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, a software system that supports a wide range of enterprise computing needs.
Portal Server allows administrators and delegated administrators to build
portal pages and to make them available to individuals throughout an enterprise according to user identities.
Portal Server's core
framework supports the
Java Specification Request
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(JSR) 168 and 286
Java Portlet specification standard and the
Web Services for Remote Portlets
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(WSRP) 1.0 standard for portal content.
Portlet
The Java Portlet Specification defines a contract between the portlet container and portlets and provides a convenient programming model for Java portlet developers.
Portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed a ...
developers can use the
NetBeans
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IDE or open standard tools to build standards-based portlets. Developers can also use design tools such as
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to design new themes and skins. Portal administrators can then leverage portlets, WSRP consumers, or additional portal tools for adding content to portal pages.
The latest version of Portal Server is 7.2. This version provides a framework and a set of software
modules that offer the following:
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Features
* Enterprise Search
* Identity-based content delivery
*
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Business system integration
* Secure Remote Access
* Desktop Design Tool
*
Delegated Administration
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* Enterprise Edition Installer
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GlassFish V2 / Application Server 9.1 Support
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Integrated Services
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Support for Secure Remote Access
*
CMS
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Portlet and CMS Framework
JSR286 / Portlet Container 2.0Support
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Integration
Workflow API*
JSF Portlet Bridge 1.2
*
NetBeans
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and
Eclipse
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application development tools
OpenPortal
At
JavaOne
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2007, the Sun Java System Portal Server team announced the renaming of the portal
open source community. It's now called the OpenPortal Community.
Partnership with
Liferay
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At
JavaOne
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2008,
Sun
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and
Liferay
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announced a strategic partnership that combines efforts and technologies from both companies' communities to enhance and maintain web aggregation and presentation technologies that are utilized in existing and future products. Liferay Portal 5 and Sun's Project WebSynergy are the first version of the new product families that are a result of this initiative and derived from the same codebase.
References
External links
More about Sun Java System Portal ServerSun Java System Portal Server 7.2 documentationThe Portal Post BlogThe OpenPortal CommunityPortal Server SDN HubPortal Server DemosBroken link
Sun/Liferay partnership and WebSynergyLiferay Providing First Year Free for Sun Portal Customers{{Sun Microsystems
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