PUBLIC MARKS from Bastien with tags portlet & portal

StringbeansTM is a platform for building enterprise information portals. The platform is composed of three components: a portal container/server, a Web Services platform, and a process automation engine. At this time we have released the portal server and Web services platform. The process automation engine will be released in the near future.

This article describes the first steps a team would typically take when starting a new project to implement a portal using IBM® WebSphere® Portal. It also provides some basic tools that can help you with these first steps. It discusses issues that teams typically face when starting a new portal project, and suggests some approaches to dealing with them. It describes various types of portals and how the type of portal you choose can influence your planning process. Finally, it introduces several tools, or work products, which you can use to plan and set up your own portal. This article is the first in a multiple-part series Creating a new portal.