Getting the Most out of Your PC

4. Share Information

4.1 Email can be used to communicate quickly and inexpensively.

• You can send contacts messages without interrupting them with a phone call.
• Response times are shortened as customers and business partners now expect you to be able to respond quickly.
• You can automatically send an email to a group of contacts at the same time.
• You can send emails internationally at no extra cost.
• Email can be used for internal communications and information-sharing.

4.2 You can create a website to make information about your business freely and easily available to potential customers.

4.3 To improve internal communication, you can create an intranet. (See Intranets.)

• You can publish information (such as key policies) on an intranet, an in-house version of the Internet.
• Employees can view the information using a standard web browser.