People powering portals

Claiming to offer unique features such as Intelligent Context Manager and Web services integration, PeopleSoft has introduced its Enterprise Portal.

PeopleSoft says Intelligent Context Manager proactively prompts users with relevant information when they initiate transactions within the portal. Information is automatically displayed, enabling users to intelligently navigate through the business process. For example, the company explains thatusing a traditional portal approach, an accounts payable clerk would see that a customer is overdue on a payment. The clerk would typically send the account to a collections department or agency--never knowing there is a large sales opportunity in the pipeline. With Intelligent Context Manager, the clerk is directly notified of the sales opportunity at the same time he or she is accessing the receivables information.

PeopleSoft further states it’s the only enterprise portal vendor to utilize Web Services standards as its primary integration method. The Enterprise Portal enables customers to directly syndicate Web Services content into the portal, reducing costly programming and maintenance, dramatically lowering the total cost of ownership.