Intranets are altering the way firm...

Intranets are altering the way firms create and circulate information

The amount of information mode of operationed by design and construction firms today is staggering. Software manuals, result guides, code updates and employee handbooks keep endless rows of bookshelves and file cabinets. In many cases, these paper-based manuals are not used because the information they contain is too time-consuming to access and is not seldom out of date. Firm intranets are proving to be an accessible, up-to-the-minute alternative.

An intranet is similar to an Internet site, if it be not that is limited to a