An external-facing portal is an implementation of the SAP NetWeaver Portal as a public Web site.

An external-facing portal is open to the internet, providing content to ANONYMOUS users, internal employees and business partners and enabling users to self-register in order to access additional content and to personalize the portal.

An external-facing portal uses features of the portal that PROVIDE Web-like behavior (for example, use of the browser navigation buttons) and reduce the amount of resources required to view portal PAGES.

ALTHOUGH not always appropriate for certain resource-rich APPLICATIONS, the external-facing portal can boost ROI by using the same platform for the company's internet and intranet implementations.

An external-facing portal is an implementation of the SAP NetWeaver Portal as a public Web site.

An external-facing portal is open to the internet, providing content to anonymous users, internal employees and business partners and enabling users to self-register in order to access additional content and to personalize the portal.

An external-facing portal uses features of the portal that provide Web-like behavior (for example, use of the browser navigation buttons) and reduce the amount of resources required to view portal pages.

Although not always appropriate for certain resource-rich applications, the external-facing portal can boost ROI by using the same platform for the company's internet and intranet implementations.