What Is An
Intranet?
An integration of
LAN/WAN
technologies and
Internet technologies
The Internet
Easy information
access with pages
and links
Client/Server
Flexible business
applications
Intranet
Information
publishing,
collaboration/
workflow,
business processes
What Is An Intranet?
Unified access to back-end service
Single
clients
Single
clients
Applications Database
Single
clients
Single
clients
Email
Files and
documents
Single
clients
Other
services
What Is An Intranet?
Unified access to back-end service
Universal Client
Browser
Intranet = Web Front End to Current Infrastrucure
HTML, Java, ActiveX, Scripting,...
Applications Database
Email
Files and
documents
Other
services
Intranet Business Value
 Reduce
IT complexity and cost
 Easier
to develop, administer, and extend
 MS Internal SAP application developed
approximately 30% quicker using “Intranet”
 Integrated access point for all corporate
information
 Merging of private and public networks
 Increased
 Simple
productivity
content creation and publishing
 Workgroup sharing and collaboration
Intranet Business Value
The Internet Explorer Advantage
 Intranet
Content - The broadest set of
tools for creating Intranet content
 HTML,
Programming and Scripting
Languages, Document Standards
 Integrated Security
 New
Communication Tools
 Personalization
 IEAK
for hands-free installation & ongoing
management
 Cross
Platform
Intranet Content
HTML & multi-media Support

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
Broadest support for HTML standards
including 3.2
Stylesheets
 Common look and Feel for Intranet
 Easily managed
In-Line Sound & Video
Active Movie
 Format independent
 Open to new streaming formats
Intranet Content
Leverage Existing Documents
Browser Container
Active Document
(e.g. Excel, Word)
Active Documents
Any Format - Leverage Existing Documents
Browser is also
generic container
Active Document
(e.g. Excel, Word)
The Active Platform
BackOffice
Active Desktop
Tools
Active Server
Scripting
Scripting
Components
Components
System services
System services
Graphics
Sound
Animation
...
Component services
Active Directory
Security
Network
Standard protocols including ActiveX
Storage
HTML
Mgmt
HTML
The Active Server
Hides the complexity
of server
programming and
integrates
components with
system services
Integrates components with
Active Server Pages
Active Directory
Data Access
Transaction Server
Collaboration
HTML
Scripting
Components
System Services
Standard Protocols
Windows NT 4.0
Built-in Internet Server 2.0



Web (HTTP), Gopher, and FTP publishing
Fully integrated with NTS 4.0 installation
Fastest Windows NT-based Web server


Security build in



Windows NT security
Secure key management
Enables Web-based client/server applications



IIS 2.0 Dramatically improved performance
Server-side business processes via ISAPI
Direct ODBC database access via IDC
FrontPage web site management tool
Name Services
Internet-compatible DNS Server



Maps TCP/IP addresses to friendly
machine names
Easy administration via DNS
Manager
Dynamic and reliable name services
via WINS integration
WINS Server
 sales?
DNS Client  Lookup sales.arcadia.com
 157.55.94.89.
 157.55.94.89.
DNS
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
Virtual Private Networks
Corporate LAN
INTERNET
Encrypted
PPP Packets
Domain
authentication
Tunnel
Windows 95,
Internet Service
Windows NT, any
Provider
PPP connection



Encapsulated
encrypted
PPP Packets
Firewall
Windows NT
Server RAS
Enables low cost, secure remote access via the Internet
Provides data encryption for secure communications
Business Benefit: Enables corporations to out-source dial-up
network access - users make a local call for remote access
Internet Information Server 3.0

Active Server Pages: (“Denali”) Integrated Web
scripting and components for rapid server
application development

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
Easy, open, compile-free, browser-neutral
NetShow: live & on-demand streaming
media services
Index Server: scaleable, extensible
content indexing
Crystal Reports: usage analysis
SSL v3: including client authentication support
Java VM: high-performance VM for development of
ActiveX Server Components in Java
Front Page Extensions: “Point-and-publish”
content management services
Server Extensibility
Internet
Database
Connector
(IDC)
Active
Server
Pages
(ASP)
ISAPI
applications
ISAPI application APIs
Perl
Simple
application
CGI
Perl scripts
Windows NT Server,
Internet Information Server
ISAPI filter APIs
ISAPI
filters
Web browser
client
Internet Information Server
More
Extensibility options
Richness
Internet Server
API (ISAPI)
Less
Common Gateway
Interface (CGI)
Internet Database
Connector (IDC),
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Complex
Simple
Approachability
Remote Administration from
Any Web Browser
Web-based Administration

Manage core Windows NT Server and IIS
functionality


Perform all common administrative tasks
ISAPI DLLs that allow remote
administration via shipping HTML
browsers
The Internet
Client Access and Open Protocols
Sharing and
publishing
Server
Collaboration
Universal
Multiprotocol
Client
Desktop
Protocol
Line of business
applications
HTTP
HTTP
HTTP, POP,
NNTP
Web Server
Perl Scripts
and Database
Messaging and
Groupware
One Architecture
For All Applications
Sharing and
publishing
Line of business
applications
Collaboration
Browser
Desktop
Custom Desktop Application with components
Active Desktop
Protocol
HTTP, POP, NNTP, IMAP, RPC, Sockets, ActiveX
Internet Information Server with custom components
Server
Indexed
File System
Database
Messaging and
Groupware
Storage
Application Development

Make it possible to easily mix
data across
Transactional database
 groupware storage
 File system



Consistent data access APIs
Consistent development environment
with other applications (reuse)


