http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/?rss Portals are an increasingly popular corporate integration strategy of aggregating information and functionality from multiple backends to provide an easytouse customized interface for different types of users This section covers the integration techniques and vendors and products for implementing enterprise portals Copyright 2008 ITQuadrant, Inc. All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:20:00 EST Tony Baers analysis of Microsofts billion bid for Yahoo http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/8900.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/8900.html?rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST ebizQs Dave Kelly takes a look at some of the trends driving underlying changes in extranet technologies and infrastructure capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7151.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7151.html?rss Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST ebizQs Dave Kelly explores the differences between building internal portals and externally oriented portals or extranets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7133.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7133.html?rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST An interview with Oracles Jay Daugherty http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7115.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7115.html?rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:01:00 EST An excerpt from the ebizQ Oracle Insider http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7083.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7083.html?rss Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST An excerpt from ebizQs Oracle Insider http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7028.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7028.html?rss Wed, 24 May 2006 07:30:00 EST An excerpt from the ebizQ Oracle Newsletter http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7004.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/7004.html?rss Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EST How process portals can deliver real bottomline value http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/6248.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/6248.html?rss Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:00:00 EST RFGs Michael Dortch believes that portal deployments are continuing to gain ground especially in larger enterprises and especially for internal use However recent survey findings indicate significant inconsistencies in deployment of portals for lines of business LOBs and external constituents IT executives should focus efforts on achieving consistency in portal deployments across their enterprises and greater inclusion of input and support from senior executives and LOB managers These efforts can lead to faster less costly more broadly supported and more successful portal deployments at any enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5211.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5211.html?rss Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:20:00 EST In this comprehensive guide Amlan Debnath and Marco Tilli of Oracle highlight how integration technologiesspecifically BPM and the emerging BPEL standardenable enterprise portal solutions to more effectively provide organizations with not only timely access to relevant information but also the ability to view and manage endtoend business processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5128.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5128.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST Bringing a companys processes to the Web is an efficient way to get those processes working in concert rather than isolation suggests Red Door Interactives Kelly Abbott especially when you throw in a healthy dose of what Abbott calls The Internet Presence Management Manifesto http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5099.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/5099.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Done right SOAs Web services and composite applications can greatly enhance enterprise agility and hence the ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions says ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein But she cautions that the operative words there are idone righti and that even then those hot technologies and concepts arent magic bullets http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4894.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4894.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST For both the business and IT sides of enterprises as explained by BEAs Mark Atherton and Peter Linkin in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here They show how servicedriven enterprises can benefit your company helping to align the very business and IT realms they help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4809.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4809.html?rss Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Sometimes the future is the best place to go back to as ebizQ columnist David A Kelly explains here concerning application development tools David cites two vendors in particular who have seen the backtothefuture light and are reaping the rewards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4810.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4810.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST It doesnt get much more basic than that yet many companies take less than ideal approaches according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein and Candle Corps Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar highlighted here So they offer an overview and numerous suggested best practices along with a peek at ebizQs Roadmap to Integration Technology http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4786.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4786.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprise Information Integration is unique unto itself but helps organizations leverage other types of integration technology according to ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein Here she explains how offering insight on EIIs history and growing role in the integration space particularly as a catalyst for companies seeking maximum agility and reuse from SOAs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4738.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4738.html?rss Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for access to the right integrated information by the right people at the right time has never been more pressing among enterprises but asserts The Open Groups Dr Chris Harding current technology isnt quite able to provide it Whats the solution Dr Harding proposes one here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4740.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4740.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST ECM virtualization is emerging as a way to manage unstructured information scattered across different content repositories databases file systems legacy applications and Web sites says RFGs Christie Hangey in this iResearch Briefi With a virtualized approach to ECM she adds disparate repositories and content stores can be linked and centrally administered managed and searched without copying or moving content to a central location Here Hangey explains the benefits of virtualized ECM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4687.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4687.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure how valuable would a laundry list of potential pitfalls in EAI rollouts be to you LogicCurves Jose Herrera figures plenty and here he runs them down to give you an advance headsup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4690.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:00 EST Fast agile companies often have fat bottomlines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Oracles Ashish Mohindroo explained how SOAs can help companies including yours get there especially when you steer toward BPM BAM BB and more for good measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4643.