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A portal is defined as
a unified place that connects people to contextually
relevant information, services and applications.
Portals allow companies
to deliver access to the data, applications, and services
your employees, customers, and suppliers need via a Web
browser. Portals increase information availability to users,
improve business process efficiency, reduce IT/support
costs, and extend access to business applications and
information. Portal technologies provide access to the
information and applications necessary to stay connected,
ultimately increasing productivity and developing profitable
new opportunities like never before.
Employee Intranets
Intranets deliver the information and
applications employees need to make fast, intelligent
decisions, no matter where they are. Routine tasks become
swift and centralized, allowing employees to focus on their
jobs. Features include:
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Company-wide
information such as announcements, news and events
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Information specific
to a department including employee benefits, finances or
other HR needs
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Smaller than
enterprise portals, these portals are specific to a
department containing a number of team sites
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Built on Microsoft
SharePoint Services technology, the team site portals
allow for employee collaboration
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Worker Customisation
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Customer & Supplier
Extranets
Extranets allow customers
and suppliers to serve themselves directly through a single
Web-based portal anytime and anywhere, with access to only
the information you wish to share. They also may eliminate
complex series of activities requiring multiple
applications, actions, and players. By enabling people to
service their own needs directly, customer and supplier
extranets help to increase productivity. Features include:
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Customers can check
order status, payment data, and more through a single,
user-friendly interface
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Cost-efficient way to
connect remote offices to back-office systems, via a
single access point
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Installation and
configuration of the application is completed at one
central location
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New features are
available immediately once the Web browser is open
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Browser-based
delivery means less administration for your IT
department
This real-time
information and self-service functionality can streamline
commercial interactions, improve your responsiveness to
their demands, and reduce transaction costs… all while
securing customer loyalty.
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