The role of the intranet in business has evolved over the years. While it was once just a place to check for company news, modernised intranets offer a collaborative hub for employees to communicate with one another, share documents, and manage tasks.

Collaborating with people outside your organisation can present a challenge. You want to impress your clients and solidify your relationships by keeping projects on track and communicating clearly. And you want to ensure you and your vendors are on the same page by providing up-to-date, accurate information.

You’ve heard talk about intranets and extranets throughout your career, but you’ve never really gotten a definitive definition or what makes them different. We’re here to clear things up for you.

Have you ever missed a deadline because you didn’t have the right document ready at the right time? Maybe it was just hard to find, or you weren’t sure what WAS the latest document? Perhaps the right person just didn’t approve it in time? Or even that it was sitting on your overseas colleagues’ server and now their office is closed?

Are you still using email or basic document sharing when communicating with clients? Perhaps this scenario is familiar to you...

I’ve found this week rather frustrating. A group of us have been struggling to produce an agreed statement paper for an important aspect of technical development. Our group consists of members belonging to several, external organisations. We’ve been using email to collaborate but it’s become a major headache.

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