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3 IBM Blueprint for Success Scale-Up Servers Unified Communications & Collaboration Self-Service Team Collaboration Cost Containment Invest for Growth Expertise & Knowledge Discovery Enterprise Portals Open Client Strategy 03 - Open Client Strategy v1.4 3

6 ... But, Traditionally, There Have Been Challenges Building Portal Solutions... Build-out of portal infrastructure is often resource-intensive Custom solution development and maintenance can be complex, time-consuming, and error-prone Often requires specialized expertise in both application integration and portal technology Business requirements are constantly changing 6

7 WebSphere Portal is Making Great Strides in Reducing Portal Development Pain Pre-packaged accelerators to address specific business needs Wizard-driven site designer to reduce time needed to get up and running Visual editing features and no coding necessary for portlet development Handy portlets to quickly integrate existing Web applications into Portal Integrate.NET applications into Portal with no rewrite of code Business Value: Significantly faster time to value Focus on meeting specific business needs Reduce administrator overhead; reduce development time and cost Reuse of existing investment, resources, and infrastructure 7

8 WebSphere Portal Also Embraces Web 2.0 for a Responsive and Pleasing User Experience RESTful services, AJAX portlet, RSS/ATOM feeds Improves response time, provides greater flexibility Better time to value and time to market Client-side aggregation for better user experience and improved performance IBM Portlet for Google Gadgets Integrate rich Internet-based services with enterprise data and services Add value and flexibility to role-based business-centric mashups and composite applications Live Text (Microformats) Simply tag HTML markup as live - no programming needed Supports content from CMS systems, application portlets, etc. 8

Cering Account Reps Have Rapid Access to Information From Multiple Different Sources Browse/search customer list from one data source Retrieve customer details from another data source and combine it

14 Cering Account Reps Have Rapid Access to Information From Multiple Different Sources Browse/search customer list from one data source Retrieve customer details from another data source and combine it with a map of their location from the Web (e.g. Google Maps) Account Representative Portal Application Retrieve customer orders, including specific order details from yet another data source Portlets wired together visually Use of AJAX-enabled portlets helps improve the overall user experience 14

Create Custom Performance Dashboards Using the IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework

rapidly build custom dashboards Alerting Charting Data Filtering Includes ability

wherever it resides (e.g., SAP, Domino, Siebel, etc.

Charting Robust Alerting Module * IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework included with

17 Create Custom Performance Dashboards Using the IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework Provides a set of re-usable components and administration tools from which to rapidly build custom dashboards Alerting Charting Data Filtering Includes ability to drill-down for additional insight and information Easily connects to data wherever it resides (e.g., SAP, Domino, Siebel, etc.) Reusable Components Flexible Data Filtering Performance Dashboards Hi-Fidelity Charting Robust Alerting Module * IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework included with IBM Dashboard Accelerator; Dashboard KPI catalog available for free to licensees of IBM Dashboard Accelerator only 17

19 DEMO - Find Answers and Improve Decision- Making Using the Dashboard Accelerator Employee-Facing Portal Use manufacturing dashboard to monitor status of production NOTE: need screenshot of dashboard 19

site templates Import Portal content Customization themes Out of box Template.

22 Create New Sites Quickly Using Wizard-driven Interface and Out-of-Box Templates and Styles Business users easily create new sites without needing technical skills Create Virtual Portals Enroll users Chose from site templates Import Portal content Customization themes Out of box Template... Package up all portal site assets for download and reuse elsewhere No IT support needed Reduce Portal Admin overhead Minutes later 22

23 DEMO Create the Cering Customer Site Using New Site Wizard 1. Get started quickly with New Site Wizard 2. Chose template and style 3. Select content pages, then Create Site 23

WebSphere Portlet Factory Builds Portlets With No Programming Required Automates the creation, customization, deployment, and maintenance of custom portlets Uses wizard-like components (Builders)

25 WebSphere Portlet Factory Builds Portlets With No Programming Required Automates the creation, customization, deployment, and maintenance of custom portlets Uses wizard-like components (Builders) that automatically generate the portlet Java code Integration Builders easily access backend systems SAP R/3, SAP Business Warehouse, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle e-business Suite, databases, Lotus Domino, Hyperion, Web services, etc. Profiling mechanism that generates multiple portlet variations from one code base WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer Portlet Wizard-based builders Portlet Portlet generate 25

26 Integrate New or Existing Web Applications with Minimal Effort WebSphere Portal's WebAppIntegration portlet Allows access to Web applications (internal only) from a portal page Takes on full user experience of portal environment Centralizes access to various and multiple internal Web applications Web applications can be built using any technology... e.g., Java, PHP,.NET, Ruby on Rails, Domino... and installed in a different domain Best suited for Customers with limited portlet development expertise (i.e.,.net shops) Small businesses with limited development budgets Large businesses looking to centralize many Web applications 26

Web Application Integration Can Be Accomplished in Just a Few Easy Steps Portal Domain Portal Server 1. Manage Pages Portlet Create a URL page pointing at MyWebApp Domain X MyWebApp 3. MyWebApp.jsp Paste HTML <script> tag 2.

