Portal Architecture
It should be apparent that portals are really Web-enabled applications. Given that reality, it might be a good idea to discuss the architecture and components of portals. The following components comprise portal architecture (see Figure 5.5):
Web clients
Web servers
Database servers
Back-end applications
Application servers
Figure 5.5. Portal architecture and components.
Web Clients
The Web client is a PC or any device that runs a Web browser and is capable of displaying HTML and graphics. The Web browser makes requests to the Web server and processes the files the Web server returns. Rather than exchanging messages, the Web client ...
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