May 05, 2003

Making of MetroSphere, Part 5: Installing WebSphere Portal Express

Now on IBM developerWorks: Making of MetroSphere, Part 5: Installing WebSphere Portal Express -- The first step in the MetroSphere project is getting the software installed so we can start working with it. This tutorial explains the necessary hardware and software prerequisites for installing WebSphere Portal - Express, and then explains the information necessary for a Quick Install and describes how that process should work. It also looks at some of the additional information necessary for a Standard Install.

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The making of MetroSphere, Part 2: Creating the project plan

Now on IBM developerWorks: The making of MetroSphere, Part 2: Creating the project plan -- Nicholas Chase describes how the planning process determines priorities and shape the project plan. Whether things will turn out exactly the way the team thinks they will is another story; the first rule of Web development, in the team's experience, is that a site is never quite what you thought it would be when you started out.

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The making of MetroSphere, Part 1: Getting on the Express way

Now on IBM developerWorks: The making of MetroSphere, Part 1: Getting on the Express way -- Team Lead Nicholas Chase gives a brief overview of the project and what you can expect out of the series. He also explains why the team's first stop was WebSphere Portal - Express.

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The making of MetroSphere, Part 3: Choosing a Business pattern

Now on IBM developerWorks: The making of MetroSphere, Part 3: Choosing a Business pattern -- Nicholas Chase examines some of the common situations described by IBM Patterns for e-business and explains how you might take advantage of the various cases, some providing application architecture and even sample code to help get a project started. In this article, the team puts the experience of others to work, and applies it to their own project while focusing on Collaboration, Access Integration, and WebSphere Portal patterns.

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