Name
Portal Solutions
Synopsis
Tools that provide “completely integrated enterprise portal solutions.”
Examples
Plumtree, http://www.plumtree.com/
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/portalserver.asp
Broadvision, http://www.broadvision.com/
Epicentric, http://www.epicentric.com/
Comments
The vision of seamless, intuitive access to all enterprise and third-party content independent of geography, ownership, and format is compelling and completely unrealized. These tools claim to do everything. Make sure you know what they do well.
Resources
Enterprise Information Portals (EIPs) from Business 2.0, http://www.business2.com/webguide/0,1660,6848,FF.html
“Pandora’s Portal” by Peter Morville, http://www.semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/portal.html
“Portals” from Intranet Focus Ltd, http://www.intranetfocus.com/portals/portals.html
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