The dynamic power of the Internet is unbroken. While the telephone was available to 50 million users after 74 years the Web exceeded this limit on the Internet after only 4 years.
Keener competition, ever-growing demands on information systeme, rising costs and frozen IT budgets force an increasing number of companies to introduce new technologies. This trend will be supported by the incapability of yesterday`s organizational structures to cope with the challenge of the 21th century.
The unquestionable advantages of network computing result in a veritable boom in the Internet/intranet technology. Intranets have meanwhile become a standard in every major company. Extranets interconnect electronic data processing (EDP) systems and accelerate business processes. E-commerce solutions are used in the electronic business worldwide and allow even small companies to compete with international market leaders.
This guide was first published in German as a set of selfstudy lessons for Alcatel employees. Because of the high demand both by customers and employees, it has now been translated into English. It can be used as asource for basic learning and as a reference.
Keener competition, ever-growing demands on information systeme, rising costs and frozen IT budgets force an increasing number of companies to introduce new technologies. This trend will be supported by the incapability of yesterday`s organizational structures to cope with the challenge of the 21th century.
The unquestionable advantages of network computing result in a veritable boom in the Internet/intranet technology. Intranets have meanwhile become a standard in every major company. Extranets interconnect electronic data processing (EDP) systems and accelerate business processes. E-commerce solutions are used in the electronic business worldwide and allow even small companies to compete with international market leaders.
This guide was first published in German as a set of selfstudy lessons for Alcatel employees. Because of the high demand both by customers and employees, it has now been translated into English. It can be used as asource for basic learning and as a reference.