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New Web 2.0 tools from BEA delayed

21-Sep-2006

Tags: Portals and Content Integration, Marketplace at Large, Selecting Technology, , WebLogic Portal

According to recent news, BEA's VP of Product Management David Meyer showed off three new tools at this week's BEAWorld. As most BEA WebLogic Portal customers have not yet upgraded to the recent significant release, BEA now seems focused more on these new tactical components, which will provide an enterprise application wiki, knowledgebase, and a tool to create mash-ups or composite applications. Don't expect them soon, though. "Originally due in the second half of 2006, the date has slipped to the first half of 2007," Meyer said. As readers of the Enterprise Portals Report know, BEA WebLogic Portal has been tough to upgrade in the past; even just service packs have been quite complex exercises. The new modules will work for both of BEA's enterprise portals (AquaLogic and WebLogic) and do indeed sound interesting, but you should always consider carefully whether a single enterprise portal package will really cover all your needs.

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