BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Portal

  • a Web site that provides access and links to other sites and pages on the Web. Search engines and directories are the most common portal sites.

Wiktionary Definition for: Portal

  • A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
  • An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
  • Ex: ''The local library, a portal of knowledge.''
  • cattag Internet A website that acts as an entrance to other websites on the Internet.
  • anatomy A short vein that carries blood into the liver.

Additional Resources

Red Hat Extends GateIn Portal Project
Red Hat has announced that its previously announced portal project, GateIn, has been launched in the JBoss Community and is now available for download and developer contribution. Red Hat announced the news at its co-located Red hat Summit/JBoss World conferences in Chicago on Sept. 3. The GateIn project is the...
Tags: portal, Red Hat Inc., JBoss
News items 2009-09-03
Building an Enterprise Portal
As your business grows and the number of employees increases, you may want to think about establishing an enterprise portal. Put very simply, this is a Web site that assembles a wide range of content and services useful to a targeted group of people.Typically, some of an enterprise portal's content...
Tags: enterprise portal, Microsoft Corp., portals, groupware, web technology, internet, enterprise software
Articles 2007-05-30
Plumtree voted Best Internal Corporate Portal in DCI Portal Excellence Awards; Judges base decision on Plumtree deployment for 200,000 employees at Ford Motor Company.
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 January 2001-Plumtree Software: Plumtree voted Best Internal Corporate Portal in DCI Portal Excellence Awards; Judges base decision on Plumtree deployment for 200,000 employees at Ford Motor Company C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30012001 MAIDENHEAD, UK -- Corporate portal software-maker...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., INTERNET, Plumtree Software, Portals
Research articles 2001-01-30
University of Southern California Selects Unicon Academus Portal Suite; Scalability and Seamless Integration Features Prove Valuable to USC
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Unicon Academus Portal Suite has been selected by University of Southern California to provide and maintain its portal platform. Beginning in the 2004 Fall Semester, USC will launch the Academus Portal Suite. This collection includes Academus Portal, an enterprise-portal solution, and Academus Collaborative Groupware, a powerful, enterprise-wide...
Tags: scalability, University of Southern California
Research articles 2004-07-07
Pepsi launches mobile phone portal.
May 3--NEW DELHI -- FMCG major Pepsi has launched a complete mobile portal called the 'Pepsi Globe Smart Client' for the youth. Pepsi is the first FMCG brand to launch this kind of innovative portal. Powered by Yahoo! India., this portal will provide May 3--NEW DELHI...
Tags: PepsiCo, portal
Research articles 2006-05-03
JBoss Delivers Enterprise-Ready JBoss Portal 2.0; Taps Former IBM Strategist to Lead Product Direction of Industry's Most Widely Adopted Open Source Java Portal
ATLANTA -- JBossR, Inc., the Professional Open Source company, today released JBoss Portal 2.0, a significant upgrade of its open source, standards-based portal offering. A core piece of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware System (JEMSTM), JBoss Portal 2.0 embraces the Java portlet API specification (JSR-168) and provides an extensible portal framework...
Tags: portal, portlet, IBM Corp., open source
Research articles 2005-06-20
ONLINE.SH.CN JOINS FORCE WITH PORTAL IN CHARGING SYSTEM
AsiaInfo Services 06-14-2004 Online.sh.cn Joins Force with Portal in Charging System SHANGHAI, Jun 14, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The US-based Portal Software Inc.(Portal, NASDAQ: PRSF), a famous charging software developer, announced that o AsiaInfo Services 06-14-2004...
Tags: broadband, portal, Web site
Research articles 2004-06-14
Portal Software Certification Testing Now Available for Customers, System Integrators, and Technology Partners; More Than 100 IT Professionals Certified to Optimize and Drive ROI From Portal's Billing and Revenue Management Applications
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Portal Software, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PRSF), the premier global provider of billing and Revenue Management solutions for telecommunications and media markets, today announced the general availability of published tests for certification of Portal Specialist and Portal Professional consultants through the Portal Certification Program. To date, more than 100...
Tags: billing, portal, revenue management, ROI
Research articles 2006-01-31
Portal Software Renews Recommendation to Tender Shares; Presentation Available via Portal Software Investor Relations Web Site
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Portal Software, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PRSF), today made available a presentation, providing an overview of the factors considered by Portal in evaluating strategic alternatives and the process involved in seeking a buyer. Portal stockholders can download the presentation at http://investor.portal.com/ or contact Portal Investor Relations at 408-572-2345.
Tags: Web site
Research articles 2006-05-31
META Group expects over 150% revenue growth for portal market in 2004; New enterprise portal frameworks METAspectrum released today.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 November 2003-META GROUP: META Group expects over 150 revenue growth for portal market in 2004; New enterprise portal frameworks METAspectrum released todayC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11042003 FLEET, Hampshire - META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: METG) today announced the availability of...
