WebSphere Portal Server and DB2 Information Integrator: A Synergistic Solution

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Figure 1-3 summarizes the categories of portals and the types of users who use

them. Public portals are not included here as they apply to the entire spectrum of

users.

Figure 1-3 Categories of portals and who uses them

1.3 Evolution of portals

Portals have evolved through three generations as follows:

򐂰 First generation portals

First generation portals were focused on providing static Web content, Web

documents, and live feeds. Examples of first generation portals are Yahoo,

Lycos, and Excite. They are mostly an aggregation of content.

In corporate environments, they provided a single interface to corporate

information distr ...