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Here is an overview of the features, functions, and benefits of Portal Server. See the product data sheet for more on Portal Server features.

Product Highlights

 
  • Centralize navigation, services, and data repositories using a single platform architecture.
  • Enhance the user experience with Ajax, mashups, wikis, self-service collaboration, and other innovative Web 2.0 solutions.
  • Provide secure, identity-based content delivery.
  • Use federated search capabilities across multiple search engines.
  • Enjoy Anytime/Anywhere access through Secure Remote Access (SRA).
  • Benefit from lower cost of development -- it's open source, and it's free!
Feature Function Benefit
Identity-based content delivery Integrated identity management capabilities deliver information and services according to a user's identity, including access control, centralized user management, policy enforcement, and single sign on. Provides increased security control of relevant business information and personalized experience for employees to perform their tasks.
Wikis Users can create wikis from within a portlet and edit using the toolbar. Increases team productivity.
Shared files Share files with others in a group. Increases ability to share and participate.
Group calendaring and task management Users can create community/group calendars, update them, and track status of project tasks. Improves effective interactions among stakeholders of a project.
Community surveys and polls Make team decisions with user-created polls and surveys. Speeds consensus-driven decisions.
Secure remote access and mobile access Remote access to community resources - mail, calendar, address book, conference calling, files, portlets from any device. Helps improve job satisfaction of employees by enabling access to information from anywhere, anytime.
Improved administration One-click portal creation, remote administration, delegated administration, and more. Simplifies administration. Helps administrators focus on delivery of business value to the enterprise.
Content management Full, unrestricted FatWire license now included for creating, managing, and delivering content. Reduces integration costs and time to deploy content.
Interportlet Communication Portlets share information with each other to create a greater degree of dynamism and adaptive behavior. Reduces time and cost of deployment of integrated portal solutions.
Full text search engine with federated search and taxonomy capabilities Single request brings results from multiple search engines, plus enterprise information repositories and databases. Accelerates access to relevant information.
Designed for Service oriented architecture (SOA) Provide unified service view into new business processes and composite applications resulting from SOA and integration projects. Helps deliver relevant services based on identity, and leverages existing IT resources.
Java Studio Creator support for portal development Create powerful applications with the simplicity of drag and drop, with support for Web services, JSF, and struts. Simplifies application development. Reduces upfront and maintenance costs.
     
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