Rajat ShroffDevelopment ManagerOracleAS PortalOracle Corporation

Jerry SilverProduct ManagerOracleAS PortalOracle Corporation

Manage, Integrate, And Publish Your Enterprise Content Into Your Portal

Oracle Application Server Portal

Agenda

Making Business Content More Accessible

Manage in Portal, Publish in Portal

Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal

Future Direction

Summary

ProprietaryDifficult to UseExpensiveHard to FindComplex PublishingInconsistent

Business Content

InformInform

EducateEducate

GuideGuide

ReuseReuse

ControlControl

The Portal Solution

Built-In Content ManagementCreate, maintain, publish, and search common business content without having to leave the portal for an external application

Content IntegrationUse the Portal to make any content more accessible

– Internal and external Web sites– Business content from enterprise

applications– Content authored and managed in

legacy and best-of-breed content management systems

Portal CM Requirements Built-in, self-service content

management application for creating and managing content directly in the portal

Deploy and/or publish content managed externally to the portal

Consistent user experience for selecting, filtering, and presenting content, regardless of source

Inter-portlet communication to improve the relevancy of published content

OracleAS Portal

Complete set of content management features built-inSingle application reduces cost of integration and managementBuild more attractive and interactive portalsEnable Web site consolidationLeverage Portal framework to improve relevance and accessibility of content

Manage In Portal, Publish in Portal

Unconstrained Presentation

• Critical for Critical for branding branding external external facing sitesfacing sites

• Used by 100’s Used by 100’s of of public sites

• Critical for Critical for branding branding external external facing sitesfacing sites

• Used by 100’s Used by 100’s of of public sites

Manage in Portal:Features

Extensible, browser-based authoringDesktop authoring via WebDAVMulti-step approval routingVersion ControlCheck In/Check OutPublish/Expiry DatesPage and Item SubscriptionsExpiry NotificationsTranslationsMetadata Management

Browser based page-design wizards

Reusable page components

Flexible layout

Automatic navigation

Page templates

Style wizards

Author and CollaborateAuthor and Collaborate Design and Build PagesDesign and Build Pages

AdministrationAdministrationGranular access control

Extensible repository

Staging and archiving

Advanced Categorization & Search Features

Extensible Metadata– Attributes– Categories– Perspectives

Integration with Oracle TEXT

Enables advanced search and query-based publishing

Desktop Integration

Use desktop tools to author content

Use desktop tools to save content within portal

Compatible with any WebDAV client:

– Windows Explorer, MS Office, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, many others

Enhanced Desktop Integration

Integration with OracleAS Portal partner Xythos Web File Client Map Portal WebDAV folder to Windows drive Access from non-DAV clients (notepad, command prompt, etc.)Access to “Set Properties”, “Set Access Control”, “Approve”, “View Versions” from the desktopOffline content authoring

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About Xythos Software

Leading developer of Internet file management software for simple content management and collaboration

Xythos WebFile Server and WebFile Client products are licensed to over 325,000 users

Technology is also integrated with Blackboard, SAS, and Stellent content management products

Xythos WebFile Client WebDAV enables any Windows desktop application and supports all WebDAV compatible servers

www.xythos.com/

D E M O N S T R A T I O N

Portal Integration with Xythos Web

File Client

Publish and aggregate content from any source

Manage consistent presentation regardless of origin

OracleAS PortalManage Anywhere, Publish in Portal

When does content need to be integrated?

– Already managing in an independent CMS

– Specialized needs: imaging, catalogs, regulatory compliance, etc.

