
My article in today's newsletter, Do Portals Have a Future?, explains the reasons that portal usage is growing and why portals are destined to have a bright future.
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Do Portals Have a Future?
by Colin White
Colin White rebuts a recent article, explaining why portals do have a future and are ideally suited for implementing Web 2.0 and SOA technologies.
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