Building Portals, Intranets, and Corporate Web Sites Using Microsoft Servers

Not even the implosion of the dot.com bubble was enough to derail the proliferation of Internet technology and the move toward e-business that has extended to nearly every industry in the developed world. Few organizations are content to tolerate the isolation of applications into separate " silos " of information, or poor interoperability among their software solutions. The portal has been held up as a means to achieve better application integration and provide a consistent user interface both inside and outside the enterprise.

Companies and other organizations need to take a broader look at their portal strategy to make the various elements of their architecture work together. This is a pivotal time not only in the emergence of new technology but in the convergence of technologies toward open standards and enhanced interoperability.