Key Portal Attributes

Web/file indexing, cataloging: Crawl and index Web sites and file

directories and make them searchable in the portal.

Application/data integration: Link to databases, back-end servers, and third-party applications.

Authentication and access rights (for administrators): Create users, integrate with external directories, and control access to portal content through user and group roles.

Personalization features (for portal users): Customize design and content of their personal portal pages, notification, and content contribution features.

Customization/extensibility (for administrators): Change the design and layout of the portal to match company content and modify features through APIs and/or open standards.

Management/administration: Administer and configure the portal and the portal's facilities to view and track user activities.

Scalability: Manage increasing workloads and extend across the enterprise via multiple servers and/or system implementations.

Adapted from Doculab's Special Report on KM Products, April 2000.