April 2018CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6APRIL - 16 - 2018PORTAL SOFTWARE SPECIALCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Volume 03 - 17Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com Managing EditorJoe PhillipGraphics & ArtAjay K DasDeclan ColeFlynn SmithSenior WritersJustin SmithRachel ClarkRoyce D'SouzaRohit ChowdharyEditorial StaffBen JacksonDaniel HolmesEzra BenjaminPooja RaySpurthi PatilSalesJessica Stanleyjessica@cioapplications.com+1 510-996-5126Contact UsPhone: 510.330.5172EditorialThe Onset of Lean PortalsIn the past few years, the world of portal technology has seen significant improvements and innovations that have made it easier for organizations to carry out their business operations. Social, workflow, and other engagement features within a portal are now key to the running of a successful digital workplace. Attending to these requirements, today's portal software has become a "well-oiled machine" with intuitive features that augment communication between employees by providing a universal point of access to the organization's growing knowledge base.A major trend in the portal software industry has been the rising inclination toward lean portal software over traditional and infrastructure-heavy portals. Most traditional portals are categorized as "bloated with features" that aren't necessarily cost-effective to businesses. In contrast, a lean portal is lightweight and easy to deploy. Built using modern Web 2.0 technologies, such as AJAX, widgets, and WOA/SOA approaches, lean portal software is increasingly becoming a smarter choice over traditional container-oriented portal models.Businesses are also realizing that they should invest in tools and processes that transform the portal from an IT integration platform into a business enablement platform that is more customer-centric and user experience oriented. This trend is rendering more emphasis on easy-to-use portal management dashboards that enable business users to quickly manage and optimize portal pages and widgets, without coding. Alongside, the addition of social features is becoming just as important. Thus, as a part of digital workplace strategy, implementing tools for blogging, sharing documents, chats, and video conferencing in portals, have transpired as an expectation, rather than exception.In the coming years, portal software is expected to transform into a strategic customer experience platform. Thus, modern portal software should have powerful tools that can aggregate, analyze, and utilize user behavior data to provide a personalized experience to the user. Comprehending this trend, CIO Applications' editorial board has evaluated and featured leading-edge portal software solution providers in the market that are not only helping ensure greater efficiency but also evoking a new era of portal engagement.Let us know your thoughts.Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe Phillip*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEmailsales@cioapplications.comeditor@cioapplications.commarketing@cioapplications.com
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