JA-SIG and Portals

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The uPortal Project

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Title:The uPortal Project (ID: EDU07073)
Author(s):David W. Koehler (Cornell University), James Farmer (Georgetown University), and William G. Thompson, Jr. (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

This panel will tell the story of the uPortal project, a community effort to develop a free, sharable, enterprise-wide Web portal specifically for higher education. The flagship project for JA-SIG (the Java Applications Special Interest Group), uPortal has become the most widely used portal in production in higher education.

WINNER: 2007 EDUCAUSE Catalyst Award.

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Evolving Portal Implementations From Participating Universities and Partners

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Title:Evolving Portal Implementations From Participating Universities and Partners (ID: CSD4351)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:A list of documentation concerning the implementation of uPortal. Documantation includes informaton on getting started/administration, developer and user documentation, and background/architecture.
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From Reference to Reality: Going Live with uPortal at The University of British Columbia

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Title:From Reference to Reality: Going Live with uPortal at The University of British Columbia (ID: EDU0109)
Author(s):Dave Frazer (The University of British Columbia) and Paul Zablosky (The University of British Columbia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2001)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Going from a reference implementation to a production service is a revealing exercise. The robustness, reliability, and controlled behavior required in a production environment do not come without cost. The University of British Columbia was the first site to go into production with uPortal, a community-developed, open source, reference implementation of a university portal from JA-SIG. UBC's experience illustrates risks and pitfalls and various measures of success.
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Going Live with JA-SIG's uPortal

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Title:Going Live with JA-SIG's uPortal (ID: CMR0102)
Author(s):Dave Frazer (The University of British Columbia)
Origin:Presented at CUMREC Conferences (Archives) (2001)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:JA-SIG's uPortal Web application framework has received a lot of attention since its introduction in July 2000. The University of British Columbia is among several universities who have utilized uPortal to build a horizontal enterprise Web portal for students, faculty, and staff. This presentation will discuss UBC's experiences with their implementation of uPortal.
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