27 Web Application Integration Can Be Accomplished in Just a Few Easy Steps Portal Domain Portal Server 1. Manage Pages Portlet Create a URL page pointing at MyWebApp Domain X MyWebApp 3. MyWebApp.jsp Paste HTML <script> tag 2. WebAppIntegrator portlet Generate HTML <script> tag 6. WebAppIntegrator Theme Template Returns portal navigation and UX markup Browser My Web App 4. When page tab is clicked, browser redirected to MyWebApp. <script> returned. Design time Run time <script> 5. Browser executes <script>, which calls WebAppIntegrator Theme Template 27

28 WebAppIntegration Portlet Can Be Used to Collect Multiple SharePoint Sites for Easy Access A B C D WebSphere Portal Site A Site B Site C Site D SharePoint Sites 28

Portal Use Live Text to include Portlets, Portal navigation, Web resources,

29 WebSphere Portal Even Includes HTML Page Support publish HTML Design tool Create HTML pages in preferred Web design tool Import and render them into Portal Use Live Text to include Portlets, Portal navigation, Web resources, dynamic or static elements, etc. Portal Navigation Portlets WebSphere Portal 29

31 Integrate ASP.NET Applications Into WebSphere Portal with Mainsoft Visual MainWin for J2EE: Portal Edition* Cross-compiler technology that enables ASP.NET applications to run natively on WebSphere Portal Consists of a plug-in to Microsoft Visual Studio.NET that ports.net applications to Java Bytecode Eliminates need to do a complete Java re-write Allows customers to preserve and maintain.net skills and code Visual Studio.NET Code, Compile, Debug, Deploy C# Microsoft Intermediate Language VB.NET Mainsoft Cross Compiler WebSphere Portal Server Java Bytecode ASP.NET ADO.NET Web Services J2EE Application Environment * Available from Mainsoft ( contact: Ron Johnsen, VP WW Sales (ronj@mainsoft.com) 31

NET application in Visual Studio Visual Studio with Mainsoft Plug-In

32 DEMO - Building the Order Status Portlet from an Existing ASP.NET Application Open up the Order Status ASP.NET application in Visual Studio Visual Studio with Mainsoft Plug-In Create portlet using Mainsoft s cross-compiler technology Deploy to WebSphere Portal Order Status Portlet 32

35 WebSphere Portal is the Leading Enterprise Portal Solution Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portal Products, 2007 WebSphere Portal is leading the fast-growing Enterprise Portal market in license and maintenance revenue for the fifth consecutive year... - IDC annual report, July, 2007 Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portal Products, 2007 Gartner: August 24, 2007 by David Gootzit, Gene Phifer, Ray Valdes The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted August 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused w ith permission, w hich permission should not be deemed to be an endorsement of any company or product depicted in quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is Gartner, Inc. s opinion and is an analytical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It measures vendors against Gartner defined criteria for a marketplace. The positioning of vendors w ithin a Magic Quadrant is based on the complex interplay of many factors. Gartner does not advise enterprises to select only those firms in the "Leaders" quadrant. In some situations, firms in the Visionary, Challenger, or Niche Player quadrants may be the right matches for an enterprise's requirements. Well-informed vendor selection decisions should rely on more than a Magic Quadrant. Gartner research is intended to be one of many information sources including other published information and direct analyst interaction. Gartner, Inc. expressly disclaims all w arranties, express or implied, of fitness of research for a particular purpose. "This Magic Quadrant graphic w as published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research note and should be evaluated in the context of the entire report. The Gartner report is available upon request from IBM." "IBM is working to make the portal environment easier to get up and running and administer on a day-to-day basis." - Kathy Quirk, IDC 35

Get Started on SOA. People Entry Point Interaction and Collaboration Services. Case for an SOA Portal

Get Started on SOA. People Entry Point Interaction and Collaboration Services. Case for an SOA Portal Get Started on SOA People Entry Point Interaction and Collaboration Services Case for an SOA Our customers are our highest priorities; our employees are our highest cost We need to make our employees more