Challenge

• Create a web-based interface template system for the corporate Intranet.
• Devise a solution to replicate content from the master server to local office servers
• Integrate Microsoft Exchange platform into a web-based email access and file-sharing solution
  

Solution

• Developed a series of user interface templates and documented process for adding and maintaining content
• Implemented content replication system to avoid network surcharges and bandwidth limitations
• Installed and configured web-based Microsoft Outlook access to email and file sharing
• Implemented Active-X based control system for disseminating news
  

Result

• Intranet now in use across the nation by all employees
• Remote email and file access now enabled for traveling sales force
• Employees now have access to current financial information and news from global parent company by integrating the two intranets
• Maintenance and upkeep made dramatically easier by enforcing browser standards and documenting content development procedures
• New applications released on the Intranet include data warehousing and executive support systems.