The corporate intranet that also reaches your field teams

Question 1

What is the difference between an intranet and a corporate social network?

Answer

An intranet is a reference space: it’s where documents, procedures, and forms are stored, and where information flows from management down to the teams. A corporate social network is a stream: information circulates, and employees react, comment, and speak up. The two approaches complement each other rather than conflict, and most recent platforms combine both. Steeple combines a dynamic news feed for day-to-day information and a document repository for reference content, without requiring teams to switch between tools.

Question 2

What is a mobile intranet?

Answer

A mobile intranet is an intranet whose content can be accessed via a smartphone app, rather than just from a workstation. It addresses the fact that the least well-informed employees are rarely the ones who have a computer. Be aware, however, of a common limitation: many intranet apps require a work email address for registration, which perpetuates the very exclusion they claim to address. The Steeple mobile app can be installed without a work email address, and employees who do not wish to install it can access the same content via the touchscreen on their website.

Question 3

How can employees without computers be given access to the intranet?

Answer

This is the main limitation of a traditional intranet: it requires a browser, an account, and a work email address. There are three ways to address this. A mobile app that can be installed on a personal phone without requiring corporate login credentials. A touchscreen or kiosk located where teams gather (break room, locker rooms, site entrance), accessible without an account or device. And a web version for support functions. Steeple distributes the same information across all three platforms simultaneously: it’s published once and reaches everyone.

Question 4

How much does a corporate intranet cost?

Answer

The cost of an intranet depends on the number of users, the features selected, and the deployment method. A custom-built intranet requires a significant initial investment and ongoing maintenance, whereas an online solution operates on a subscription basis, typically proportional to the number of employees. However, the most commonly underestimated cost is not the license fee—it’s content management. Without designated contributors, an intranet will stop being used within a few months, regardless of its price. Also check the billing basis used (active user, account created, or registered employee), as this can double the cost.

Question 5

Is an IT department needed to manage an intranet?

Answer

For a traditional intranet, yes, more often than not: account creation, access rights management, portal maintenance, and updates are handled by IT, which makes internal communications dependent on IT for even the smallest changes. Steeple is designed to put the communication and HR teams in control. Accounts are automatically created and closed through synchronization with the HR database; access rights are managed by department or by location via the interface; and publishing requires no technical expertise. IT involvement is limited to the initial setup of the synchronization.

The corporate intranet that also reaches your field teams

Accessible without an account

Always up to date, effortlessly

Finally measurable

Living in Both Directions

What is a corporate intranet?

An internal information portal

A document database

A directory of employees

Shared spaces

The Limitations of the Traditional Intranet

Access restricted to connected devices

An account and a business address

Information that trickles down and becomes outdated

No insight into what is being read

What Steeple Borrows from an Intranet

What an intranet
does not allow

An access point that requires no device and no account

An app that doesn't require a business address

Information flowing in both directions

Knowing what is being read, by whom, and on which website

Traditional Intranet vs. Steeple: A Comparison

Frequently Asked Questions

Want to see Steeple in action?

The corporate intranet that also reaches your field teams

Accessible without an account

Always up to date, effortlessly

Finally measurable

Living in Both Directions

What is a corporate intranet?

An internal information portal

A document database

A directory of employees

Shared spaces

The Limitations of the Traditional Intranet

Access restricted to connected devices

An account and a business address

Information that trickles down and becomes outdated

No insight into what is being read

What Steeple Borrows from an Intranet

What an intranetdoes not allow

An access point that requires no device and no account

An app that doesn't require a business address

Information flowing in both directions

Knowing what is being read, by whom, and on which website

Traditional Intranet vs. Steeple: A Comparison

Frequently Asked Questions

Want to see Steeple in action?

What an intranet
does not allow