1. Jumpstart Solution: Novell Active Information Portal
Novell BrainShare 2002
Jumpstart Solution: Novell Active Information Portal
Allen Tietjen
Director, Portal Solutions
Novell, Inc.
Steven Fiore
Principal Architect
CTP/Novell
Nina Moorehouse
Net Solutions Line Manager
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2. Vision…one Net Mission
A world where networks of all types—corporate and public, intranets, extranets, and the Internet—work together as one Net and securely connect employees, customers, suppliers, and partners across organizational boundaries
Mission
To solve complex business and technical challenges with Net business solutions that enable people, processes, and systems to work together and our customers to profit from the opportunities of a networked world

4. Active Information Portal Agenda
Novell BrainShare 2002
Active Information Portal Agenda
Novell’s Vision and Mission
Employee’s Challenges
The Solution (Demo)
Employee Benefits
Solution Components
Implementation
Active Information Portal in Review
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5. Employee’s Challenges

6. Novell BrainShare 2002
Hard-to-reach Information, Systems, and People Degrade Employee Productivity
Companies have developed many stove piped applications for employees and partners
Employees are challenged to get to the right information they need
Companies are having a hard time solving complex problems because of organizational and informational silos
People struggle with too much specialized knowledge and the fast pace of change
Productivity
Efficiency
Agility
Technology
Resources
Environment
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7. Novell BrainShare 2002
Companies must provide information and access - faster, cheaper, and with less people.
Companies have to distribute information over many competing channels.
Employees need increased service levels in an environment of reduced IT budgets.
Companies want to make existing systems available over the Web without having to rewrite the applications.
Productivity
Environment
Resources
Technology
Efficiency
Agility
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8. Novell BrainShare 2002
Companies and employees must adapt to rapidly changing business demands.
Companies are generating increasing amounts of information but are losing the ability to distribute up to date information.
Opportunities come and go at a much faster pace than ever before.
The business itself is changing.
Companies must change how they do business to thrive in a knowledge-based economy.
Productivity
Environment
Resources
Technology
Agility
Efficiency
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9. Thought Provoking Questions
Novell BrainShare 2002
Thought Provoking Questions
Do you have employees in your organization that need access to time-critical information?
Yes No
Is your business changing such that you need to deliver access to information to employees faster, cheaper, and with less people than before?
Yes No
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10. AIP Demonstration

11. Active Information Portal Defined
Novell BrainShare 2002
Active Information Portal Defined
Active Information Portal seamlessly unites all your applications and live information, both internal and external, that your employees need to do their jobs into an interface that is accessible from any Web-enabled device
Active Information Portal
Metadata Repository
Enterprise Applications
Enterprise Legacy Systems
Enterprise Information
Novell eDirectory
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12. What’s the Secret Sauce?
Novell BrainShare 2002
What’s the Secret Sauce?
The AIP solution, unlike other dashboards, is bi-directional. You can see data in the dashboard, change it, and send it back to the original source.
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13. What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Novell BrainShare 2002
What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Live
Employees get direct access to live data sets in real time
Active
Interactive
Bi-directional access to data enables employees to work with the information, not just view it
Personalized to each functional role, providing the applications and information that are directly relevant to that role
Personalized
Flexible
Efficient
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14. What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Novell BrainShare 2002
What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Active
Access and integrate any data source — ranging from ERP systems and legacy databases to a single document — into the portal environment
Any information
Extend access to employees in any location using any browser-enabled device
Flexible
Any device
Enable multiple enterprise systems to be seamlessly integrated, pulling together the information and applications each employee needs in one window
Any system
Efficient
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15. What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Novell BrainShare 2002
What Does AIP Provide Employees?
Active
Flexible
Rapid
Up and running in as little as 90 days
A cost-effective solution that bypasses hard-coded APIs and expensive EAI solutions
Efficient
Affordable
Standards-based
Built on next-generation open standards and reusable components
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16. Solution Components

17. The Nuts and Bolts of AIP
Novell BrainShare 2002
The Nuts and Bolts of AIP
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18. Implementation Novell BrainShare 2002
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19. Implementation Challenge
Novell BrainShare 2002
Implementation Challenge
Being flexible in today’s economy is a must, and your technology implementation plans must take into consideration the flexible needs of the business.
Let’s face it, your business is always changing, and your employee portal must be nimble enough to change with your business.
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20. Implementation Best Practices
Novell BrainShare 2002
Implementation Best Practices
Plan with a strategic vision in mind for the long-term and a tactical goal for the short-term allowing technology implementation to be flexible yet focused.
Small, incremental implementation cycles allow the value of the solution to be recognized often and in short order.
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21. Incremental Portal Implementation
Novell BrainShare 2002
Incremental Portal Implementation
Foundation Implementation
Implement portal infrastructure
Portal Release Planning
Scope & prioritize future releases.
Planning horizon
Enhancement Release 1
Can be done in parallel with or following Foundation Implementation
Enhancement Release 2
Extend to support additional user roles and activities
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22. Active Information Portal

23. Only Active Information Portal…
Novell BrainShare 2002
Only Active Information Portal…
Gives you bi-directional access to live data stored in multiple sources
Automatically customizes digital views for every member of your organization, based on their specific role and responsibilities (business context)
Combines data and applications with leading Net services
Partners you with experts who integrate business knowledge and process with identity-based products
Delivers advantages of Web Services TODAY (without replacing existing systems)
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24. Find Us in the One Net Solutions Lab!
Visit the
Active
Information
Portal
Team in the One Net Solutions Lab
By visiting the table, you are eligible to win a Sony TiVo digital recorder and other great prizes. One lucky winner will be drawn at the end of the week.