Custom intranet development to help you run your business

Intranets are becoming more popular today- especially in the business world. An intranet offers a higher level security for any company to control access to its system. By using an Intranet, the business can allow its customers to have access to certain areas while the staff will have access to other parts of the system.

Security is one of the most important issues for just about any business operating today. The use of firewalls is key to the success of any businesses Intranet. These firewalls prevent anyone without proper access to gaining entry into the company’s files, but at the same time employees can gain access to the Internet at large if it’s necessary.

Rise of Intranets

A Meta Group Study by Stellin in 2001 found that over 90% of businesses used some type of Intranet in their companies. Intranets can make getting information to employees easier, make employees more efficient and effective in their work, provide better customers service, reduce costs and much more.

The size and scope of any company’s Intranet depends completely on its needs. If the company just wants an easy to way to communicate internally it might need just a simple set-up, but if it wants to be able to perform more customer services directly then the company will need a larger system. It really depends on their business needs and what it wants to get out of it.

Any business can realize benefits from developing an Intranet. Since most businesses today already have some form of Internet access, it’s not that difficult to install a new Intranet. There are many different types of software available for a business to choose from. By doing a little research and clearly identifying what it wants to get out of its new Intranet, any size company can have the right Intranet application developed to suit its unique needs.

Call Horton Group for intranet development, at 615-292-8642. We can discuss how a custom intranet can be developed for your company.