Corporate Portals Empowered with XML and Web Services (Paperback)

~ Anura Guruge (Author) "Corporate portals function as gateways, in an "open sesame" manner, to widespread e-business..." (more)
Key Phrases: contemporary knowledge management, mirrored portals, portal paradigm, Markup Language, Charles Schwab, New York (more...)

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“Corporate Portals Empowered with XML and Web Services is a must-read for those planning or developing a corporate portal for their organization. The book provides both technical and business management insight into the issues both groups face. This is key to a truly integrated system. Guruge’s use of real world examples makes this a lesson in practicality, not simply another book on theory.”—David Johnson, Cisco Systems

“My recommendation for any business, regardless of what industry it is in, is to take a very serious look at portals and the business benefits offered. It is too risky to ignore this area of Web technology. This book provides the best starting point I can think of for getting an understanding of the many facets associated with portals and their relevance to modern businesses.”—Stuart McIrvine, Program Director, Market Management, WebSphere Integration Middleware, IBM -- Review

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"Corporate Portals Empowered with XML and Web Services is a must-read for those planning or developing a corporate portal for their organization. The book provides both technical and business management insight into the issues both groups face. This is key to a truly integrated system. Guruge's use of real world examples makes this a lesson in practicality, not simply another book on theory."-David Johnson, Cisco Systems

"My recommendation for any business, regardless of what industry it is in, is to take a very serious look at portals and the business benefits offered. It is too risky to ignore this area of Web technology. This book provides the best starting point I can think of for getting an understanding of the many facets associated with portals and their relevance to modern businesses."-Stuart McIrvine, Program Director, Market Management, WebSphere Integration Middleware, IBM

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Product Details

• Paperback: 313 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press (November 20, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155558280X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555582807
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #689,645 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Searching for the meaning, August 25, 2003

By	Robert Danziger (S. Domenico di Fiesole, Firenze Italy) - See all my reviews

The book provides a decent amount of information and presents it in a non-technical manner.
Unfortunately there is just much too much useless chatter interspersed throughout the work and banalities abound everywhere, not to speak of significant irrelevancies. Its length could certainly have been rediuced by a third--to its benefit.
Finally, the editing is awful--there are very large numbers of typos adding no small annoyance and the quality of reproduction of some of the illustrations is such that they are close to illegible. Certainly not worth the price as it stands.
After the read I am more knowledgeable, no doubt. But I surely could have used my time becoming so more effectively.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive read!!, November 26, 2002

By	Webmotion, Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This book is without a doubt an excellent read. It covers a variety of issues such as XML, content mgmt, CRM, knowledge mgmt, portals, services, etc. in a way that is simple to understand without sacrificing the details. Illustrations of real-life examples and typical solution architectures are excellent. Reality is separated from fantastical "one-size fits all" vaporware that is all too common today. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the critical issues surrounding enterprise level solutions BEFORE spending a few hundred grand on their next big project.

2.0 out of 5 stars the content is too shallow, August 14, 2003

By	L. Tirtohadi "laksma" (Big Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book because of the title, but unfortunately the content is too shallow. It's very, very basic. There is no technical part. If you want to understand XML and Web Services, I would recommend XML Handbook 4th edition by Charles F. Goldfarb and Paul Prescod.