HTML + scripts + components + great tools
Logically evolve from today’s
feature-rich, collaboration-specific
environment to open standards
Microsoft BackOffice and
the Active Platform
Standard Internet Clients
Standard Internet Protocols
Active Server
Microsoft
Exchange
Server
Microsoft
SQL
Server
Microsoft
SNA
Server
Windows NT
File
System
Introducing Microsoft’s
Commercial Internet System

New Active Server-based additions
to the BackOffice family
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
Standards-based, commercial grade
Low cost of ownership
Highly customizable/personalizable
Lets you add next-generation capabilities
to your Web site or Internet service



Content management
Communication and collaboration
Commerce
The BackOffice Family
Microsoft Transaction Server
Internet Information Server
Browser and standard Internet clients
Proxy
ISP News & Mail
Merchant
Content
Replication
Information
Retrieval
Personalization
Conference
SNA, ...
Exchange

Compelling building blocks for distributed applications
New commercial services enhance collaboration
SQL

Microsoft Content
Replication System (CRS)

Secure, reliable, fast replication
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Automatic push replication
Notify-based push replication
Full-sync push replication
http/FTP pull replication
Web-based administration
Replicates ACL’s, Unicode™
filenames, DPA tokens, etc.
Replication chaining and routes
Content Replication System
Seattle Content Server Farm
Content Host
Content Server
Content Host
Content Host
Atlanta Web Site
Mid Link
Site Staging Server
New York Content Server Farm
Site Staging
Server
Content Server
Web Server
Chicago Content Server Farm
Content Server
Content Server
Content Server
Content Server
Content Server
Site Staging
Server
Site Staging
Server
Content Server
Content Server
Built-in Content Indexing
Microsoft Index Server

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

Search engine built into NT Server
Indexes HTML and Office
documents
Can search on text, properties, and
HTML tags
No setup required for
administrators

Automatically builds abstracts of
documents
The querying process
Client running a query
from Browser
Query.htm
Index
Query.idq
Index Server
Search
System Management
Results.htm
1. Agenda.htm
2. 96Plan.doc
3. Budget97.xls
4. Agenda.ppt
Query.htx
Internet Information Server
running Index Server
An Integrated World






Message-based
Semi-structured view,
user defined
“Real-enough time”
Online/offline access
Web


Information-based
Structured view of
information, author defined
“Just in time”
Online access
Applications

Messaging
RDBMS



It’s not either/or!
Transactionbased
Structured data
“Real time”
Online access
Internet Database Connector
Windows NT + Internet
Information Server
ODBC
Internet
clients
TCP/IP
The Internet
Microsoft
SQL Server
or other

Internet Database Connector

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
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Easy access to existing databases
Automatic creation of Web pages from a database
Simple development of information gathering
applications
High availability
Dynamic Web publishing = Always up-to-date!
Microsoft SQL Server
Internet/Intranet Database Access and Publishing
“Pull” Model
IDC
Web Browser
Internet Information Server
Internet Database
Connector (IDC)
ODBC
SQL Server
Web Assistant
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
“Push” Model
Triggered or Scheduled
Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
The Internet
SMTP Server
X.400 Server
Exchange Server
Exchange/Outlook Client
Windows NT Server
Exchange Server
Mail, Public Folders,
Calendars
SMTP X.400
Global Address
Book
Exchange Client
Outlook Client
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
The Internet
SMTP Server
X.400 Server
Exchange Server
NNTP Server
Exchange/Outlook Client
POP3, NNTP, LDAP
HTML/HTTP Clients
Exchange Server
Windows NT Server
Exchange Client
Outlook Client
POP3, NNTP, LDAP
HTML/HTTP Clients
SMTP X.400
POP3 NNTP
HTML/HTTP
Mail, Public Folders,
Calendars
Global Address
Book
Publishing Host Data on the Web
Mainframe
or Midrange
Web
Browser
Microsoft
BackOffice
Server
DB/2
Report
file
FTP/
AFTP
ODBC/
DRDA
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<A HREF=“http:/starsql.idc?”>
Run query</A>
<A HREF=“ftp://user@host.lu/reportFile”>
Retrieve Report</A>
Web
Browser
The Active Server
Static content
(e.g., HTML)
Databases
(SQL, Oracle,
Informix, etc.)
Microsoft
Exchange
Custom
applications,
Legacy Systems,
etc.
MAPI
ODBC
MTS - transaction processing, coordination, scalability
ActiveX Server Framework Run time
Process isolation, user tracking, application state management
Internet
Internet
Database
Database
Connector
Connector
Exchange
Exchange
Web
Web
Connector
Connector
ActiveX
ActiveX
Custom ISAPI
ServerExtensions
Server
Controls
Scripting
ISAPI
Windows NT Server, Internet Information Server
transport, security and management
Microsoft Proxy Server
The Internet Access Server for
Windows NT

Access Control

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
Secure access to the Internet from the Intranet




User Management
Content Filtering
Proxy
Server
No direct client Internet connection
Only one ‘exposed’ device for the site
Transaction Monitoring / Logging
Cashing of information
Microsoft Proxy Server
The Internet
Optional Packet Filtering
Firewall
TCP/IP
NIC 2
Access
Gateway
Windows NT Server
Internet
World Wide Web,
Gopher, FTP Server
Data/packet flow
Internet Data
Cache
NIC 1
Protocol
Independent
(IPX, TCP/IP)
Internet
clients
Data/packet flow
w3proxy.dll
Web Proxy And ISAPI
Target
server
Web proxy ISAPI application
Internet Information Server
Other ISAPI filter
Web proxy ISAPI filter
Other ISAPI filter
Web
browser
Local
cache