| Category |
Functions |
Uses |
| Application
server portals |
Portal
interfaces that work as a back end to specific application servers.
Example: Oracle Portal. |
Can be a
good fit for businesses that are heavily invested in a specific
application server. |
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| Collaboration
and discussion portals |
Portals
dedicated to facilitating group work, for everything from projects to
customer services to chats and bulletin boards.
Example: CoVia InfoPortal. |
Ideal
for internal and external portals and for building business-to-business
information portals. |
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| Enterprise
information portals |
Classic
corporate portal that provides centralized Web access to all a company's
data, from Web content to files to databases to applications.
Example: Products in this eVal. |
Ideal
for internal and external portals and for building B2B information
portals. |
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| Mobile
communications |
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| Search |
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| Workflow |
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| data and content
integration |
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| Knowledge
and document management portals |
Focused
on providing access to and management of content and knowledge throughout
a business; usually include features such as versioning and content
publishing.
Example: Microsoft Share Point. |
A very
good tool for businesses that need to get a handle on all the knowledge
and experience in their company. |
