Virtually any department that needs information in a timely fashion can benefit from an intranet.
Your Human Resources department will be able to post jobs on-line, list on-line employment directories, and offer career development and training. Human Resource department also use the intranet for employees to complete web-based forms for payroll and insurance information.
The Marketing department will use the intranet search engines to gather market research and track and report sales and provide on-line catalogs.
Your corporate office can issue on-line newsletters and maintain a corporate events calendar. Links to company resources and tools can also be provided.
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