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654 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Solutions and benefits
IBM WebSphere Portal allows people to interact with the on-demand world in a
personalized way. They can automatically get the dynamic information they need.
They can quickly execute business processes across critical applications. They
can collaborate with portal users inside and outside your on demand business.
By providing these industry-leading portal solutions for your on demand
business, IBM helps you improve employee productivity, cut costs and strengthen
relationships with your customers and trading partners.
WebSphere Portal Express and Express Plus offers iSeries server customers a
great way to integrate existing, as well as new applications into a robust, reliable
and scalable portal environment. Customers implanting WebSphere Portal
Express can provide a single, personalized interface for employees (B2E),
supplies (B2B), consumers (B2C), or all three.
Using iSeries Access for the Web, iSeries server customers can take the first
step with their portal integration plans by portal-enabling 5250 applications. Over
time, customers can improve end-user satisfaction and productivity, increase
revenue and reduce the complexities of integrating multiple solutions from IBM
and Business Partners.
Features
WebSphere Portal - Express for Multiplatforms combines features of the
WebSphere Portal family with simplified installation and the option for user or
processor-based licensing. This combination enables small businesses and
departments within larger companies to more easily deploy sophisticated
employee, business partner, and customer portals.
WebSphere Portal - Express for Multiplatforms, Version 5.0.2, contains the
customizable portal, an integrated document manager, a selection of portlets, the
toolkit for creating new portlets and the WebSphere Application Server for
running the portal.
Replaces product N/A
WebSphere Portal Enable V4.1 upgrade to WebSphere Portal
Express V5 is not supported
Further information http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/
websphere/portal
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/
portal/proddoc.html
IBM WebSphere Portal - Express, IBM WebSphere Portal - Express Plus on iSeries