A Web "supersite" that provides a variety of services including Web search, news, free e-mail, discussion groups, shopping and links to other sites. The major general-purpose Web portals are Yahoo!, MSN and AOL. Many portals allow the home page to be personalized (see personal portal). Prior to the Web, CompuServe and AOL functioned as portals, aggregating information from various sources.
The Vortal
Portals also serve vertical markets. The vertical portal (vortal) provides news and articles for a particular industry such as IT, banking or insurance. It may also include general information such as top news stories and weather. See corporate portal, business intelligence portal, vertical portal and portal server.
The Vortal
Portals also serve vertical markets. The vertical portal (vortal) provides news and articles for a particular industry such as IT, banking or insurance. It may also include general information such as top news stories and weather. See corporate portal, business intelligence portal, vertical portal and portal server.
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