Portals: toward an application framework for interoperability

ABSTRACT

A common portal definition, universal client, and application-support infrastructure would turn the portal concept on its head, eventually shifting control from the information providers to the information consumers.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.1 Network Architecture and Design
      C.2.2 Network Protocols
      C.2.3 Network Operations
      C.2.4 Distributed Systems
      C.2.5 Local and Wide-Area Networks
      C.2.6 Internetworking

  H. Information Systems
  H.0 GENERAL
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.0 General
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.0 General
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.0 General
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.0 General
      H.4.3 Communications Applications