2.4 Summary

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2.4 Summary

Portals are the next-generation desktop, providing site users with a convenient, single point of access to a wide variety of content and services using all kinds of client devices over the Web. A portal aggregates information in a way that is pleasing and relevant to users, providing everything they need to get their tasks done.

A horizontal portal provides a common framework upon which to build, deploy, and integrate Web applications in a secure, reliable, and scalable manner. A portal delivers business value by leveraging existing Web infrastructure, allowing greater legacy reuse and increasing employee productivity. It also helps a business integrate processes, enabling role-centric application paradigms.

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