Re: intranet features

["Huber, Mike" <mrhuber -at- SOFTWARE -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>]

I'm doing several different intranets, of various types and ranges. And
at least one thing that I guess isn't technically an intranet (no
TCP/IP, just HTML files on the LAN) but looks like one.

I think perhaps "what can I put on the intranet?" is the wrong question.
I would ask "I have this information to distribute - is an intranet a
good way to do that?"

The first question looks at a tool and attempts to find a use for it,
while the second looks at a task, and attempts to find a tool to
accomplish it. It's the old media/content thing. With exciting new media
and the same old boring content, the temptation to put the cart before
the horse is great. Have to fight it, though, or make a lot of nifty
pages that will only be looked at once.

Mike Huber
mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Allyson C. Harris [SMTP:aharris -at- ROCKTENN -dot- COM]
>
>Is anyone out there working on an intranet (an internal corporate web site)
>or have one up and running at their company? I'm curious about what types
>of features are being included on intranets these days.
>
>We are currently designing our company intranet and deciding what content
>to place on it. The only other intranet site I've ever seen is for Silicon
>Graphics.
>
>From what I've seen and heard, some typical features are:
>
>* Benefits information
>* Employee phone numbers
>* What's New page
>* Company press releases
>* Forms (vacation requests, purchase requests, etc.)
>* Message from the President
>* Online versions of company newsletters
>* Company policies and procedures
>* Descriptive information about various company divisions
>
>We're also planning to put our company's stock price and a "Who to call
>if..." feature on our site.
>
>Has anyone heard of any other popular or unique features? Thanks in advance
>for your feedback.
>

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