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Thursday, September 15, 2005
 

Die hard for FatWire Spark. After FatWire acquired the Content Server product line from divine in 2003, most commentators expected the original FatWire "Spark" product to fade away. Although sold almost exclusively in the USA and not easily upgradable to the more robust Content Server package, FatWire has kept Spark alive and today announced that Sun Microsystems will offer an unlimited - use license free to Sun Portal Server customers. This is an interesting move for two vendors struggling to find their niche. FatWire may see Spark as a lead generator, but some Sun licensees might come to find Spark limiting -- although, to be fair, other portal vendors' CMS tools are similarly light. Other customers might be frustrated that Sun, and not FatWire, will handle product support. Internationally, the FatWire sales force could be left in an awkward position, with Sun giving away Spark for free while the FatWire reps try to push the more complicated (and expensive) Content Server product. By Janus Boye. [CMS Watch Trends and Features]
5:53:26 PM    

Tuesday, August 23, 2005
 

BEA to acquire Plumtree for $200 million in cash.[bea]
8:18:37 AM    

Tuesday, June 14, 2005
 

Plumtree to Make Linux Shift. Plumtree Software is preparing to release its first vertical applications for the retail and pharmaceutical industries while porting its portal, content management and application development platform to Linux. [eWEEK Linux]
8:21:03 AM    

New Plone Book: PloneLive.
There is a new Plone Book available: PloneLive 1.0 by Michel Pelletier and Munwar Shariff. What makes PloneLive really interesting is that it is a LiveBook that is constantly being updated. You can buy it print on demand for $44.95 from Amazon or a year's subscription for $29.95. The PloneLive Site also has a blog and other content...[Enter Content Here]

8:18:32 AM    

Thursday, May 05, 2005
 

From a CMPros listserv post by the Product Manager for Vignette Portal, a list of all publicly-available Vignette-based portals:

BankOne (http://www.bankone.com/)
Bechtel (
https://supplier.bechtel.com/)
Business Wire (
http://home.businesswire.com/)
Chase (
http://www.creditcardsatchase.com)
Ciminelli (
http://www.ciminelli.net/)
Citibank (
https://www.citibank.com.sg)
Caixa Galicia Portugal (
http://www.caixagalicia.pt/)
CEO Sydney (
http://www.ceo.syd.catholic.edu.au
City of Athens, Greece (http://www.cityofathens.gr
Claro Você (http://www.claro.com.br)
City University of New York (
http://portal.cuny.edu)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (
http://www.mass.gov)
EDS (
https://www.my-eds.com)
Expopage (
http://www.expopage.net)
Fiera Milano (
http://www.fieramilano.com)
FundsXpress (
http://fxfn.com/fx/)
Georgia Technology Authority (
http://www.georgia.gov)
GFI (
http://www.gfigroup.com)
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (
http://www.hgst.com)
IEEE (
http://www.ieee.org)
IHC.net (
https://www.ihc.net)
Lesedi FM (
http://www.lesedifm.co.za)
Merck Medicus (
http://www.merckmedicus.com)
Merck Services (
http://www.merckservices.com)
Merck Source (
http://www.mercksource.com)
Metro FM (
http://www.metrofm.co.za)
Mobitel end-customers site www.planet.si
Mobitel relaunched www.m-vrata.com
Nextel (
http://developer.nextel.com)
Nike (
https://www.nike.net)
NYC.gov (
http://www.nyc.gov)
Optus (
http://www.optus.com.au)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (
http://www.pwcglobal.com)
Qwest (
http://onetouch.qwest.com)
SABC 2 (
http://www.sabc2.co.za)
SABC Africa (
http://www.sabcafrica.co.za)
SABC Sport (
http://www.sabcsport.co.za)
SABC (
http://www.sabc.co.za
SaskTel (http://mysask.sympatico.ca)
Scotiabank (
http://www.scotiabank.com)
Telenor (
http://www.telenorsbc.com)
The Hartford (
https://www.hartfordadvisor.com)
TXU Energy (
http://www.txusmallbusiness.com)
University of Wisconsin - Madison (
http://my.wisc.edu)
Verizon (
http://netservices.verizon.net)
Vodafone (
http://www.vodafone.com.mt)
Volkswagen Autostadt Pressedatenbank (
http://press.autostadt.de)
World Trade Center Association (
http://www.wtca.org)
Wyeth Vaccins.be Preventie - Prévention (
http://www.vaccins.be)


3:45:15 PM    

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
 

"Technology" is one of the three converging forces. Under that heading, Charlie notes how blogs and CMS/Portals are converging.

Technology: the perfect storm for portals?. Charlie Wood has written a blog entry on the uncertain future of portals. To quote: The enterprise portal industry stands squarely in the path of three converging forces, any one of which could be devastating. Together, they might be fatal.... [Column Two]


11:28:19 AM    

Thursday, March 31, 2005
 

Portals: are you ready to make the leap?. Shiv Singh has written an article exploring when to migrate to a portal for your intranet or extranet. To quote: For a business manager, choosing a portal package is not an easy decision. While the benefits for corporate IT departments... [Column Two]

This is a short, excellent article that can help you really think about whether or not you will get business value out of a portal implementation. One of my favorite tidbits:

Intranets and extranets built on portal platforms are less usable than regular websites. Most portal vendors limit how much the user interface can be customized to prevent the software from becoming buggy. As a result, most portal packages have user interfaces that are clunky, and relatively unusable for novice computer users.

Agreed. It is somewhat deflating after a large portal implementation, particularly if it is very content-centric, to take a step back and realize that millions of dollars and thousands of person-hours have essentially resulted in a web site that is difficult to maintain and use. Obviously, this anti-climactic feeling can subside if personalization can be leveraged, if applications can be integrated, and if user adoption flourishes, but organizations need to walk in to a portal implementation with their eyes open on this issue.


5:15:51 PM    

Thursday, February 03, 2005
 

Step-by-step: implementing online forms. My KM Column article for February (released a day early) covers implementing online forms, in the context of a corporate intranet. To quote: Online forms should be a key component of all corporate intranets, as they deliver clear productivity benefits... [Column Two]
3:34:01 PM    


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