Vibrant MCSE BOOT Camp Notes :

"But We Already Have E-Mail" (and Other Misconceptions)

A common mistake in considering intranets is to think of them as electronic mail. Conceptually, e-mail and intranet applications share some common traits; for example, both offer a private, or captive, forum, and both enable the exchange of messages. However, an intranet is fundamentally different by virtue of its residence on the World Wide Web. As a result, intranets are both more sophisticated and more versatile than the relatively static electronic mail.

In essence, conventional electronic mail uses a central routing system to provide linear, sequential communication between two users. Intranets, on the other hand, function using Internet technology. This means that multiple users can effectively interact in real time, store and search document archives, collaborate on documents, and exchange graphics, audio, and video media. Depending on how an intranet is designed, users can "jump out" of an intranet and onto the "regular" Web for research or other purposes without noticing that they're moving from the intranet to the Internet.

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