Tags: INTERNET, META Group Inc., Portals, revenue
Research articles 2003-11-05
Sun Microsystems and AXA Financial win DCI 2004 "Portal Excellence" Award for Best Enterprise Portal Application; Sun portal implementation recognized for significant cost savings and superior customer service.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 April 2004-Sun Microsystems: Sun Microsystems and AXA Financial win DCI 2004 "Portal Excellence" Award for Best Enterprise Portal Application; Sun portal implementation recognized for significant cost savings and superior customer serviceC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03302004 SANTA CLARA, Calif....
Tags: AXA Financial Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc.
Research articles 2004-04-01
The New Look of Portal; Portal Creates a Fresh, Updated Look with a New Web Site and Logo
NOVATO, Calif. -- Portal Publications, a graphic arts publishing company, revealed its new look today. Portal's image makeover has been launched with the help of two different mediums -- a redesigned web site and a new logo. Led by its in-house design team, Portal's old site underwent a major...
Tags: New Look Co.
Research articles 2004-06-22
JBoss Portal 2.2 Advances Open Source Portal Software for Enterprise Deployment; JBoss Community and Customers Help Drive Simplified Development and New Enterprise Features for JBoss Portal 2.2
ATLANTA -- JBossR, Inc., the Professional Open Source company, today announced JBoss Portal 2.2, the latest version of its open source, Java portal product. A core piece of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (JEMSTM), the first open source platform for SOA (service-oriented architecture), JBoss Portal 2.2 adds greater simplicity to...
Tags: Simplified Development Corp.
Research articles 2005-12-07
Siemens Soarian Clinician Portal Earns Top Honors In KLAS Physician/Clinician Portal Study; Siemens Clinician Portal Strategies Enable Seamless Access to Information at the Point of Need
MALVERN, Pa. -- Siemens Medical Solutions, a world leader in medical equipment and information technology IT solutions, was recognized with a number one overall ranking for its SoarianR Clinician Portal in the recently released Physician/Clinician Portal Study from KLAS, an independent research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the...
Tags: Microsoft Access, portal, Siemens AG
Research articles 2005-11-08
Plumtree fortifies corporate portal
Plumtree Software last week rolled out additions to its portal platform designed to empower business users and boost collaboration within the portal environment. The Plumtree Studio Server is an application development engine that allows portal managers aPlumtree Software last week rolled out additions to its portal platform designed to empower...
Tags: portal
Research articles 2002-03-11
Cablevision launches Spanish data portal.(Palenta Networks Inc)(Brief Article)
Bethpage, N.Y. -- Cablevision Systems Corp. cut a deal with Palenta Networks Inc. to launch a Spanish-language Web portal for Optimum Online customers. The "Optimum ... Bethpage, N.Y. -- Cablevision Systems Corp. cut a deal with Palenta Networks Inc. to launch a Spanish-language Web...
Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., portal
Research articles 2004-07-12
Monet d.o.o. Replaces Legacy Billing Platform with Portal Software; Portal's Real-Time Solution Enables Monet GSM to Deliver Innovative Services to a Rapidly Expanding Customer Base
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Portal Software, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PRSF) the premier global provider of billing and Revenue Management solutions for the global communications and media markets, announced today that Monet d.o.o., a leading mobile operator in Montenegro with 44 percent market share, has selected Portal 7, Portal's single-platform convergent billing and...
Tags: billing, portal
Research articles 2005-07-05
Liaoning Communications --China Netcom- selects Portal Software; billing platform will enable quick launch of broadband services. (OSS).(major broadband services deal)(Brief Article)
Portal Software announced that Liaoning Communications Limited LCL, a subsidiary of China Netcom Corporation Ltd., has chosen Portal Software's Infranet as the billing platform for its upcoming launch of broadband services. LCL selected Portal base Portal Software announced that Liaoning Communications Limited LCL, a subsidiary...
Tags: billing, broadband, broadband service, OSS, Quick Launch
Research articles 2003-01-01
FASTWEB to Expand Use of Portal Software for Supporting New IP-Based Services; World's Largest IPTV Provider to Utilize Portal 7 to Sustain Competitive Advantage
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Portal Software, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PRSF), the premier global provider of billing and Revenue Management solutions for telecommunications and media markets, announced today that FASTWEB is expanding its use of Portal to support its expansion into a variety of next generation service offerings for its customers in Italy....
Tags: competitive advantage, FastWeb, IP, IP television, portal
Research articles 2006-01-03
Bendigo's online portal.
Jan 31, 2002 (Australian Banking & Finance ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's Bendigo Bank will introduce an online financial portal in early 2002. The portal will make a variety of third-party financial products available to the regional bank's 600,000 clients. Bendigo Bank is creating...
Tags: Bendigo Bank, financial, INTERNET, Portals
Research articles 2002-01-29
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