What is a Portal?

 A Portal is an interactive web application used to share, store, and collaborate with information. You probably already use several Portals online without even realizing it. MySpace, for example, is an entertainment Portal directed at young people. But Portals aren't limited to entertainment; they can be powerful business tools as well.

How is a Portal different from a web site?

A Portal runs on the same technology most web sites use, but rather than sending information one way, a Portal is used to send information back and forth between users and administrators, making it a powerful tool for collaboration.

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The benefits a Portal can bring to your business depend largely upon your industry. In the same way that servers and data networks can serve different purposes for different organizations, so can Portals. For example, a real estate agent might use a Portal to show his or her for-sale properties online. Retail merchants might set up a Portal to sell goods online.

Furthermore, Portals can be used within an organization to improve communications. For example, company policies, vacation time, and more can be tracked on a company's internal Portal. Notices can be posted for all staff members to see.

With Portals, the options are truly limitless.