WebSphere Portal NOW

Does your organization need a basic content-rich web environment for a line of business - yet lack money, resources or skills to get started?

IBM is pleased to offer a new software template and services solution for WebSphere Portal that handles the majority of requirements most companies have for a basic content portal.

The WebSphere Portal NOW is a reusable software template and a well-defined services process, which allows for deployment of a fully working portal and content solution for customers in less than a month. Benefits to customer:

• Scalable solution that supports collaboration, feeds, and role-based access.
• Low cost and fast implementation of a content-rich Portal-based site.
• Reduce process cycle time through faster access to targeted information.

WebSphere Portal NOW template can help you consolidate all the different content that employees, partners, and customers need to see. With this template in your environment, you can improve productivity. WebSphere Portal NOW is what you need to:

• Publish information to the web without the help of an IT department.
• Cut call center costs by providing sales reps, customers, or partners with self service access to information.
• Expand your presence by reaching distributors, retailers or partners your sales force cannot work with in person.

The Portal NOW software template provides a fast way to give customers content-rich, dynamic websites, collaboration, feeds, and a role-based front end to key applications or processes.

Portal NOW Features at a Glance:

• WebSphere Portal structure for a pre-configured environment with two themes, including a Home Page with links to critical information, feeds, documents, processes or applications.
• Pre-configured Web Content Management with support for different types of content, organized publishing streams for authors and editors, and flexible publication scheduling.
• Ready to use Services, such as application or web site links, RSS feeds, Sametime contacts, document management, or people finder.