portal By Soheila Ghane

outline 1.History 2.Introduction to issues 3.Defining “Portal” 4.What can be expected from a portal? 5.What can not be expected from a portal? 6.Kinds of portal 7.Portal softwares 8.ACFamily Network

History zPortals really started out with ISP's, the Internet Service providers like AOL and Prodigy and that bunch of folks who had to give you some kind of thing beyond what you could find yourself on the Web. And they were sort of the early portals. zThe search engines like Yahoo and Alta Vista and Excite, whatever, when they discovered people really weren't kind of using them exclusively, they wanted to get something like frequent flyer loyalty to them.  So what they did is they became big horizontal malls for information on the Web and in fact, those kind of portals are often called horizontal portals or mega-portals.

Introduction to issues  "We will do nothing short of transforming our cars and trucks into a portal for the Internet." zThe idea of a homepage was that a company, person or university had a presence on the Web that had the look and feel of its home. zWith a Web portal, you are escorted to a door, the portal of a house, by a real estate agent who often has spent hours learning about you.  portal is user-centric, while a homepage is owner-centric.  A homepage does not a portal make.

Defining “Portal” zPortal is a term, generally synonymous with gateway, for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes to be a major starting site for users when they get connected to the Web or that users tend to visit as an anchor site. zIt as a hub from which users can locate all the Web content that they commonly need. zPortal is a web system that brings the vast information and service resources available from many sources to many users in an effective manner.

Cont. zPortal is a web system that provides the functions and features to authenticate and identify the users and provide them with an easy, personalized and user-customizable web-interface for facilitating access to information and services that are of primary relevance and interests to the users.

What can be expected from a portal? zprovides a single sign-on to a variety of catalog and directories of information and services related to a specific topic or organization along with a “personal start page”. zprovides materials free of charge for everyone zwants that the user gets services /information as easy as possible (access and software) (access and software) zportal should be seen as a fruitful complement to other projects / networks / websites zportal should a place where you can do things, If you have applications there. it means you can do things like update data.

What can not be expected from a portal? zIt's not everything they're ever going to use, but the stuff that they commonly need.  Portal will not provide information or services directly, other than explanations to guide people to agency web sites. zMaterials that content all project results in details

Kinds of portal Portals are not a ‘one size fits’ all solution. Although the term portal is often treated as synonymous with enterprise information portals there are actually many, different types of portals; each one tailored to meet a specific business need. Portals are not a ‘one size fits’ all solution. Although the term portal is often treated as synonymous with enterprise information portals there are actually many, different types of portals; each one tailored to meet a specific business need. There is two basic kinds of portal: There is two basic kinds of portal: Vertical portal (Vortal) Vertical portal (Vortal) zPortals that focus on specific services and subjects. zDo customization based on you authenticating into them -- them understanding your roles zYou can personalize the thing. zExample : university of Michigan()

Cont. Horizonal portal (Hortal)  they're trying to give you everything you could imagine a person could want on the Web.  A horizontal portal can't have customization because it doesn't know who you are  everybody comes in, sees the same thing, but they can personalize it to some degree  some people call them HEP 's for Horizontal Enterprise Portals. Example : Yahoo.com,Alta Vista.com, Excite.com

Cont. Other kinds of portal: or e-business e-Commerce or e-business Portals zProvide information on products and services zFacilitate the sharing of information to external partners, customers and suppliers. zOften include supply chain management features. zUsually have a transactional processing component zE-commerce portals aim to increase the value of the relationship whilst lowering the cost. Example: e-Bay.co.uk,amazon.comThe Trainline.com Example: e-Bay.co.uk,amazon.com, The Trainline.com

Cont. Information Resource Portals zInformation Resource Portals give researchers a “view” on informational resources. z These are typically large collections of records of a particular kind. zCross searching multiple related collections is one important goal of these portals. Example: Data Portal, British Academy Portal Example: Data Portal, British Academy Portal Institutional Portals zThese portals provide all information about an institution and the services it provides. zThis needs to be presented as both external views and to institution members. Example: Anglia, London School of Economics

Cont. Portals for e-Learning, Awareness and Training Portals for e-Learning, Awareness and Training E-Learning portal focus on guiding students through a structured learning experience and providing the necessary support to increase effectiveness of the portal as a means of delivery of course material. E-Learning portal focus on guiding students through a structured learning experience and providing the necessary support to increase effectiveness of the portal as a means of delivery of course material. Example : CHEF Example : CHEF Awareness and training portals are more focused and specialize in a specific area for a more experienced audience. Awareness and training portals are more focused and specialize in a specific area for a more experienced audience. Material is provided to researchers wishing to take on board new techniques, such as e-Science. Material is provided to researchers wishing to take on board new techniques, such as e-Science. Example : GENIUS Example : GENIUS

Cont. Collaboration portals zEnable a geographically dispersed workforce to interact around projects and business through a common access or rallying point. zOffer generic tools such as chat, white boards Example : CHEF Grid Information Portals zSimply provides information about Grid resources (computers, databases) and their capabilities. zGrid information portal will combine sources to create query results Example : InfoPortal

Cont. Grid Application Portals Grid application portals provide a variety of mechanisms to access “active” services such as generate new data, information or knowledge through simulation, data merging or mining from on-line instruments. Grid application portals provide a variety of mechanisms to access “active” services such as generate new data, information or knowledge through simulation, data merging or mining from on-line instruments.Example:GridPort

Portal softwares zPortal software provides the platform and tools needed to deliver information and services to the public, staff, vendors, and partners. Portal software gives you the ability to manage information in a coherent and structured fashion while providing a productive tool for your audience.  Portal Software is a web based application to bring your audience, application, systems, and processes together to form a centralized collaboration experience. zPortal software integrates technologies to build personalized work areas and communities to increase productivity for users. Portal Software is built for corporate intranets, extranets, communities, web sites, and projects.

Portal Software Benefits zEfficiently deliver information to the audience zIncrease productivity for the end user zProvides customizable features and development tools zIncrease interaction between customers and employees zPersonalized environments for end users zIntegration of external applications and services by portlets

ACFN Portal zThis is an online premium service provided to Air Canada Flight Attendants  It is an Internet tool for posting requests for flight. zIt is accessible from any Internet computer anywhere in the world 24 hrs/ 7 days a week. zACFN will provide an explanation of terms and step-by-step instructions.  The ACFN respects your privacy Therefore will not, sell or give your information to anyone.

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