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.
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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. » Read more

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
By integrating Sun Java System Portal Server and Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS), you can automate human tasks on Sun portals and render the related process interactions seamless, accurate, and consistent. This article describes the procedure through a simple example.
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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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December 8, 2006
2007 JavaOne Conference Call for Papers Is Now Open Submit your session abstract today. The Call for Papers deadline is December 15, 2006.
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November 16, 2006
Switching to Enterprise-Scale Databases in Sun Java System Portal Server for Collaboration How to take advantage of the collaboration capability in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1? Set up an enterprise-scale community with a high-availability database. This article describes the process through an example—replacing the Derby database with the Oracle database—and offers troubleshooting tips.
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November 2, 2006
Administering Portals With Scripts How to automate repetitive administration tasks for portals? With scripts, which save time and lend accuracy and consistency. This article describes, through examples, how to develop scripts for the common tasks and offers best-practice tips.
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October 25, 2006
Open-Source Portal Initiative at Sun, Part 2: Portlet Repository Portlets are reusable Web components that are building blocks for portals. The first step in building a Web or enterprise portal is obtaining a rich set of portlets. This article introduces portlets, portals, and the java.net Portlet Repository—a library of open-source portlets.
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October 19, 2006
Open-Source Portal Initiative at Sun, Part 1: Overview Since May 2006, the Portal Server open-source initiative by Sun has made impressive strides. This article, the first in a series, highlights the initiative's objectives, scope, and efforts. Come participate!
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September 5, 2006
Best Practices for Applying Ajax to JSR 168 Portlets Numerous developments have occurred in Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) technology in the past year. Through a sample portlet, this article describes several tips on how to take maximum advantage of the benefits of using Ajax in portlets and suggests workarounds for pitfalls.
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August 31, 2006
Deploying Sun Java Enterprise System on the Sun Fire T2000 Server using Solaris Containers (PDF) This article discusses how to consolidate enterprise infrastructure services in Sun Java Enterprise System--Web Server, Directory Server, Access Manager, Portal Server, Messaging Server, Calendar Server, and Communications Express--onto a single Sun Fire T2000 server, leveraging the enhanced support of Solaris containers.
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August 24, 2006
Building Mashup Portlets Mashups, which are Web applications that combine data from multiple sources, can significantly enhance portals and user experience. This article describes the procedure for building a sample mashup portlet by merging geospatial data and an Ajax-based mapping service and for deploying the portlet to Sun Java System Portal Server 7, also the caveats.
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July 27, 2006
Publishing JSR 168 Portlets as Remote Portlets With WSRP By publishing local JSR 168 portlets as remote portlets in Sun Java System Portal Server, you can have any WSRP consumer portal consume or display those remote portlets as local portlets. This article tells you how, step by step, through an example portlet.
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July 21, 2006
Increasing Portal Agility: iWay Universal Adapters (PDF) This paper offers instructions, tips, and examples on how to use the iWay Universal Adapter Framework to develop Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) portlets and web services for Sun Java System Portal Server. It also discusses the advantages of doing so compared to traditional development efforts (e.g., hand-coding or working with individual application APIs).
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June 15, 2006
Building IPC Portlets for Sun Java System Portal Server 7 With Sun Java Studio Creator 2 With an API in Sun Java System Portal Server, JSR 168 portlets can communicate with each other even if they are in different Web applications. Through a sample application, this article steps you through the process of creating an Interportlet Communication (IPC) portlet.
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June 6, 2006
Creating Dynamically Generated Charts in Portlets Ever wondered how you can build portlets that contain dynamically generated graphics? Through a sample application, this article shows you how to do so with the open-source JFreeChart library.
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June 1, 2006
Sun Java System Portal Server Receives Java Developer's Journal Readers' Choice Award Readers of this popular developer publication have recognized Portal Server as the "Best SOA Portal Platform".
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March 14, 2006
Votes Mount for Sun Java System Portal Server in Readers' Choice Awards Web Services Journal will soon announce the Readers' Choice award for "Best Portal Platform for Web Services" -- and our Portal Server is leading the pack!
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February 23, 2006
Deploying a Portlet to Sun Java Portal Server This step-by-step tutorial walks you through the process, from configurations to deployment to both releases 6 and 7 of Sun Java System Portal Server.
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February 23, 2006
Building a GoogleSearch Web Service Portlet Learn how to develop a JavaServer Faces portlet application that spell-checks user-specified words with GoogleSearch, one of several sample Web services bundled with the Sun Java Studio Creator IDE.

October 28, 2005
XPerts at Your Service Ask the BigAdmin XPerts about any aspect of Sun Java Enterprise System: installation, configuration, integration. Java Enterprise System is an integrated suite of components for developing and deploying enterprise applications.
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October 18, 2005
Configuring IDEs for Portal Development and Deployment Appropriate setup of your IDE renders the task of building portals a smooth sail. This article shows you, step by step, how to configure Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 and Apache Ant for development with Sun Java System Portal Server, complete with examples and sample code.
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October 18, 2005
Portal University Learn all about Sun Java System Portal Server through this collection of technical articles, video tutorials, learning paths, and other resources. Join the community dialog, too, by becoming a member of the Portal Server User Group and Portal Server Developer Forum.
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June 28, 2005
Deploying a Portlet Application Shows you what a cakewalk it is to deploy portlets to Sun Java Portal Server 6. Thanks to the support for JavaServer Faces portlets in Sun Java Studio Creator 2, you can build portlets in that IDE and deploy them to JSR-168-compliant portlet containers.
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June 6, 2005
Asynchronous Rendering of Portlet Content With Ajax Technology Describes how to build portlets that render independently of other content on the portal desktop by using an emerging technology, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.
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February 15, 2005
Running JavaServer Faces Technology-Based Portlets on Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2005Q1 Describes the setup procedures for extending the framework based on JavaServer Faces technology and then running a JSR 168-compliant portlet on Sun Java System Portal Server 6. This article also offers sample code and summarizes the known issues. For an improved integration with Portal Server, Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 contains enhancements to the reference implementation of JavaServer Faces 1.1.
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