Web 2.0 focus for new free Sun Portal Server

Added By Janus Boye at 16-Dec-2005 |

Sun has just released version 7.0 of its portal platform, "Sun Java System Portal Server." Sun is trying to embrace the so-called "Web 2.0" by in their own words offering the "first platform to integrate wikis and other next-generation platforms." And of course, AJAX is supported. Even though Sun is giving the portal away for free to customers of its other enterprise products, the package has heretofore seen limited adoption in a crowded market for portal solutions. It seems like the traditional Sun customer has so far either opted for a portal from commercial vendors like BEA or IBM, or popular open source offerings from Liferay and JBoss. Still, Sun's new, community-oriented positioning is a welcome departure from others in the portal market. But it will take more than a fresh coat of Web 2.0 to win over the masses.

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