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Summary of Reports


 Alcatel

 BT

 Corechange

 Microsoft Business Solutions

 NetManage

 SAP



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Integration: Chris Harris-Jones, Ovum | Part 2

 Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3

 Implementation: John Thornton, CMG | Part 2

 Product Development: Tom Welsh, Independent Software Consultant | Part 2

 Information Access: Tony Caine, Netegrity | Part 2

 Best Practice: Andy Phelps of consultancy C-i | Part 2

 Project Management: Peter Busby, Xayce | Part 2

 Security Issues: John Walker, Experian | Part 2

 Market News | Part 2

 Expert Opinion: David Cotterill, Cambridge Technology Partners

Issue Summary

Web services hold out the possibility of easy and seamless integration of applications and content into portal software. Ovum’s Chris Harris-Jones asks whether this is really possible or just a dream of the software vendors.

Web services: priming portals - Part 1 | Part 2

Chris Harris-Jones: web services will become the default method of accessing content and applications within portals

Much of the confusion that exists about web services comes from the fact that there is both a technology and business perspective to them.

From the business perspective, web services are about ‘software as a service’ – where software becomes a utility, bought, sold and delivered in a similar manner to electricity or telecommunications.

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