– Repurposing content for multiple applications

Two approaches:– Managed Deployment– Query Based Publishing

OracleAS PortalManage Anywhere, Publish in Portal

Managed Deployment

Copy content from external sources to Portal Repository

– OracleAS Syndication Services: Automated push/pull

– WebDAV: Direct copy from file system

– APIs: Programmatic loading of content and metadata

Syndicate Content To/From Portal

OracleAS Syndication

Services

External

Content

Sources

Syndicate content to Portal

Portal Administrators

Subscribe to syndicated content

Portal Page Designers

Publish Portal content as offers Other

Portal

Instances

Subscribe to syndicated content

Subscriber Applications

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D E M O N S T R A T I O N

Managed Deployment in Oracle Portal

Dynamic, real-time publishing from Portal or external system

– Custom Search Portlet: Declarative publishing of Portal content

– OmniPortlet: Extensible, standards-based framework for declarative publishing

– Custom Portlets: Standards-based development framework

Query Based Publishing

Custom Search Portlet

Dynamic presentation of content from Portal repository

Enables separation of management and publishing

OmniPortletPortal Content Integration Framework

3rd party CM System

Search Systems

Searchlet Searchlet

OmniPortletOmniPortlet

Query Builder

Customizations

Packaging

Extensible Layouts

Federated Search

Caching

Publish Publish ContentContent

Consistent user experience regardless of source

Inter-portlet communication

Searchlet SPI

Query Based Publishing & Federated Search through Portal

Uses J2EE standards: J2CA, JAAS, JNDI, WebServices, & JAX-RPC

Available for developers to build integration with CM systems

Out-of-the-box Searchlets available include Google, WebDAV, UltraSearch

Coming Soon – Searchlets for Oracle eMail, Calendar, Files, CMSDK

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Searchlet SPI

Interfaces supported include– Query– Catalog browsing– Attribute discovery

You can get more information on building Searchlets fromportalcenter.oracle.com/publishing

Access to 3rd Party CM Systems

Searchlet for OracleAS Portal partner FAST (FAST Data Search)

Provides customizable Real-Time & Secure access for searching & navigating content management systems

– Access to Documentum, Lotus Notes, Exchange, Vignette, Web Servers, File Servers, and application content

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FAST Corporate Overview• Fast Search & Transfer (FAST)

– The fastest growing Search Technology company

– Ranked as Visionary Leader by Gartner Group

– FAST Data Search 3.2 is used by the most demanding customers world wide, including:

“FAST is the only vendor taking search to it’s logical conclusion:Live interaction with data supporting informed decisions”

- Jupiter Research

www.fastsearch.com

D E M O N S T R A T I O N

Access to 3rd party Content

Management Systems

Next Steps & Future Direction

Supplied Searchlets– Google, UltraSearch available in

September PDK– WebDAV – coming soon– IMAP, OCS, DASL – planned– 3rd Party CMS integration searchlet –

available from FAST– Other partners – in progress

Xythos Web File Client– Enhanced desktop integration– Available in October (currently available

for Early Adopters)

Next Steps & Future Direction

XQuery integration in OmniPortlet– Query language for XML

Support for JSR 170 – Proposed Java API for content

repositories

Native XML Support– Publish, store content in XML format– Enable integration with search

engines for secure content access

Summary

Complete set of content management features built-in

Single application reduces cost of integration and management

Build more attractive and interactive portals

Enable Web site consolidation

Leverage Portal framework to improve relevance and accessibility of content

Publish and aggregate content from any source

Manage consistent presentation regardless of origin

Manage in Portal, Publish in Portal

Manage Anywhere, Publish in Portal

Portal Kiosks in Oracle Demogrounds

– Booth 1326, Oracle Application Server

Xythos, FAST Kiosks in Oracle Application Server Partner Pavilion

– Booth 710

Want to see more?

Portal Content Management & Integration

For more information…

portalcenter.oracle.com– Information on all aspects of OracleAS

Portal

portalcenter.oracle.com/portaltools– OmniPortlet and Web Clipping

portalcenter.oracle.com/publishing– Content management, integration, and

publishing

portalcatalog.oracle.com– Partner and portlet information

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Oracle World Sessions - ENTERPRISE PORTALS

Session & Activity Guide

• Design an Attractive and Compelling Portal InterfaceMonday, 4:00 PM Moscone 133

• An Overview of Enterprise Portals: Today and TomorrowTuesday, 11:00 AM Moscone 134

• Manage, Integrate, and Publish Enterprise Content into Your PortalTuesday, 8:30 AM Moscone 133

• Develop Java Portlets for Your PortalTuesday, 5:00 PM Moscone 252

•Get Your Community to Collaborate on the Same Portal PageWednesday, 8:30 AM Moscone 252

• Integrate your Enterprise Business Applications Into Your PortalWednesday, 11:00 AM Moscone 252

•Tips and Techniques for Deploying a Scalable PortalWednesday, 1:00 PM Moscone 302

•Administer and Monitor Your Portal with Oracle Enterprise ManagerWednesday, 4:30 PM Moscone 302

Session & Activity GuideOracle World Activities - ENTERPRISE PORTALS

•Hands On Labs Monday, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PMTuesday, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PMTuesday, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMTuesday, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PMWednesday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMThursday, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PMMarriott Hotel - Golden Gate B2

•Oracle DEMOgroundsMonday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMTuesday, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMTuesday, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PMWednesday, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PMThursday, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PMShow floor: Booth 1326 Oracle AS

•Meet the Portal Guru – Marco TilliTuesday, 3:30 PM Guru Lounge

•Portal PartnersOracle Application Server Partner Pavilion Booth 710

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Manage, Integrate, And Publish Your Enterprise Content Into Your Portal

Oracle Application Server Portal