ABSTRACT
The enterprise Web portals that are appearing on campuses and in corporations are changing the way people use the Web and the way in which Web pages are built. Enterprise Web portals allow users of the Web to gain quick access to just the Web pages and services they commonly use as well as other electronic information, such as word processors and services on local area networks that they use. Enterprise Web portals are user-centric. Creating the structure and culture to build enterprise Web portals is a task much more formidable than any of the many very challenging technical hurdles that must be passed. Perhaps the best portal definition is that a portal is a user-centric customized, personalized, adaptive desktop (CPAD). The very best enterprise portals will exhibit all CPAD features.
