Oracle Application Server Portal Handbook

Introduction

Wasn’t the Web supposed to make everything easier? Oh sure, the maturation of companies doing business on the Web has made things more reliable and more secure, but easier? If you’ve been using the Web for a while (5+ years), you’ve noticed the evolution from static web pages to dynamic content. AJAX and other technologies provide an even greater level of interactivity giving end-users a richer Web experience. Google has pioneered the simple-interface approach. There are web sites devoted to every conceivable human activity and subject imaginable. (Don’t believe me? Point your browser to http://www.kli.org/tlh/newwords.html.

Yes, all of these things make us more productive, more interested in the world around us, more connected to ...