Portal Development
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Initially, the term portal was used to refer to well-known Internet search and navigation sites that provided a starting point for web consumers to explore and access information on the World Wide Web. What a portal does:
Key features of portals:
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What a portal is not:
- It is not just a Website (which is usually characterized by static information)
- It is not just a personalized intranet
- It is not just a personalized extranet
- It is not just a personalized front end for business applications
- It is not just groupware
- It is not just a personalized knowledge management solution
- It is not just a sophisticated search engine
Major Functions of Portals?:
- Search and navigation
- It is not just a personalized intranet
- Information integration (content management)
- Personalization
- Notification (push technology)
- Task management and workflow
- Collaboration and groupware
- Integration of applications and business intelligence
- Infrastructure functionality
The numerous solutions can be divided into 3 major groups that partially overlap:
- Corporate Portals: provide personalized access to selected information of a specific company
- Commerce Portals: support business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce
- Pervasive Portals: support access via Pervasive Devices such as PDAs. Particularly this type of vertical portal will have a great stake in the future







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