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What is a corporate portal?

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How does a corporate portal differ from a "home page" Web site?

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Do corporate portals facilitate e-business?

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Is a corporate portal different from an enterprise portal?

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Weren't corporate portals the cause of the dot-com collapse?

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What are the benefits of a corporate portal?

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Why is there a need for XML?

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What are Web services?

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What are the key functions provided by portals?

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Are corporate portals just a passing fad?

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A corporate portal is a secure, Web-based, easy-to-use, focal point of access to a diverse range of corporate information, services, applications, and expertise to both internal and external users. It is the foundation for creating a sound and extensive Web-based corporate operation. It is in effect a Web-based, fully automated emulation of a utopian, 24/7 call-center operation where customers, partners, prospects, suppliers, and investors will always be able to get what they want without ever being put on hold or made to jump through hoops of a voice-response system. It is the optimum way to conduct most of the business transactions previously transacted using telephones, faxes, or express mail.

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A corporate portal differs from a static, "home page" Web site in two fundamental ways: personalization and transactional capability. The content, applications, and services available via a corporate portal can and will be tailored and personalized to meet the exact demands of specific users or user groups, who...