Mastering IBM WebSphere Portal
Expert Guidance to Build and Deploy Portal Applications
Chapter One
Introducing WebSphere
Portal
What is a portal and why do I need it? What does WebSphere Portal offer
that I can't do with custom code? In this chapter, we will answer these
questions and introduce you to the WebSphere brand and more specifically
to WebSphere Portal. We will show you how WebSphere Portal can help
you rapidly develop and deploy applications that will impact your bottom
line by introducing you to its features and architecture. At the end of this
chapter you will understand why you need a portal and how WebSphere
Portal meets your portal requirements.
What Is a Portal and Why Do We Need Them?
When the Internet was first introduced, applications were simple and text
based. Graphics were soon introduced, and programmers found out that
much of the development effort was shifting to look and feel rather than
implementing business function. Then developers felt it would be cool to
integrate various other sites into their own; howe ... read full excerpt from Mastering IBM WebSphere Portal: Expert Guidance to Build and Deploy Portal Applications ebook