Portals aren't just for consumers anymore. Here at the Demo 99 showcase, a variety of vendors are taking the stage to unveil Internet portal software designed to help corporations make the most out of the information they already have. The software runs on Windows NT and supports Windows and Internet browser clients.
Pricing depends upon configuration.
The portal server Earlier, San Francisco-based startup Epicentric announced its Portal Server, which allows companies to aggregate corporate data to build custom portals for intranets and extranets. The Portal Server is a Java application server that supports NT and Unix Web servers. Epicentric will deliver Portal Server next month as an enterprise server or a hosted service. Similarly, Plumtree Software Inc., also of San Francisco, unveiled its corporate portal software for remote workers. Field Support Portal enables an administrator to create an enterprise portal of relevant corporate data using Plumtree's Corporate Portal Server 2.0, the Plumtree Portal Gadgets graphical reporting tool, a library of templates, news feeds and other external sources of data, and a two-week support program.