The transfer of data from one part of a computer to another has always been a complex task in which speed is traded against accuracy and the time required for error correction. Much more complex therefore is the transfer of information from one machine to another of a different type. Difficulties arise when machines are updated, when file formats…

Because they bring a large gain in productivity for a small investment in software, training, and overhead, organizations are embracing intranets: private World Wide Web sites that limit access to select groups by placing the Web behind a "firewall" or using the server's ability to provide security. Discusses intranets, document…