Amoco and Chevron: similar companies using Intranets in very different ways

The August 1998 CIO article cited below explains how Amoco and Chevron use their intranets in very different ways even though they are both major oil companies in similar markets. (An intranet is a private communication network that uses the type of interface popularized by the Web but is accessible only by authorized employees, contractors, and customers.

Questions:

1. What are the main differences in the goals of the two intranets?

2. What are the main differences in the information provided on the two intranets?

3. The two intranets are administered in different ways. How does this affect the quality and accessibility of the information on that is provided on each of them?

Source:
Greenberg, Ruth. "He says, She says," CIO, Aug. 1998
http://www.cio.com/archive/webbusiness/080198_central.html

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