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I'm looking for a powerful tool to study that will benefit me in the creation of a company intranet. Any suggestions?

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Good starting points from and — using an existing platform is usually faster than building from scratch. Before choosing anything, define what the intranet must do: who will use it, what content types you need, who owns each area, and what integrations (HR, directory, file shares) are required. That short requirements checklist will save time and stop you picking tools for the wrong reasons.

Key evaluation points to score each candidate:

  • Authentication and SSO support (must integrate with company directory and external users if needed)
  • Granular roles/permissions and approval/workflow for sensitive content
  • Document features: versioning, check-in/out, retention and audit logs
  • Search and metadata: custom fields, tagging and good indexing
  • Extensibility: API, plugin/module system and upgrade path without breaking custom code
  • Security and patching frequency; track record of fixes
  • Hosting model, backup/restore and disaster recovery options
  • Community/support, licensing and total cost of ownership

A pragmatic rollout approach:

  • Draft a 1–2 page functional spec with top 3 use cases (news/announcements, document library, people directory).
  • Build a small prototype that implements those use cases and SSO; run a 2–4 week pilot with a single department.
  • Use source control, separate staging and production, and automate backups; validate restore before launch.
  • Collect feedback, freeze a minimal feature set, then expand iteratively.

Cautions: avoid deep core edits that block upgrades, invest in a simple taxonomy up front, and nominate content owners and governance rules. Security and backup testing are non-negotiable for company data.

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ASP.NET is a very good option. You can also use ready made CMS applications and customize it as per your needs.

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This is a very general question - I'd recommend checking out some wiki applications. Which can be on ASP.NET - I think? But .NET is a framework, for which many applications exist.

I noticed that you've put out a few posts around similar stuff - wiki is a really easy to manage tool, that is usually PHP based I think? You'd typically have that on a Linux server, with Apache and PHP4 or PHP5 modules.

If you went with a .NET solution, you should check out dotnetNuke (though you could also go with a phpNuke if you were on the Linux box I described above). Nukes and Wikis are both really common CMS type tools, and you should be able to find a lot of information on the net to help you do any required customisation.

Hope that helps.

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