Abstract: The present invention relates to a portal structure providing end user stations (5) with access to services/applications (26), comprising a portal core (1) and a number of services/applications (26). The portal core comprises a presentation arrangement, portal session managing means (13) generating session related information, e.g. session identifications and portal storing means (51) for storing session related information. At least some of the services/applications (26) are external with external session identifications. Session unifying means (50) are provided for mapping between portal session identifications and external session identifications. For communication between the portal core (1) and external services/applications (26), the external identification is used, whereas, in communication between an end user station (5) and the portal core (1), only the portal session identification is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portal structure for providing end user stations (5) with access to services/applications. It comprises a portal core (1) a connectivity layer via which end user station access is provided and a number of services/applications (25). The services/applications (25) are represented in a generic markup language and the portal core (1) uses said generic markup language for storing at least application/service data information and for communication with said services/applications. It further comprises a presentation arrangement (11) for communication with said applications/services (25) and said end user stations (5). Each service/aaplication (25) represented by generic data in the generic markup language may optionally be provided with a number of metalink tags, such that each service/application (25) is able to generate generic link data in the generic markup language irrespectively of the location of the portal structure and of other applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portal structure providing end user stations with access to services/applications. It comprises a portal core (1) and a number of services/applications (25). The services/applications (25) generate/use a generic markup language, and the portal core (1) comprises a presentation arrangement (11) with reading means (11A) for reading service/application data in the generic markup language received from the services/applications (25), rendering means (15) for translating and rendering the service/application data into another markup language understandable to a requesting end user station (5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portal structure providing end user stations (5) with access to services/applications (26), comprising a portal core (1) and a number of services/applications (26). The portal core comprises a presentation arrangement, portal session managing means (13) generating session related information, e.g. session identifications and portal storing means (51) for storing session related information. At least some of the services/applications (26) are external with external session identifications. Session unifying means (50) are provided for mapping between portal session identifications and external session identifications. For communication between the portal core (1) and external services/applications (26), the external identification is used, whereas, in communication between an end user station (5) and the portal core (1), only the portal session identification is used.