Cost: $57,000 per CPU (includes WebLogic Portal, WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop); $90,000 per CPU (adds WebLogic Integration)
Platforms: HP-UX, IBM AIX, Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows 2000
Bottom Line: BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1, which includes WebLogic Portal 8.1, provides a total solution for creating custom portals. The
unified infrastructure lets developers work with BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 for advanced portal and portlet creation, and general
portal administration can be distributed to others. The product’s strong developer tools and life-cycle application management
stand out.
Cost: $87,000 per processor for Portal Extend; Portal Express starst at $85 per user or $33,000 per processor
Platforms: Windows 2000 Server, Linux on Intel (Red Hat, SuSE), AIX, Solaris 8, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IBM zSeries
Bottom Line: WebSphere Portal 5.0 integrated disparate corporate apps and information, giving users a personalized view of data required
for their jobs. Employees can colalborate in real-time, as well as create, publish, search and share information, though inline
document editing could be improved. Portlet builders and a large catalog of third-party portlets significantly reduce development
time.
Cost: SharePoint Portal Server, $3,999, plus $71 per client license
Platforms: Windows Server 2003
Bottom Line: SharePoint Portal Server 2003 focuses on information and document sharing, making it a top choice for team collaboration.
It is easy to set up and customize, although the maximum benefit comes when coupled with Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft
back-office applications.
Cost: Standard Edition, $10,000 per CPU or $200 per user; Enterprise Edition, $20,000 per CPU or $400 per user
Platforms: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, HP Tru64 UNIX, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, UnitedLinux, Windows 2000 Server, IBM AIX
Bottom Line: OracleAS Portal 10g, a component of the Oracle Application Server 10g distribution, is an inclusive solution for creating
a portal Web interface, publishing information, and delivering personalized content to users. Less technical users can perform
the bulk of setup and administration so developers can concentrate on J2EE portlet application work.
Cost: Complete suite, including startup professional services and training: $125,000 for 250 users
Platforms: Windows 2000; Oracle 9i or Microsoft SQL 2000 databases; BEA WebLogic 7.0, IBM WebSphere 4.0, or JBoss 3.0.4 with Tomcat 4.0.6
Bottom Line: Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite’s Portal 5.0, Collaboration, Content and Studio servers work together seamlessly, giving users
a fine portal experience. What’s more, Plumtree provides centralized security and administration of Web applications on different
systems -- both within and outside the enterprise -- in one portal environment. This outstanding approach to Web application
deployment yields simple operation for users along with lower development and maintenance costs for an organization.
Cost: $57,000 to $95,000 per CPU, per application server or $100 per employee for entire enterprise suite
Platforms: OS: Solaris, Windows, Linux available Spring 2004; Application Server: BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Sun
Bottom Line: Sun’s portal, based on Java Web services, is a top-to-bottom solution that includes identity, application, directory, and
Web servers. It’s one of the more developer-friendly portals -- especially for mobile devices, JSR 168 portlets, and Web
services -- and has unique VPN-on-Demand with secure remote access.
Cost: Starts at $75,000 per CPU (per user pricing available upon request)
Platforms: OS: IBM AIX, Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows 2000; Database: IBM DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL, Sybase; Application Server:
IBM WebSphere, Apache Tomcat, BEA WebLogic, Sun ONE
Bottom Line: Using supplied portlets, Vignette Application Portal lets you create an initial portal site and rapidly tie in enterprise
applications using industry-standard portlet programming interfaces. The system’s strong administration and internalization
-- plus broad platform support -- can reduce TCO when deploying multiple portals.
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