Intranet Access with Your PDA

In today’s geographically dispersed corporate world, mobile staff must
have immediate access to updated company information by being constantly
plugged into the corporate network. PDAs give employees that
flexibility and freedom to do business while on the move, but having
wireless access to all the resources on your corporate intranet can be a
serious security risk because the nature of an intranet is private. An
intranet is tucked away from the public version of a company’s Internet
Web site. Intranets provide employees with special access to corporate
databases, sensitive applications, and remote services that provide confidential
information on clientele.
In most corporate intranets, authentication with a username and
password is required to gain access. From there, an authorized user
can view practically any Web page, obtain private information, access
confidential directories to find addresses of clients or other employees,
and access an order system to add or view customer information for
items, including product availability and inventory. Data about
regions can easily be mined, and this information can be valuable to
your competition.