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Challenges of Multi Device Support with Portals

Challenges of Multi Device Support with Portals

Jaye Fitzgerald, Van Landrum
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466603363|ISBN10: 1466603364|EISBN13: 9781466603370
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0336-3.ch008
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Fitzgerald, Jaye, and Van Landrum. "Challenges of Multi Device Support with Portals." Enhancing Enterprise and Service-Oriented Architectures with Advanced Web Portal Technologies, edited by Greg Adamson and Jana Polgar, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 87-102. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0336-3.ch008

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Fitzgerald, J. & Landrum, V. (2012). Challenges of Multi Device Support with Portals. In G. Adamson & J. Polgar (Eds.), Enhancing Enterprise and Service-Oriented Architectures with Advanced Web Portal Technologies (pp. 87-102). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0336-3.ch008

Chicago

Fitzgerald, Jaye, and Van Landrum. "Challenges of Multi Device Support with Portals." In Enhancing Enterprise and Service-Oriented Architectures with Advanced Web Portal Technologies, edited by Greg Adamson and Jana Polgar, 87-102. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0336-3.ch008

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Abstract

Although Portals can aggregate and integrate applications “at the glass” on desktop PCs and laptop browsers, more users expect to access Portals on their mobile devices. The challenges to support multiple devices are difficult. Standard HTML web pages cannot be delivered to most mobile devices, which have different capabilities like screen sizes, image formats, and input methods. With thousands of devices and the frequent introduction of new devices, how can a Portal support the many types of mobile devices connecting to the Portal’s many applications? In this paper, the authors discuss the issues and solutions to this many-to-many relationship. IBM Mobile Portal Accelerator provides multiple device support from a Portal by using a version of XHTML called XDIME as the content markup and a multi-channel component coupled with a device repository to provide the proper device specific view. As a result, the page that is sent to the device is appropriate for that specific device and its capabilities, where no horizontal scrolling is required, all information fits on the screen, forms work, and all images are rendered properly, creating a positive user experience.

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