By T.J. LeBlanc and Aslam Azami
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• A private network that is used to securely share part of a
business’s information or operations
• Information can be shared with suppliers, vendors, partners,
customers, or other businesses
• Requires security and privacy(eg., firewall server management
or the use of digital certificates)
• Can be accessed by anyone with the right clearance
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• Can add value to a company by allowing communication and
co-operation with clients, customers, and partners
• Can save money by streamlining traditional functions and cutting
overhead costs
• Provides other advantages to small businesses such as increased
productivity and flexibility
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• Sales representatives can deliver interactive presentations
regardless of a customer’s location
• Extranet systems allow contractor businesses to help keep
everyone on track
• Manufacturing industry uses extranets to provide product
specifications with ease
• Allows students to earn credits regardless of where they are or
if they attend class regularly
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• Can be expensive to set up(e.g, costs of hardware, software,
manpower and other associated costs)
• Can open systems up to breaches in system security due to
outsiders having access to internal databases
• Threat of packet sniffers
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• Extranet systems were only able to share light documents in it’s
early days
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Intranet
Extranet
-not usable to anyone outside of the
intranet
-can be accessed by authorized outsiders
-does not have different levels of access
-different levels of access can be set for
different types of people
-more secure
-has more critical security flaws
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