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:00:00 EST The socalled servicedriven enterprise is geared toward providing just that service to customers trading partners and internal users alike And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here our own Beth GoldBernstein and BEAs Erik Frieberg explained that being one is as much a matter of corporate culture as IT infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4596.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:54:00 EST Intel sees a disconnect in grid computing between application tools and grid middleware and platforms and is pushing grid beans as an integration path between them according to The Groups William Fellows But will the beans approach work Fellows takes a look in this report http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4597.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4597.html?rss Mon, 31 May 2004 08:00:00 EST It shouldnt be done haphazardly cautions ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein She says the ideal approach is to plan strategically and implement tactically But even then youre going to come upon numerous forks in the integration road and in this column GoldBernstein lays out some of the basics to bear in mind at those junctures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4565.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4565.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST EII is in the words of ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein fast becoming the part of the infrastructure that aggregates integrates and manages information across the enterprise In this column GoldBernstein notes that EII does what the old data integration and EAI couldnt and dont leading to EII becoming a true IT growth sector She also offers some pointed and compelling EII best practices tips and explains how EII can be immensely helpful to your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4371.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/4371.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Navigating the maze of integration technologies can be challenging and confusing To help put you on course to the solution you need ebizQ has put together a Buyers Guide featuring a map to steer you to the right types of solutions and the vendors offering them Here ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein focuses her compass on the Guide and map and shows how it can keep you from making expensive mistakes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:01:00 EST As BPM matures standards such as BPEL are becoming more important to its adoption according to ebizQ columnist David A Kelly Here he explores the BPMBPELSOA connection and looks at one vendor in particular he sees as well down the road to helping companies reap the benefits of BPEL http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3966.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3966.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST To invest or not to invest In an integration architecture that is Thats Inoti even a question assert ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Candles Peter Rhys Jenkins in a recent ebizQ webinar The resounding answer Yes They also offer a look at ebizQs Business Integration Roadmap http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3825.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3825.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:00:00 EST The more things change the more they seem to stay the same especially in the IT realm So says David Linthicum Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist Take for instance the latest incarnation of IT appliance the socalled integration appliance Might it be right for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3821.html?rss Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST And thats not all BEAs Andrea Eubanks and Dominic Sartorio offer an overview of how the role of adapters in the larger integration picture has been changing and how adapters are about to color that picture even more to the ultimate ROI benefit of buyers of integration solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3726.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3726.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Calling SOA a near ideal technology to use in an IT environment where software and hardware from multiple vendors are deployed and one that enables business tasks to be accomplished by executing a series of services IBMs Bob Sutor here spells out the way to head for an SOA world http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3545.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3545.html?rss Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:00:00 EST Its there said Gartners Cameron Haight in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here You just have to be cautious in your approach to Web services in general and Web services management in particular to realize the business benefits Web services promise to provide And Haight served up specifics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3549.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3549.html?rss Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Still need persuading that BB is the way to go Want some handy suggestions on implementing it Then a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here was the place to be Oracles Ashish Mohindroo offered a compelling case for BB then outlined practical steps for instituting it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3504.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3504.html?rss Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST They could help streamline and ease access to apps throughout an enterprise asserts Bowstreets Usman Memon And he says a key to it all is a servicesoriented architecture in conjunction with the new type of portal structure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3457.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3457.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Insurance companies are using socalled smart BPM to better their bottom lines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here our own Beth GoldBernstein Pegasystems Bob Thayler and AgencyPorts Eric Harnden showed how Surely other types of companies could also benefit from smart BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3408.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3408.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST The silo mentality still plagues many companies whose business units function as islands unto themselves when it comes to technology But Bank Ones Manish Bhatia says they have to shed that way of operating and outlines ways to go about it from the basic to the more recent http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3410.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3410.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Disconnected systems used by managed care providers hinder efforts to give doctors complete views of their patients records and hence to get the best possible care for patients But ebizQs David A Kelly looks at efforts by two of the companies seeking to change that Microsoft and MEDecision http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3387.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3387.html?rss Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Want to futureproof your company to inevitable change Youll need an agile serviceoriented architecture that rolls with the business flow by reacting quickly to change and rapidly creating business processes Expert advice on getting there was offered in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3389.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3389.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST BPM is all about putting the ability to shape and manage business processes in the hands of business users right Then why is one major vendor betting on idevelopersi getting the BPM market to take off ebizQ columnist David A Kelly delves into this one http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3141.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/3141.html?rss Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST Alas how can companies make the best use of legacy apps from YK and other projects to become more nimble and meet todays needs Hint BPM and composite apps play large roles Our own Beth GoldBernstein and Magic Softwares Avigdor Luttinger took a look in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2987.