Implementing Extranets: the Internet as A Virtual Private Network [Paperback]

Randall Covill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1998

Many companies are attempting to meet their communication and collaboration needs by implementing extranets rather than by implementing new proprietary networks. Extranets use the Interent to connect remote offices and sites as well as business partners. As a result, extranets are standards-based and much less expensive to implement than are new proprietary networks.

A great deal of controversy and technical innovation surrounds the implementation of extranets because many people feel that extranets do not yet meet the requirements of many commercial and individual users for access, availability, reliability, security, performance, ease of management, and ease of administration.



Implementing Extranets directly addresses the great extranet controversy by providing practical examples and advice about overcoming the present limitations of extranets. This book will be of great interest to planners, designers, and implementors of extranets as well as to end users and business managers who wish to use extranets to meet their communication and collaboration needs.

Uses a practical approach to understanding and overcoming the present limits of extranets
Provides a practical understanding of how extranets can and cannot be used for communication and collaboration
Offers a state of the art view of extranets

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Implementing Extranets directly addresses the great extranet controversy by providing practical examples and advice about overcoming the present limitations of extranets. This book will be of great interest to planners, designers, and implementors of extranets as well as to end users and business managers who wish to use extranets to meet their communication and collaboration needs.

About the Author

Randall Covill is a Marketing Programs Manager for Networks and System Integration Services at Digital Equipment Corporation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1st edition (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555581978
• ISBN-13: 978-1555581978
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,997,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A misleading title, March 18, 1999

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Giulio Carducci ([e-mail]) (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Implementing Extranets: the Internet as A Virtual Private Network (Paperback)

This book actually doesn't maintain promises suggested by its title. After having read it, nobody will be able to implement any Extranet. The book doesn't hurt, but is simply an overview (rather general and lacking useful references) for newcomers willing to be introduced to Internet and its more or less secure application. If you consider that the author is (or was when writing the book) Compaq World Wide Marketing Manager, you can easier understand the book's feel and why the title happened to be misleading.