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100 _aJulie Bort
100 _aBradley Felix
245 _aBuilding An Extranet: Connect Your Intranet With Vendors And Customers
082 _a658.054
260 _aUSA
_bWiley Computer Pub.
_c1997
300 _axxvi, 326 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm.
520 _aExpand your intranet to communicate directly and securely with your customers and suppliers Want to set up a Web page to automatically obtain bids from suppliers . . . invoice customers . . . conduct secure electronic transactions? . . . Find out how in Building an Extranet. The next wave in enterprise networking, extranets offer companies an exciting new way to leverage their investments in intranet technology. Functioning like private networks within the Internet, extranets enable companies to share information and selected applications with customers and suppliers and to conduct electronic commerce transactions --safely, securely, and inexpensively. The first complete, practical guide to understanding, building, and administering extranets, Building an Extranet arms you with all the background information, practical guidance, and source code you need to: Decide if an extranet is right for your company Calculate the costs and ROI of investing in the technology Determine which tools you'll need to create an extranet Create an extranet tailored to your company's needs Build applications that let customers check on or create an order, allow suppliers to create bids, and more
655 _aBusiness enterprises
655 _aComputer networks
655 _aIntranets
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