Jon, The portal, you saw, is based on the Open Source Apache implementation, using Java and XML. It indeed provides developers with a set of tools that facilitates design and development of Enterprise class of portal solutions. With these tools you can quickly build XML portals and syndicate your content. It uses CSS, but it went well above of it. It supports the following features:
. Java Portlet API specification . Template-based layouts including JSP and Velocity . Supports remote XML content feeds via Open Content Syndication . Custom default home page configuration . Database user authentication . In-memory cache for quick page rendering . Rich Site Summary support for syndicated content . Integration with the newest XML/XSL technology. . Wireless Markup Language (WML) support . XML based configuration registry of portlets . Full Web Application Archive (WAR) support . Web Application development infrastructure . Local caching of remote content . Fully portable across all platforms that support JDK 1.2 and Servlet 2.2 . Profiler Service to access portal pages based on user, security (groups, roles, acls), media types, and language . Persistence Service available to all portlets to easily store state per user, page and portlet . Skins so that users can choose colors and display attributes . Customizer for selecting portlets and defining layouts for individual pages . PSML can be stored in a Database. . User, group, role and permission administration. . Role-based security access to portlets. Now, think how these features (“from the box”) extend ability of developers and what could be done with these remarkable functionalities. I am sure all your customers/clients would appreciate it. Hope it will help. Please, don't hesitate to ask any questions. Regards, Peter. Hi Peter, > >> And of cause it's no brainer with PSML and portlets as >> you can see on http://portalfreeportal.com/pserver/ >> (visit "News, Jobs" and "Miscellaneous”). In this case >> a simple layout change will do the job. You will be able >> to change everything on the page: content, colors, fonts, >> borders, size, number of columns, etc. with a simple editing. > ><shshsshshshshshshuuuuuuuuuuuufffffffffff> > >That was the sound of the point going right over my head. > >I'm confused as to exactly what the benefits are of using this over CSS. It >appears to be more of a content management system than a tool for >developers. > >It's all very well being able to click "three column layout" or "two column >layout" options in a design-view editor, but how are those layouts actually >supplied to a browser? It looks like a bunch of tables, but I might be >missing something :-) > > >Cheers >Jon > > >____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ >To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > >________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > >You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
