Toby Banks, a worldwide portal and workplace sales specialist for IBM, works out of his home, but routinely travels to places like Texas, Cambridge, New York, and New Hampshire. To stay abreast of developments within IBM and the wider world of technology and business, Banks—like thousands of other mobile IBM employees—hits IBM’s On Demand Workplace portal several times a day. IBM’s On Demand portal enables Banks as well as other IBM employees and executives to access new information, participate in forums, and keep up to date on important developments in the industry. IBM salespeople use a separate educational portal: Sales Compass. And IBM is notalone. Intranets and portals are growing in popularity for elearning.