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Final Project Review Newcastle upon Tyne, April 19, 2004. AESOP Platform. Table of content. Technical development Functionality and usability improvements since the last review Reviewer‘s recommendations Final technical overview AESOP Web Portal. Technical development. Functionality
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Final Project ReviewNewcastle upon Tyne, April 19, 2004 AESOP Platform
Table of content Technical development • Functionality and usability improvements since the last review • Reviewer‘s recommendations Final technical overview • AESOP Web Portal
Technical development Functionality • Merge of secure spaces • Document Management: "file size" and "owner" added • Reactivated SSL for login with username/password • Changed role permission in Document Management
Technical development (2) Usability • User information browser • New Jetspeed version (1.4) • Portlets for editing XML config files • Internationalisation: detect browser language • Switch language also manually • Completed Internationalisation • Changed HTML input elements to select rights, display real names instead of login names • Welcome portlet which shows user role and used certificate
Technical development (3) Bug fixes • Removed OS dependancy in Document Management • Changed HTTP session attributes in Forum and Calendar • Delete related objects when delete a secure space • ...
Technical development (4) Documentation • User Guide • Installation Manual • Operating Manual • Developer Manual • JavaDoc in Java sources
Reviewer‘s recommendations. • It should be visible when a secure connection (space) is established and/or running. • A more flexible combination of server and browser language. • It is not clear how client creation is handled • Would the consortium give Jetspeed portlets to the Open Source community? • USP‘s of AESOP • Legacy integration
Final technical overview AESOP Web Portal • Highly configurable framework to develop corporate portals • Portal components (“portlets”) • MMS demo portal -> Pilot portal instances
Final technical overview AESOP Web Portal - Architecture
Final technical overview (2) AESOP Web Portal - Strengths • Corporate portal (rather than information portal) • Built in certificate support, Secure spaces • All Java J2EE features available (e.g. for legacy integration) • Transactions, Java Connectors etc., Message queues • Developed with Open Source only • Flexible and configurable by end users
Final technical overview (3) AESOP Web Portal - Weaknesses • No graphical development tools • No implicit personalisation • Jetspeed Portlets rarely available
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