The Electronic Office

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The Electronic Office
Some supplementary information
Corporate websites
Company intranet
Office automation
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Corporate Websites

• A Corporate website can be used to give the
  public information about an organisation like
  an electronic prospectus. A website might include
  some of the following features
• Company services background information/history
  of the company
• How to contact them tel/fax s, email form,
  postal address, map
• Support download new software, answers to
  frequently asked questions, troubleshooting
  guides
• CEO Blog a weblog giving information about how
  the company is run

What is a weblog?
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Company Intranet

• A Company intranet allows the employees to
  exchange data and find up-to-date versions of
  documents when needed. Features could include
• Manuals and other documents for staff training
  and support
• Tools and other interactive resources embedded
  within webpages
• Front End to databases and other information
  systems

What is an intranet?
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Office Automation

• An integrated approach to office automation
  enables users to easily share data between
  applications.
• Word-processing a common format to make
  communications between departments easier, a
  house style for all corporate documents
• Spreadsheets can export data and charts to
  word-processed documents and can be used to model
  business
• Databases common datafiles cut down on problems
  arising from redundant data, report formats can
  be re-used within departments and results shared
  across the company intranet
• Presentations can be quickly built from a
  word-processed outline, a corporate template can
  ensure consistent quality
• Email can cut down on lost/delayed paper memos

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What is a weblog?

• A weblog is an online journal, updated regularly.
  
• As it is based on a content management system, it
  does not need a great deal of technical expertise
  to set up or maintain.
• As the data in the blog is held in a database, it
  can be re-formatted and linked to in a variety of
  ways.
• It can also be easily shared with other websites,
  which can be automatically informed about new
  data uploaded to it.

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What is an intranet?

• An intranet is a locally available set of
  resources, accessible in the same way that a
  website would be, but only by the users of a
  specific network.
• It uses the same protocols as the world wide web
  (eg TCP/IP http etc) and is accessed with the
  same tools(eg a web browser).
• Information stored on it may be company
  information that would not normally be made
  public.
• Staff manuals and other documents that need to be
  regularly reviewed, can be updated regularly
  without wasting paper.
• Users may also be able to communicate with
  eachother by internal email or instant messaging.