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Web Services

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WebServices  is  gaining ground  as  the  preferred  way to  integrate
eBusiness technologies. It also presents a new opportunity to generate
additional sales in the vertical market arena.

In   this  presentation,   we   will  discuss   what  the   WebService
infrastructure is,  What are  the different components  of WebServices
are , and  the different Products and Services offered  by IBM to help
the  customer move  forward  in adopting  Web  Services for  eBusiness
transactions.

We will address the issues raised above by covering the following
topics:
      * Protocols used in Web Services - SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, XML
      * Security for WebServices - OASIS, XKMS, SAML, etc.
      * Latest EJB 2.1 and its support for Web Services
      * DB2 V8 and its native support for WebServices
      * WebSphere Application Server support for WebServices
      * WebSphere Portal Server support for Web Services
      * Case Studies of Customer Implementations
      * Live Demo of how to create and deploy WebService
      * Comparisons with other strategies like .NET

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WebSphere Portal Server

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WebSphere Portal Server( WPS )  is the one IBM Middleware product that
helps  companies consolidate and  integrate their  eBusiness knowledge
and information. This enterprise  wise knowledge can be customized for
both Intranet as well as Internet purposes.

In this presentation, we will talk  about what a Portal server is, the
different components  of a Portal  Server, Portal pages,  Portlets and
how to write portlets, and IBM's support for Portal Server. We do this
by covering the following topics:
      * Portlet API's
      * Portal Pages
      * WebSphere Application Server support for WPS
      * WebSphere Studio for Application Developer
      * Portal ToolKit to write Portlets
      * Lotus Portlets
      * Content Management Portlets
      * EIP Portlets
      * WebClipping and Search Portlets
      * IBM Portlet Catalog
      * Migration Strategies