The Sun Java System Portal Server is a component of the

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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

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pages and to make them available to individuals throughout an enterprise according to user identities. Portal Server's core

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supports the

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(JSR) 168 and 286

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standard and the

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(WSRP) 1.0 standard for portal content.

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developers can use the

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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

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that offer the following: *

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Features * Enterprise Search * Identity-based content delivery *

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* Secure Remote Access * Desktop Design Tool * Delegated Administration * Enterprise Edition Installer * GlassFish V2 / Application Server 9.1 Support *

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Integrated Services * AES Support for Secure Remote Access *

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Portlet and CMS Framework
JSR286 / Portlet Container 2.0
Support *

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1.0 *

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Integration
Workflow API
* JSF Portlet Bridge 1.2 *

and

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application development tools

OpenPortal

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2007, the Sun Java System Portal Server team announced the renaming of the portal

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. It's now called the OpenPortal Community.

Partnership with
Liferay Liferay, Inc., is an open-source company that provides free documentation and paid professional service to users of its software. Mainly focused on enterprise portal technology, the company has its headquarters in Diamond Bar, California, United ...

2008,

and

Liferay Liferay, Inc., is an open-source company that provides free documentation and paid professional service to users of its software. Mainly focused on enterprise portal technology, the company has its headquarters in Diamond Bar, California, United ...

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 Server

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 documentation

The Portal Post Blog

The OpenPortal Community

Portal Server SDN Hub

Portal Server Demos
Broken link
Sun/Liferay partnership and WebSynergy

Liferay Providing First Year Free for Sun Portal Customers
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OpenPortal

Partnership with Liferay Liferay, Inc., is an open-source company that provides free documentation and paid professional service to users of its software. Mainly focused on enterprise portal technology, the company has its headquarters in Diamond Bar, California, United ...

References

External links

Partnership with
Liferay Liferay, Inc., is an open-source company that provides free documentation and paid professional service to users of its software. Mainly focused on enterprise portal technology, the company has its headquarters in Diamond Bar, California, United ...