Extranet 1. What is Extranet? Extranet name as the creator of Ethernet was developed by Bob Metcalf. Currently, the extranet concept is not clearly defined, but the most widely accepted definition is: "Business partners over the Internet connects the network." This link business, especially their own intranet allowed, in areas ranging from the company. Organization, which many of Extranet communications network, an intranet is. Internal employees of the organization, customers, suppliers and strategic partners, closed user groups separately using the extranet can connect with each other. 2. Employee of an organization through extranets, partners, suppliers provide some information: - Security, access to certain features on the intranet, - Customer complaints are reported, - Customer return (feedback) form, - Sales will take place in order entry, - Sale is to be made, if desired collection, - Shares - Customer-specific news and announcements, etc ... 3. Extranet for the benefits of using a company: Under five headings to sort these advantages, we want Extranet: 1. Facilitate the dissemination of information, 2. Reducing operating costs, 3. This saves time and resources allow, 4. Improving relationships with customers, 5. work is usually performed by an enterprise (business-to-business relationships) compounds developed. To give an example, a few of them, for example, critical information extranet business partners, customers and suppliers to create a safe environment to come and go. This is an example for the exchange of information easier. Another example, with reduced costs: General Electric Company, which purchases 14-day cycle with the help of suppliers extranetteki fax, telephone or letter without looking at the half was reduced. Customer relationship development describe the following: The purchaser must be the current prices and products available, such as information on all the information they want to achieve masabaşından. (Millman, 1997) Interrective marketing manager Phil Gibson Semiconductor'ın according to the customers to save time extranetlerinin is the most important functions. Extranet application at 202 companies were in a survey. This company cars, computers, finance, entertainment, information, plastics, consumer products, such as security and were from 18 different sectors. 80% of the extranet concept for this company have the necessary knowledge of the concept and 95, because they know that the use of extranets. One third of these companies have a new extranet usage, ü 28.3% of the business partner extranet that they use. 7.1% for the protection and stay away from this concept that cannabis is a concept. Between these companies answered the questionnaire were asked why the first 6 of the use of extranet users and has the following conclusions: Business with companies in the electronic communications sector (89%) Please contact the customer (71%) Contact the seller (59%) Sales to customers (48%) Product and service activities (45%) Purchases from suppliers (41%) What the survey says the current configuration of the century, the use of the extranet partner or in a relationship with each other in a convenience for companies to be indispensable. Internet Intranet Extranet are the differences between: This difference would like to briefly summarize in a table: Internet Intranet Extranet Introduction: the open, but with specific Users: open to all partners for the organization Members Information: General business-specific topics for the sector-specific joint
