An extranet is a private network or Web site that shares company data with partners, suppliers and customers. Examples of extranets are dashboards that expose supply-chain management or enterprise resource-planning data to suppliers, or self-service performance-reporting sites for clients of marketing firms. Many extranets share proprietary information and so must be tightly secured, but increasingly social-networking software is creating more open community extranets between companies and their customers.
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Better Speed to Market Changing Value of Collaboration Setups
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Vanessa DiMauro, president, Leader Networks . Weinschenk : What does Leader Networks do? DiMauro : We’re a strategy consulting firm dealing with business-to-business and online communities and professional networks. We’ve been around for three-and-a-half years.... More >
Perspective on the Social Graph
These days, the buzz in social media -- at least, the buzz that doesn't concern Facebook's invasion of its members' privacy -- is all about the Social Graph. Frankly, the notion of a Social Graph leaves me cold. It seems like one of those concepts that would have been well served by a longer... More >
The Political Impact of Social Media
I've been focusing on social media research for a couple of months now, and have noticed some common threads in conversations on this subject. First, very few people have an initial understanding of what the term means, but most grasp the concept pretty quickly once we are engaged in... More >
Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
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Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience
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Fake LinkedIn Profiles Serve up Malware
McAfee is warning LinkedIn users about a rash of fake profiles that could put them at risk of malware infection, reports vnunet.com . The phony profile pages claim to have nude photos of celebrities like Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham, Salma Hayek and Kate Hudson. Clicking on the links launches an iFrame browser... More >
Safety First as MySpace Implements Plans to Protect Kids
Did Facebook's subpoena back in October from New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set the stage for the recent announcement by MySpace that it would enforce stricter security controls? Perhaps. Regardless, sexual predators have become a problem in the social networking world, and both sites are taking steps to... More >
Chinese Government Backing Down on Blogger Registration
Following opposition from the Internet industry regarding its previous plan to require bloggers to register with their real names, the Chinese government is backing down a bit. A Reuters piece posted at News.com this morning says China's Ministry of Information Industry is supporting the Internet Society of China's... More >
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