Components overview

This section describes each of the components that is shipped with WebSphere Portal - Express and explains the role each component plays in the overall solution.

Consult the product license for specific terms of entitlement for the software components that are shipped with the edition of WebSphere Portal - Express. Usage restrictions apply for some software.

 

Products and components included with WebSphere Portal - Express

This section provides information about the products and components that are included with WebSphere Portal - Express.

 

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Portal is a J2EE(TM) application that runs on WAS. Its main function is to serve the WebSphere Portal framework to the desktops and mobile devices of portal users. WebSphere Portal creates an environment that provides the connectivity, administration, and presentation services required. WebSphere Portal includes several new functions and enhancements that make it easier to design, administer, and use.

Usage restrictions apply. For example, the copy of WebSphere Portal that is included in WebSphere Portal - Express is licensed for use in a single-server configuration only. When user-based licensing is used, not more than one portal page can be made visible to an individual for whom a portal license has not been acquired. Consult the product license for additional details.

 

Lotus Collaborative Components

Lotus Collaborative Components are UI-neutral API methods and tag libraries that allow developers who are writing portlets for WebSphere Portal to add Lotus Software collaborative functionality to their portlets. Application developers who are using Collaborative Components can design and implement UI extensions that leverage the features of Domino, QuickPlace, Sametime, and Lotus Discovery Server.

 

Portal Toolkit

Portal Toolkit provides the capabilities to customize and manage the enterprise portal and create, test, debug, and deploy individual portlets and Web content. Templates enable developers to quickly and easily create their own portlets. Debugging and deployment tools shorten the development cycle. Sample portlets that demonstrate best programming practices are also provided.

Portal Toolkit plugs into WebSphere Studio Site Developer or WebSphere Studio Application Developer, which provides a comprehensive framework for the development of e-business applications.

A copy of WebSphere Studio Site Developer is included, and it is licensed for use only with Portal Toolkit. Consult the product license for details.

 

IBM WAS Version 5.0 Fix Pack 2

IBM WAS is a Web application server that provides J2EE services for the WebSphere Portal environment. It executes the Java portlets, JavaBeans, JavaServer(TM) Pages (JSP) files, and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) that are used by WebSphere Portal. This component is the platform on which WebSphere Portal runs.

Usage restrictions apply. For example, IBM WAS can only be used in a single-server configuration and only certain subcomponents, such as the application server, HTTP, and others, are licensed for use. Consult the product license for additional details.

 

IBM Directory Server Version 5.1

IBM Directory Server is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory that runs as a stand-alone daemon. In the WebSphere Portal environment, it stores, updates, and retrieves user-specific data that is related to authentication, such as user IDs and passwords.

 

IBM WebSphere Studio Site Developer Version 5.1

IBM WebSphere Studio Site Developer is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building, testing, and deploying J2EE applications. It provides integrated development support for building J2EE applications with HTML pages, servlets, JavaServer Pages, and EJBs. It also creates Web service applications with open standards, generates XML documents from DTDs, and enables a collaborative team development environment. It enables end-to-end local and remote testing and creates high-quality applications using wizards, code generators, and best practices.

 

Additional products components included with WebSphere Portal - Express Plus

The following components are included with WebSphere Portal - Express Plus.

 

Collaboration Center Version 5.0

WebSphere Portal featuring Collaboration Center capabilities offers an integrated framework of e-workplace components for finding, connecting, and working with people:

Use these components, users have immediate access to a searchable directory of people that is integrated with their workplaces and their e-meetings within the collaborative portal. Users can find people in the directory, see their online status, and interact with them using instant messaging and other actions that are provided by people links. In addition to search features, the People Finder provides views of each person's directory record and his or her place in the organizational context. People links are visible in workplaces and e-meetings to make employee interaction fast and easy, improving personal and organizational productivity.

 

IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.12

IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server and Notes is groupware software that provides messaging and collaboration features. Notes is the e-mail, calendaring, group scheduling, Web access, and information management client. Domino is the integrated messaging and Web application server.

Domino Directory can provide the primary corporate directory or the secondary LDAP service that complements another LDAP service (for example, IBM Directory Server, Windows 2000 Active Directory, or Sun ONE) in the portal environment. As a secondary LDAP service, Domino Directory provides user access to Notes-based information sources for Collaborative Components and collaborative portlets.

Usage restrictions apply. You are authorized to install and use Domino solely and exclusively in connection with the use of Sametime and QuickPlace. Consult the product license for details.

 

Instant messaging and online awareness, based on Lotus Sametime 3.0 technology

Instant messaging and online awareness (also known as people awareness), are available. Using Sametime, portal users can discover if others are available to chat, receive e-mail, share applications and other tools in an e-meeting or Web conference, and, if Lotus Discovery Server is enabled, find documents authored by others and display expertise profiles from the Knowledge Map.

Usage restrictions apply. For example, the e-meeting capabilites of Sametime are not licensed for use. Consult the product license for details.

 

Virtual teamrooms based on Lotus QuickPlace 3.0.1 technology

A Web-based solution is available for creating team workspaces for collaboration. Using QuickPlace, portal users can work securely with colleagues, suppliers, partners, and customers. QuickPlace provides teams with workspaces where they can reach consensus through discussions, collaborate on documents, and coordinate plans, tasks, and resources.

Usage restrictions apply. For example, you are authorized to install and use QuickPlace solely and exclusively with WebSphere Portal. A separate license is required to access QuickPlace from a source other than WebSphere Portal. Consult the product license for details.

 

Product and component matrix

The following table shows the products and components that are packaged in each WebSphere Portal offering. You might have purchased only one of these offerings; however, all available WebSphere Portal offerings are shown for comparison purposes.

Product or component Express Express Plus Enable Extend
WebSphere Portal X X X X
IBM WAS Enterprise Edition X X X X
IBM Directory Server X X X X
Lotus Collaborative Components X X X X
Portal Toolkit X X X X
IBM WebSphere Studio Site Developer X X X X
DB2 Enterprise Edition     X X
IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server X X   X
Lotus QuickPlace   *   *
Lotus Sametime   *   *
Collaboration Center   X   X
WebSphere Portal content publishing (including Personalization)     X X
WebSphere Translation Server     X X
IBM Lotus Extended Search       X
IBM Tivoli Web Site Analyzer       X

*Sametime and Quickplace are limited portal use only.

 

See also