Patent ID: 7735065

Claim:
A portal server comprising: a processor; and a memory component communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory component having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement aspects of the portal server including: a data interface for accessing a plurality of application issue data sources for obtaining application issue data regarding one or more applications associated with a plurality of independent software vendors (ISVs), where the data interface is configured to facilitate access to the application issue data; and an aggregation module for aggregating the application issue data to facilitate determining an aggregated application issue data set, the aggregation module configured to aggregate the application issue data by application and as a function of a qualitative priority, and for presenting a customizable user interface that presents the aggregated application issue data set including data pertaining to one or more applications associated with a corresponding ISV of the plurality of ISVs, wherein the data pertaining to the one or more applications associated with the corresponding ISV includes names of the applications associated with the corresponding ISV, a number of blocking issue data items associated with respective instances of the applications associated with the corresponding ISV, a number of quality issue data items associated with respective instances of the applications associated with the corresponding ISV, and a number of compatibility fix issue data items associated with respective instances of the applications associated with the corresponding ISV.