<s>
In	O
business	O
,	O
an	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
strategy	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
and	O
associated	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
to	O
obtain	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
organizational	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
access-restricted	O
network	B-Architecture
used	O
internally	O
in	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
uses	O
the	O
same	O
concepts	O
and	O
technologies	O
as	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
and	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
and	O
servers	B-Application
running	O
on	O
the	O
internet	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
suite	I-Protocol
and	O
using	O
Internet	B-Protocol
protocols	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Simple	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
Transfer	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intranets	B-General_Concept
are	O
generally	O
used	O
for	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
applications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
strategy	O
pre-supposes	O
a	O
planned	O
,	O
orderly	O
process	O
with	O
proper	O
costing	O
and	O
budgeting	O
,	O
it	O
involves	O
consulting	O
with	O
the	O
parties	O
who	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
using	O
the	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
,	O
allows	O
for	O
an	O
efficient	O
integration	O
with	O
existing	O
systems	O
and	O
phasing-out	O
of	O
older	O
ones	O
,	O
has	O
long	O
term	O
benefits	O
when	O
the	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
needs	O
to	O
be	O
scaled	O
or	O
made	O
more	O
secure	O
,	O
maintains	O
control	O
and	O
quality	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
designated	O
department	O
that	O
"	O
owns	O
"	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
creates	O
for	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
feedback	O
to	O
monitor	O
whether	O
the	O
"	O
investment	O
"	O
is	O
living	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
