A corporate portal is a web-based platform to access with security a broad range of information, services, applications and expertise. It can be functioned as an extranet it serves both internal and external users. Internal users can be employees in the organization and external users can be the client in the project. Portal content, services and applications can be customized and personalized to the need of different users or user groups. Corporate portals & enterprise portal can provide single sign-on capabilities between their users and various other systems. This requires a user to authenticate only once.
A corporate portal is the intersection of the front and back office where negotiation, product differentiation, and competitive advantage thrive. While back-office functions focus on cost management and front-office functions focus on revenue enhancement, the middle office is where profit is maximized and risk is minimized by the efficiency achieved in coordinating the many information streams, people, and knowledge that create sound business. |
