Today (ok! It was really last week but the marketing page finally got updated) we released the next version of Portal Server, version 7.2 [Download]. Based on the open source OpenPortal code & community, this version brings a bunch of new features. The Release Notes details the features. I even updated the Wikipedia entry :) But more importantly, this is the first of the modern portal versions that has been released independently, meaning not bundled with any larger offering, resulting in smaller downloads, more modularity, and less overall baggage that was introduced with previous bundles.
A general picture of the components of Portal 7.2 and how they are structured is below:
Some highlights of this release include:
- Desktop Design Tool - Use Adobe Dreamweaver to create/edit themes/skins and import them
- Windows Sharepoint integration
- JSR 286 / Portlet 2.0 support
- Google Gadgets Integration
- Content Management Framework based on JSR 170
- Workflow API and integration with Java CAPS workflow engine
