One Browser is Better than Two If at all possible, have your corporation use only one browser.
Different software within the same architecture inevitably means inconsistencies
and the possibility for glitches, in this case at least two features not working
at the same time and/or system freezes on a regular basis.
Decide on software that makes sense for your company. Netscape Navigator® and
Microsoft Explorer® are the two leaders; there are good reasons to select either.
Both are good products; one seeks to dominate the world, the other makes us
feel good, all warm and fuzzy; take your pick. Freedom is what the Internet
and Intranet are all about, after all. (This is a clue to help you make your
selection!)
Plug-Ins Plug-ins are additions to
the browser that enable it to perform additional functions. For example, a zip
utility plug-in allows the user to unzip compressed files sent by email. A video
and sound player plug-in allows movie-type frames and narration.
The nature of your business determines the plug-ins you will want with your
browser license. An unzip plug-in and an Adobe Acrobat Reader® (to read documents)
are considered standard for most businesses, while video and sound player are
not. However, what is completely useless for one is essential for another because
of the way each intends to use the Intranet.
BOTTOM LINE: • Select one browser, not two.
• Select plug-ins based on your particular business need.
Eric Brown founded his consulting firm Communication Associates in 1980. His clients include major Fortune 500 companies who use his presentation design, communication training, writing services, and web expertise in many contexts. He is author of Throw Away Your Pencil: Writing with a Word Processor (Prentice-Hall), of The FedEx Personnel Division Intranet Style Book, is a Houghton Mifflin Finalist, a writer for Hearst publications, and many professional journals.
James W. Candler
is currently Vice President of Personnel Systems and Support at Federal Express where he has worked for the last 18 years. In that time he has been responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the company's on-line, reql-time human resource information system called PRISM. PRISM has resulted in all employees being able to access personal, benefit, and similar HR information at the stroke of a key. Most recently he has led the development of Personnel.link, the FedEx Personnel Division corporate Intranet.He has presented across the nation and written frequently for IHRIM.link: A Publication of the Association of Human System Professionals where he has also served as editor.
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