Software facilitates business process integration.
Press Release Summary:
As core part of IBM Workplace, WebSphere® Portal for
Multiplatforms v5.1 offers single point of personalized interaction with applications, content, processes, and people for unified user experience. It provides open and extensible framework to build successful business-to-employee, business-to-business, and business-to-consumer portals. Users can manage transactions, share information, and organize work activities, all from one location.
Original Press Release:
IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5.1 Delivers New Business Value with Business Process Integration
Overview
As a core part of IBM Workplace, WebSphere® Portal for
Multiplatforms V5.1 offers a single point of personalized interaction with applications, content, processes, and
people for a unified user experience. WebSphere Portal brings together the best-of-breed technologies and the depth of resources that IBM has to offer. It provides a flexible, open,
and extensible framework to build successful business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business (B2B), and business-to-consumer (B2C) portals.
WebSphere Portal was designed to meet the needs of all enterprises that demand the most scalable, secure, and robust infrastructure.
Customers choosing WebSphere Portal can realize substantial
business value and return on investment from the following benefits:
o Increased employee productivity
o Lower application deployment costs
o Improved sales channel effectiveness
WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5.1 continues the unified portal strategy for IBM. V5.0 is replaced by V5.1.
WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5.1 addresses unique on demand portal requirements with the following offerings:
WebSphere Portal Enable for Multiplatforms V5.1
Your on demand business can build highly scalable portals to help simplify and speed up user interaction with personalized
information, business processes, and applications. You can manage transactions, share information, and organize work activities all from one location.
WebSphere Portal Extend for Multiplatforms V5.1
Augment your unified portal framework providing access to people, information, and applications by leveraging collaboration tools that improve communication among portal users. Comprehensive search capabilities and site analysis features provide further detailed information to meet users¢ needs.
Key prerequisites
o IBM-compatible PC with Windows(TM) 2000, Red Hat Linux(TM), or SUSE LINUX
o IBM eserver pSeries® with AIX®, Red Hat Linux, or SUSE LINUX
o IBM eserver iSeries(TM) with Red Hat Linux or SUSE LINUX
o IBM eserver zSeries® or S/390® Enterprise Server with Red Hat Linux or SUSE LINUX
o Sun processor with Solaris
o HP processor with HP-UX
Planned availability dates
o November 30, 2004: Electronic software delivery
o December 20, 2004: Media and documentation
At a glance
Benefits of V5.1 enable you to:
o Reduce business costs by improving employee productivity and reusing existing assets
o Improve sales channel effectiveness by delivering the information and processes needed to respond quickly to customer queries and opportunities
o Realize a fast return on investment with out-of-the-box utilization
o Increase the value of information by managing, sharing, and distributing content where and when needed
o Enable mission-critical scalability and reliability to grow with customer demand WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5.1 consists of two offerings:
o WebSphere Portal Enable
o WebSphere Portal Extend
