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A portal solution is generally comprised of many different systems accessing data from any number of sources all streamlined into a consistent interface.

Personalizing your portal

One of the key features of the portal is personalization and role-based content delivery. The portal content and features are targeted and customized towards a specific user or user group. Unlike intranet or extranet, where all users see the same content, or groups of users see the same content, the portal platform can provide every user with a personalized view and customized set of information tools and self-service software products. The portal management processes provide security policies and control over all information assets and user rights and privileges. For example, an organization may have a central portal with links to a sales portal, a procurement portal, an HR manager portal, etc.

Defining your portal strategy

A successful portal strategy leverages existing content management software, collaboration tools, workflow services, and other information systems into a single platform. The portal also provides a centralized search engine and access data from different information sources.

Many portal products provide data connectors or APIs to allow integration with legacy systems' business data using the product's front end presentation. These out-of-the-box capabilities often make certain assumptions about the construct and presentation of the business data. In order to achieve a more customized presentation or functionality, it often requires custom development using portal products' SDK.

Selecting the right technology

There are several technologies that can be used to create an enterprise portal solution: Microsoft SharePoint, SAP NetWeaver, and IBM WebSphere are among the most popular portal products.

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