Main Page - AlfrescoWiki. Apuntes sobre servidores: Que es Webdav. What is a portal and what types of web portal are there ? In the world of science and space, a 'portal' is considered to be a two-way interdimensional door opening into several realities, including the astral world; the far reaches of physical, interstellar space; and alternate, parallel universes (source www.earthportals.com/portal.htm by Claire Watson) If you are a 'Star Trek' or 'Stargate' fan of course this is something that you will have known for years.
To a certain degree, the IT world has high jacked the definition of a true portal and translated it into its own interpretation - but the principle of what a portal is stays the same. What is the IT definition of a Portal? In the IT World - a portal is used to describe a browser experience that has an entry point (or gateway) that is intended to be the starting point for any journey or user experience. Within IT, a number of attempts have been made to classify portals - as they are significantly different in the way they split, each will be explored separately. Information Portals. Alfresco - Open Source Enterprise Content Management (CMS) including Web Content Management.