Key Services Provided by SunWeb 4.0
The SunWeb 4.0 deployment provided enhanced capabilities in many
areas, including personalization, remote access, and search. Many of the enhancements
were made in response to user input and feature requests.
The following table provides an overview of some of the key services
delivered with the deployed solution. Your enterprise might require similar
services. Technical details for these and other services are provided in Detailed Service Requirements.
Note –
Mail and calendar services are provided by instances of Sun Java
System Messaging Server and Sun Java System Calendar Server that are already
deployed and running on the main corporate network. The SunWeb portal deployment
uses Portal Server channels to provide SunWeb users with access to these services
on their portal desktops (to enable this feature, users must add the channels
to their portal view).
Table 1–3 Key Services Provided by SunWeb 4.0
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Service
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Description
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Portal Server Secure Remote Access (SRA)
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Provides secure remote access from outside of Sun's corporate
network (SWAN).
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Replaces an older application used for remote access, providing
enhanced, updated, and integrated services that are more comprehensive and
reliable.
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Provides device independence that enables users to connect
to SunWeb securely from any Java enabled, web-connected computer or mobile
device. Remote users launch a browser, enter the URL for the SRA service,
authenticate using token-based authentication, and are logged directly into
SunWeb with secure access to a customized portal desktop, applications, and
content.
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Enables users to access SunWeb from most customer sites, providing
an advantage over virtual private network (VPN), which is often blocked.
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Provides enhanced security in certain situations when compared
with VPN.
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Enables users to send and receive mail, update their calendars,
access their home directories, surf sites within SWAN, and open telnet sessions.
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Provides a remote access channel to users who log in using
SRA. This channel provides various tools such as FTP.
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Mail channel
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Enables remote users to add the mail channel to their SunWeb
view and to read, write, and reply to messages using the mail channel when
connecting to SunWeb through a remote access gateway.
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Brings the most recent mail messages to the SunWeb view.
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Enables users to choose how many messages to display and to
launch messages directly from SunWeb.
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Is highly customizable and enables users to perform a high
degree of personalization.
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Calendar channel
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Complements the mail channel (requires a Calendar Server account).
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Enables remote users to add the calendar channel to their
SunWeb view and to manage their calendar when accessing SunWeb through a remote
access gateway.
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Is highly customizable and enables users to perform a high
degree of personalization.
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Blogs@Sun channel
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SunWeb (Java ES) search
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