Enterprise Portals (Paperback)

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There simply is no better introduction to Enterprise Portals available today. Very well researched and a good overview. -- Bill Morales, Principal Nelson Consulting

This book is a MUST-READ for every IT Professional looking for an overview of the hottest enterprise market today. -- Darren Shields, President, Workflow Mobility

Product Description

According to the dictionary, a portal is a door or gateway, and a grandiose one at that. Similarly, a portal in IT and business terminology means a gateway – to business information. It is the means that allows a user to access all relevant business information, in a structured way.

Within just a few years from the sales of the first enterprise portals they have found their way into the mainstream business world and into the minds – and often the offices – of almost every single IT department. Results of research performed by many industry and financial analysts show the rapidly growing importance of corporate portals.

By 2002 it had become clear that almost every single enterprise intends to deploy such a portal within a short period of time, if it had not already done so. Portals were on top of the list, or close to it, whenever spending plans of corporate IT departments were analyzed. Despite a negative overall economic environment, a very harsh climate in the IT industry and geopolitical tensions, within just a handful of years the enterprise portal market grew rapidly to a size of $1 billion by 2003.

As substantial as this development seems, it does not even reflect the full scope of what is happening. These $1 billion dollars are purely covering the estimated spending on licenses and maintenance. However, those cost components only account for no more than about 20% of all portal-related expenditures. In other words, by the year 2003 a new high-growth IT market had been created with a total volume of at least $5 billion dollars!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Competitive Edge International (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974180807
• ISBN-13: 978-0974180809
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #311,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent & comprehensive read, June 23, 2003

By	James McCoy (Enniskillen, N. Ireland) - See all my reviews

Was recommended to read this book at a convention. My first thought was "Oh no, not another book on enterprise portals!". I was really taken by surprise how much useful info had been packed inside. Above all the easy-to-understand language and practical information deserve the five stars. Congratulations, Mr Kastel.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing short of an absolute "must-read", September 21, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Written by Berthold Kastel (the Founder and CEO of Intech Professionals LLC and Blacksoft Corporation, both of which provide for the enterprise software market), Enterprise Portals: For The Business & IT Professional is a concise and "reader friendly" informational and instructional guide designed specifically for time-stressed business and information technology professionals who seek to learn the basic facts concerning this billion-dollar industry. From what portals are, to integrating business systems, to putting the user in charge of the internet, to features a portal can have, getting value out of portals, an extensive review of portal vendors and applications, and more, Enterprise Portals is a solid resource and highly recommended reference which is nothing short of an absolute "must-read" for anyone newly involved in this rapidly changing and exciting business.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good - but out-of-date, August 5, 2007

By	Uday S. Kari (Maui, Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is 2007 folks...just remember before you buy...this book was written almost five years ago. In this fast-paced market, it might as well have been never written at all - especially if you are trying to evaluate portal frameworks - forget it...just too old. May be useful (to some) for thumbing through for historical perspectives and some general knowledge (terminology etc). In any case, not a technical book at all.