Learning the Basics: What Is a Portal?

The OracleAS Portal component of Oracle Application Server is useful for developing, deploying, administering, and configuring enterprise-class portals. OracleAS Portal incorporates a portal-building framework with self-service publishing features that assist you in creating, publishing, and managing information within your portal.

Use your portal to publish information from your database and other sources, to provide information to and and gather information from internal and external customers, and to manage the content your customers will consume.