The DataChannel Server uses Excalibur Technologies Corp.'s search engine to index file directories and Web sites, but the engine is not well- in te grated into DataChannel. To in dex content, we had to drop into a com mand-line interface. According to Data Channel representatives, other search engines can be integrated into the portal. Using group-based roles, we could define access rights based on folder and file permissions. Along with the standard personalization options for configuring a user's portal page, the DataChannel Server includes basic e-mail and portal page notification for content additions.
Users can easily add content to the portal through a browser-based in terface.
In Server endows it with superior data-handling capabilities and allows it to handle conversion of various file types within the portal. The server is supported on NT and Solaris. InfoImage Freedom 2 infoimage is a Microsoft Alliance partner, and the Freedom 2 portal makes heavy use of Microsoft Corp. technologies. For starters, Freedom 2 runs on NT and requires Internet Information Server 4.0, SQL Server 7.0 and Site Server 3.0. For businesses invested in Microsoft technology, Freedom is a good fit.