December 6, 2007
NetBeans IDE 6.0!
The new NetBeans IDE makes you a smarter, faster coder with visual web development, visual game design along with the ability to build desktop, mobile, and enterprise applications. It also provides tools for C/C++, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and SOA application development, so you can expand your skills or unify your entire development environment.

November 27, 2007
The Learning Curve: Step-by-Step on Sun Java System Portal Server
Web developer Walter Hardy shares his learning curve on getting up to speed with Portal Server in this series of blogs that includes a step-by-step tutorial on installing it on a Solaris system.

October 15, 2007
Adding Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Community Services to Your Portal
This article contains instructions for integrating the Sun Java System Portal Server Community Sample into your portal desktop.

October 15, 2007
Installing and Configuring Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Update 1 Blog Portlet
This article describes the steps to install and configure the Sun Java System Portal Server Blog Portlet.

October 15, 2007
Uninstalling Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Sample Desktops
This article contains instructions for uninstalling the Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 software sample desktops.

August 31, 2007
Simon Phipps Interview: The Meanings and Motivations of Open-Source Communities
Those exploring the OpenPortal community will be interested in reading this articulation of the diverse perspectives that must be grasped in order to understand the dynamics that drive open source.

August 10, 2007
Two New Training Courses in CA, CO, and MA
Learn how to Install and Configure in San Jose, CA in this class that starts on November 19th. Learn how to Customize your portal server in Burlington September 17th or in Broomfield (Boston) on December 10th. Also take advantage of our summer training sale, and get a US $100 Best Buy card!

August 7, 2007
Configuring Portlets for Internationalization and Localization
Enhance your portlets for the global audience! Through a sample portlet, this article describes the procedures for internationalization, localization, and deployment of internationalized portlets on Sun Java System Portal Server.

July 2007
Web Services for Remote Portlets for Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1
Find out how to administer WSRP in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1.

June 2007
Post-Installation Configuration for Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access 7
Here are solutions for common issues that occur during and after the configuration of Sun Java System Portal Server SRA 7.

June 26, 2007
Open-Source Portal Initiative at Sun, Part 5: JavaServer Faces Technology-Based Portlet Bridge The JSF Portlet Bridge Project is developing a JSF portlet integration library with which you can run and deploy JSF technology-based applications as JSR 168-complaint portlets. This article describes its design and binary, the procedure for modifying JSF applications to comply with JSR 168, and the tag library.
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June 8, 2007
Authoring Community Services With Portal Server The Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Update 1 Community feature gives portal users the power to create and share portal pages and collaborate using a wide variety of cutting-edge web technologies such as wikis and weblogs. In addition to the collaborative tools included in Portal Server 7.1 Update 1, this article describes how portal developers and administrators can make additional collaborative tools available to their portal users.
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May 22, 2007
Open-Source Portal Initiative at Sun, Part 4: Web Services for Remote Portlets
The Web Services for Remote Portlets protocol defines how to publish and consume portlets, which are remote visual services. This article introduces the WSRP Project's system and deployment architectures, describes its build and deployment processes, and walks you through the procedure for creating remote portlet windows.
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April 18, 2007
Creating Web 2.0-Enabled Communities With Sun Java System Portal Server
This article describes how Sun Java System Portal Server makes effective use of Web 2.0 features and concepts to help your users be more collaborative and productive.
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March 22, 2007
Open-Source Portal Initiative at Sun, Part 3: Portlet Container
Portlet containers execute portlets and manage their life cycle. This article describes the Enterprise-Class Portlet Container Open Source Project and Portlet Container 1.0, recently developed for that project. Also explained are the procedures for installing and deploying Portlet Container 1.0 so as to test portlets.
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March 16, 2007
Introducing Java Portlet Specifications: JSR 168 and JSR 286
This article highlights Java Portlet Specification 1.0 (JSR 168) and the associated software, Portlet Container 1.0 and the NetBeans Portlet Plug-in; also Java Portlet Specification 2.0 (JSR 286) in its draft state. In addition, this article introduces the Enterprise-Class Portal Open Source Project along with its subprojects that deliver key portal-related components, including sample portlets.
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March 2, 2007
Incorporating Workflow Into Sun Portals With Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite
Learn by example: Here's how to integrate Sun Java System Portal Server and Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite to automate tasks on Sun portals and render the related process interactions seamless, accurate, and consistent.
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December 12, 2006
Creating Multilingual Portals With Sun Java System Portal Server, you can localize your portal to display UI wording (time, date, messages) in the language of your choice. Learn the steps here for a much-desired enhancement.
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