About the Portal Server Desktop

Portal Server aggregates and presents content to the end user. The primary end-user interface for Portal Server is the Desktop, which end users access by using an HTML browser.

End users can access and use the Desktop by using a mobile device, if they are configured to do so. For information about the mobile Desktop, see Chapter 12, Managing Portal Server Mobile Access, in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 Administration Guide.

Portal Server supports programmable modules that transform data into HTML (hypertext markup language) that the Desktop displays. For example, Portal Server converts XML (extensible markup language) data and RSS (really simple syndication) into HTML, and JavaServer Pages^TM (JSP^TM) files are executed to HTML. Content that is delivered can be static information or an application.

Administrators use the Portal Server management console and the command-line interface to manage the Desktop.