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Preface
This IBM® Redbook will help you design, develop, and manage portal
applications in a WebSphere® Portal and DB2® Information Integrator
environment.
This book is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to portals, categorizes the different
types and documents their evolution. It also discusses the challenges of
delivering effective portals in emerging on-demand environments, and
identifies the requirements of a portal framework for rapid development and
deployment of portals.
Chapter 2 provides a general overview of the functionality and main
components of WebSphe ...