Intranet toolkits: an overview and starting point

Vol. 3, No. 1 • Jan/Feb 2000

Intranet toolkits: an overview and starting point
by Bonnie Burwell

Presents a buyers' guide to intranet toolkits, which it defines as software applications designed specifically to facilitate the integration of external information content into an intranet. Relates that the vendor representatives spoken to indicated that the development of their toolkits had been in response to client demand. Says that information professionals are investigating the potential of toolkit applications due to the fact that external information is being pushed down inside organizations to new users, and intranets have become a key tool in many organizations' knowledge management initiatives. Describes tool types and functions, and offers an intranet toolkit comparison table (p4-5) that compares providers, tools, features, cost, content for inclusion, and technical requirements. Examines the future of intranet toolkits and predicts that they will continue to evolve. Includes a table.