Last word: The trouble with portal dashboards… - Enterprise Info Regular posted 28 Nov 2006 in Volume 3 Issue 5 The last word By Janus Boye Enterprise portals are supposed to make systems more accessible to real, live humans. Based on hundreds of interviews CMS Watch has conducted with users worldwide, it’s clear that portal software customers must invest more in creating usable and accessible user interfaces. But users complain that while such an interface may look slick in early sales demonstrations, in production it typically only facilitates work for technically adept super-users. Major software vendors, such as BEA, IBM, Microsoft and SAP are investing heavily in Ajax-based interfaces to improve usability but ‘super user’ screens predominate and it remains unclear whether an Ajax-based dashboard is really any better. But effective presentation is critical to success. What’s needed to align all parts of the portal with corporate style guidelines? Getting the right solutions will not be easy and will require testing. Portal choices
A dashboard that unites e-mail, instant messaging, collaboration Frank Braski has suffered through the hype surrounding real-time communications dashboards for years. But these days he says the presence technology is finally fulfilling its promise. RTC dashboards blend instant messaging, e-mail, audio- and videoconferencing, whiteboarding and file sharing into a unified view via desktop PCs or mobile devices. "I've been living with the promise of this technology for the past 10 years - we went through a serious period of disillusionment. To continue reading, register here to become an Insider It's FREE to join Network World - Frank Braski has suffered through the hype surrounding real-time communications dashboards for years. The technology, which attempts to meld enterprise communications tools into a single view, gives context to collaboration, including knowing with whom, when and how to make contact (for example, via BlackBerry or e-mail).
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