Types of websites

Different types of websites will require different solutions and use different applications and features. This section contains examples of different websites and the types of applications and features required to deliver them.

Intranet portal
An intranet portal site is designed to allow information to be quickly disseminated to employees, to make common internal business processes more efficient and to provide a sense of community within an organization.
E-business site
An e-business site is an externally facing site designed to market a company's products and services to consumers and allow them to purchase these items online. The focus of the site is on helping a consumers match their needs to the appropriate product or service and maximizing their purchases.
Brochureware site
A brochureware site is an externally facing site that acts as an organization's presence on the World Wide Web. The overriding focus is on representing the organization's brand to its potential customers.
E-library site
An online library site is dedicated to providing access to a large amount of content. The prime example is a news site, where new content is created throughout the day, every day of the week and is published online and then archived as it becomes out of date. Other examples include journals, analyst reports, and software libraries.
Partner site
The audience for a partner site are the partners of an organization. The site provides information and applications that are not applicable to the broader audience of consumers. A partner site would typically require a login but would not use an automated registration system. The business partners would be known to the company and given a login to access the partner site.

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