An intranet is an in-house version of the Internet. An intranet uses the same technologies, software, and equipment that the Internet uses (PRIMARILY TCP/IP). Whereas the Internet has information servers MILES away controlled by other organizations, your company controls the servers and client computers inside your office in an intranet. During the past YEAR, intranets have experienced explosive popularity growth because they offer a very low cost way for companies to maintain and distribute internal information in an easy-to-use format.
Because intranets work like the Internet, Java also finds a home on company intranets. All the techniques that you will learn and, in fact the same applets that you will use for the Internet, may be applied in your intranet. You may find that Java applets will help you solve special software problems within the intranet. You can use applets to provide a friendly interface to company databases, documentation STORES, equipment controls, and so on, while running on any computer from a Mac to a PC to a UNIX workstation.

An intranet is an in-house version of the Internet. An intranet uses the same technologies, software, and equipment that the Internet uses (primarily TCP/IP). Whereas the Internet has information servers miles away controlled by other organizations, your company controls the servers and client computers inside your office in an intranet. During the past year, intranets have experienced explosive popularity growth because they offer a very low cost way for companies to maintain and distribute internal information in an easy-to-use format.
Because intranets work like the Internet, Java also finds a home on company intranets. All the techniques that you will learn and, in fact the same applets that you will use for the Internet, may be applied in your intranet. You may find that Java applets will help you solve special software problems within the intranet. You can use applets to provide a friendly interface to company databases, documentation stores, equipment controls, and so on, while running on any computer from a Mac to a PC to a UNIX workstation.