Intranet : An Internet is a “network that uses Internet­-based technologies within an organization to facilitate communication and access to information .” Intranet are typically based on Web Framework . There are three types of people who desig nand use the Intranet :

1. Users : Are the people in the organization who will use the Intranet to get information.

2. Information Providers : Are the internal groups which provides the required information .

3. Developers : Are the people who develop tools , applications or gateways to applications across the organization .

LAN : LAN stands for Local Area Network ,which may be widespread in same building . The scope of LAN is small , a single building or a cluster a building.The internal data rates of LAN are typically much greater than Intranet .