Boss Portal Server Development
What you will learn from this book
Covers the latest JBoss Portal Server 2.7.0 with support for JSR-286 Portlet 2.0 specification.
Learn in detail about JBoss Portal and its components
Configure the JBoss Portal Server software best suited for your environment
Build portlets using common technologies such as Servlets, JSPs, and JSF to add functionality to your site
Personalize and internationalize the portal so that the user identifies with it
Create rich and dynamic portlets using AJAX for better user experience
Add popular third-party components such as Google gadgets and Yahoo widgets to enhance the portal features
Use databases in portlets to build custom user applications that persist data
Learn how to configure single sign-on and fine-grained security in a portal
Learn to use the content management system and empower users to actively manage their own content on the portal
Establish inter-portlet communication and harvest the power of existing assets
The book is written from a developer perspective and uses an example-driven approach with extensive code samples on each topic, for easy understanding and learning. It starts with some basic concepts of portals, before going into the features and implementation of JBoss Portal and eventually discussing some concepts for advanced use. Each chapter provides a blend of just enough basic concepts to start building applications and detailed configurations for reference.
Who this book is written for
This book is for portal developers, portal administrators, designers and architects working on the Java platform, who want to build web portal solutions. The book doesn’t expect an expert knowledge of portal or JEE technologies, but does presume a basic understanding of web technologies and the Java/JEE platform. However, the concepts are lucid enough that any competent developer can easily find immediate value in the book and start creating dynamic portal applications.
