Learn about Webridge Extranet

In the last five years, the Internet has changed the way businesses communicate. It provides a new platform for exchanging information both inside and outside a company. As companies begin to leverage the power of the Web, requirements for managing information in this new medium become more complex.

To help address these needs, Webridge created Extranet. Webridge Extranet provides businesses with everything they need for building and managing a secure Web site for content, collaboration, and commerce. Using Extranet, you can facilitate internal corporate communications and automate external relationships with your business partners.

Unlike most portals today, the Webridge solution provides built-in support for delegating ownership of your site. Using a simple design metaphor, Extranet provides a mechanism for distributing content management, so any authorized individual or group can own and manage sections of your site.

In addition to distributed ownership, Webridge Extranet also provides a simple solution to publishing secure information. In traditional Web environments, publishing information on your site can be a time-consuming task. Each time a new piece of collateral is submitted, Web authors go through a series of steps to get the document to the right location and provide the appropriate navigational links. With traditional Web sites, it's also very difficult to manage different levels of access to your documents.

With Webridge Extranet, managing public and private documents on your site is easy. The site provides a simple set of forms that let you submit documents in any format, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, HTML, PDF, or Excel. By answering a simple set of questions about the document, you can manage all aspects of publishing, such as:

  • Where the document should appear?

  • Who should see the document?

Extranet takes a unique approach to information management. Using forms and a standard browser, you can interact with your Web site to control the flow of information between you and your colleagues, both internal and external.