(1) A
Web portal or
public portal refers to a
Web
site or service that offers a broad array of resources and services, such as
e-mail, forums, search engines, and online shopping malls. The first Web
portals were online services, such as AOL, that provided access to the Web, but
by now most of the traditional search engines have transformed themselves into
Web portals to attract and keep a larger audience.
(2) An
enterprise portal is a Web-based interface for users
of
enterprise applications. Enterprise portals also provide access to enterprise
information such as corporate
databases, applications (including Web
applications), and systems.
