Extranet
Extranet is a company’s private network based upon TCP/IP protocols, protected from the outside world by a firewall, and passwords and/or tokens.
Its main purpose is to make your communication and collaboration with customers, partners, and suppliers more effective. But its benefits go beyond that.
Some benefits of Extranet:
• Boost of productivity – by giving the power to your customers to have access to some functionalities of your company’s IT systems, which, as a result, eliminates some traditional steps required to perform those tasks;
• Provision of flexibility – by making the IT systems and information available all the time, therefore, allowing customers, partners, and suppliers to choose the best time to interact with your company;
• Development of customer loyalty – by allowing them to deal with your company at any time in a very easy way, it is likely that they will want to continue working with you; and
• Increase in profit – by streamlining traditional business functions and cutting overhead costs.
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