De : BARDE, CEDRIC [mailto:CEDRIC.BARDE@;disney.com]
> 
> <sneep>
> 
> 1) The default database seems to contain only user information. Is it
> possible to use a larger database (Informix for instance), in 
> order to save all portal information?
> 

Yes, it is possible to use a larger database to store the portal information
as well, it's even recommended for large deployments as the XML files do not
scale well for many users.
I'm not aware of any deployments yet on Informix so you may have samll SQL
syntax
issues when creating the SQL Schema.

> 2) Can we use Jetspeed as a content management tool? If not, 
> is there, in
> Jakarta, a project that does this?
> 

There's Slide for CMS but integration with Jetspeed is experimental although
several
people are working in it.

> 3) What are the "groups" used for in the basic version of 
> Jetspeed? Is it
> possible to modify it in order to manage users by group profiles?
> 

Not sure what you mean by this but you can create group portal pages
and redirect your users to these pages based on their group membership

> 4) I know there is a search engine included with Jetspeed but 
> I do not know
> which one... And how to use it?
> 

There's no built-in search engine in Jetspeed, just a search portlet to
query
Internet search engines. It should not be a major issue to integrate a
lucene
search engine portlet but then, this is only relevant if you have a CMS.

> 5) How about multi-language portal?
> 

Internationalization is supported. Users get a portal environment language
based
on their browser settings. Portlet content may or may not be available in
multi
language depending on the protlet.

> 6) Is there an administration console for Jetspeed?
> 

A basic one, you can access it by logging in as admin in the default build.
However, there are some configurations you need to do manually in the
properties
file.

> 7) For the people who use Jetspeed in their companies, are 
> you satisfied
> with it? What are the competences need to set it up? And, 
> finally, is it
> resource consuming?
> 

I will not answer this one as I'm probably not representative of the average
Jetspeed
user ;)
In any case, I would not recommend deploying Jetspeed within a company if
you don't have
internal (or contracted for) Java and EAI integration skills. A portal is
only as useful
as its integration with other IT tools within the company and these
integration skills
are a definite must for any successful deployment, even more so for Jetspeed
than for
other portal engines because internal or external integrators would be your
main support.

> I am aware my questions are not very technical, but as I said 
> before, I am a
> beginner with Jetspeed...
> 
> Thanx a lot in advance for your answers.
> 
> Ced
> 
> __________________________________
> C�dric BARDE
> Disneyland Paris - Information Services

Gee... I really need to set up this French Jetspeed User Group one of these
days :/

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