Publishing Everybody can publish. The WebDAV specification appears to be an ideal candidate for a supporting protocol in the area. Collaboration We live in a team-oriented environment, both as internal teams as well as in conjunction with our business partners, we work collaboratively on tasks. EIP technology needs to help promote such activities. WebDAV comes in very handy, again.
Every customer is different.
Scripting The best system cannot anticipate all rules and extensions a customer wants to see. Server side scripting and powerful APIs allow to better trim the system towards the requirements at hand. It would not be very efficient if the user of a portal system had to check periodically for updates to existing content or this arrivale of new information. The portal itself must know about what is relevant for the user and pro-actively send notifcications which inform the user about a state change is the system. The browser has long lost its status as the most important means to get access to information.