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2987.html?rss Sun, 24 Aug 2003 03:00:00 EST Indeed says the AlignIT Group portals have come into their own as key integration mechanisms And the integration demands being made of them continue to grow So what type of vendor is your best bet for portals that meet the needs of todays enterprises AlignITs answer might surprise you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2617.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2617.html?rss Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST Portals enable disparate parts of organizations to access information in one place across varied platforms But what happens when those disparate departments develop their own portals and one groups portal cant talk with another groups Oracles Paul Narth takes a look http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2501.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2501.html?rss Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The realtime enterprise is not a trend that companies can afford to wait out As the competition speeds up companies will need to keep up or perish So says ebizQs Vice President for Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein With that in mind she points to ten areas companies must carefully cultivate in order to flower into a realtime enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2052.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/2052.html?rss Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST The Robert Frances Group says properly executed portal rollouts can deliver significant value to businesses But the devils in the details And RFG has a complete guide to help make your deployment well worth itand as painfree as possible http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1497.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1497.html?rss Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Dont look now but rolebased integration could just be the next hot trend in the integration space And while the benefits for your company could be substantial they wont necessarily come easily In this column ebizQ Vice President for Strategic Services Beth GoldBernstein explains what rolebased integration is tells how it could help and outlines what your company could do to prepare to usher it in http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1503.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1503.html?rss Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST Businessenabling software providers tended to see their enterprise valuetorevenue multiples drift lower with the exception being integration apps vendors whose ratio rose a bit But SCM CRM ERP procurement business intelligence and systems and content management companies slipped and the security sector sagged badly Wireless software providers and software and portal development apps vendors stayed where theyd been In this report investment banking firm TripleTree offers indepth analysis of the month and a look back at as a whole http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1632.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1632.html?rss Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Enterprise portals allow government agencies to extend knowledge management and business processes in previously unimaginable ways to the benefit of both employees and the public Haridas Nair of Sybase explains how http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1646.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1646.html?rss Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST As companies begin creating portals to streamline information flows they face the daunting challenge of consolidating disparate information systems Building pointtopoint connections between the portal and the information source only creates additional information silos Here Robert Giljum of Oracle discusses why portal platforms require business process management capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1650.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1650.html?rss Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Need a good reason for installing an enterprise portal Plumtree Softwares Glenn Kelman can give you seven Here he explains the chief benefits of a portal and the key deadlines to be considered when implementing one http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1652.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1652.html?rss Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST This white paper excerpt from Cap Ventures explains how the Internet and corporate networking have made the job of a typical knowledge worker much more complex and collaborative and how enterprise information portals can help improve collaboration and information sharing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1656.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1656.html?rss Sun, 23 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST How can an enterprise portal help your organization decrease costs or increase revenues How should a portal be configured for optimum ROI What are the risks involved in portal deployment You can find the answers to these and other questions about enterprise portals in this white paper from divine http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1728.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1728.html?rss Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Enterprise portals initially promised to be the perfect corporate integration solution uniting multiple applications and data sources behind a single user interface But IT managers are learning that portals pose their own integration challenges Heres a look at the problem and two standards initiatives that offer a solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1760.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1760.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST Where has EAI been and wheres it going Eric Roch of TIBCO provides some insight in this overview of the history of enterprise application integration the principal approaches to achieving it and the emerging trends http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1544.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1544.html?rss Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 EST This Spotlight Report from IT investment banking firm Triple Tree presents a panorama of the Web services landscape including the concept technologies standards and competing products and their implications for systems integrators http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1543.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1543.html?rss Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST The term portal has come to have a number of meanings In an effort to sort out what is and isnt a portal Owendo Technology has released a page report on the topic This white paper is an excerpt from that report It outlines the main types of portals the history of their evolution and the key features and functions of enterprise portals http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1781.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1781.html?rss Mon, 27 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EST Organizations have vast stores of unstructured data from emails and Word documents to video files and PDFs This excerpt from the research paper Managing Unstructured Content in Enterprise Information Portals by portal consulting company Unitas explains why unstructured data is hard to organize and how enterprise portals differ from other types of content management products on the market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1599.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1599.html?rss Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00:00 EST Webbased enterprise portals provide employees and customers with access to data stored in a variety of business applications But moving data between a portal and multiple legacy and offtheshelf applications presents a challenge for programmers In this white paper Steven Scala vice president of GE Integration Solutions for GE Global eXchange Services explains why an integration broker is the ideal tool for integrating Web portals with internal and external business systems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/portals/features/1594.html?rss