passwords for a user to gain access to more sensitive information.
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• A network that provides access to company documents such as price lists, inventory reports, shipping schedules and more to external users -- such as your suppliers, independent sales agents and dealers.
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• Internet-based communication to support business-to-business activities.
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• Group of Websites, each with a different owner, that joined together to share information; often used in supply chain management.
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• An extranet is a software application that delivers information from within an organisation to a defined group of users outside of that organisation, typically customers, suppliers or business partners. For example, a telephone company may deliver billing information to it’s customers over the web via an extranet.
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• A part of the company's network that is made accessible for some group of people. Sometimes protected by a password or some other kind of authentication. It allows users to access some of the non-public data, eg. a person's credit card balance. For extranet services within the UK, click here
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• A virtual network tying a company to outside organizations, often through the Internet, but also through frame-relay and other such network services.
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• A private network of networked computers that uses Internet protocols to share information between businesses. It is often part of a company's intranet that is shared with vendors and customers. Top
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• a private network that uses Internet technology to make certain information about a company available to people with authorized access.
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• Extranet refers to an intranet that is accessible to pre-authorized Users. With the use of Extranet, those user will have access to a intranet which is an internal network within a company (example) by the use of an username and password.
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• A private, secure extension of a corporate intranet that allows organizations to build a persistent network link with customers, vendors, or other business partners.
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• An extranet is a web site geared toward use specifically by a company's employees or clients. It will often contain company- or project-specific information that allows the parties involved to coordinate more efficiently.
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• An enterprise wide implementation of the Internet, ie the network of computers is limited to a particular enterprise.
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• Intranet that is partially accessible to authorised users from outside an organisation via valid usernames and passwords.
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• Private wide area networks that run on public protocols with the goal of fostering collaboration and information sharing between organisations. A feature of Extranets is that companies can allow certain guests to have access to internal data on a controlled basis.
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• This extension of a corporate intranet connects the internal network of one company with the intranets of its customers and suppliers. This makes it possible to create e-commerce applications that link all aspects of a business relationship, from ordering to payment.
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• is a private Web site used by companies to communicate with its vendors or with its employees. Extranets use the Internet to post the information, but require the user to enter an id and password to gain access. Extranets can be used for order systems, inventory databases, and customer records, as well as many other uses.
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• An extension of a company's intranet meant to permit information exchange with customers, suppliers, dealers, etc.
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• An extranet could be described as two or more intranets with network connectivity. Generally, and as with intranets, an extranet will be based on Internet Protocols. The underlying network technology does not really matter, for instance it may be that organizations use the Internet for carrying data but restrict access to resources from the general public via firewalls. A virtual private network could be set up over the Internet to achieve the same result.
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