<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
is	O
an	O
enterprise	O
software	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
manage	O
web	O
portals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
package	O
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
WebSphere	B-Language
application	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
WebSphere	B-Language
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
IBM	O
completed	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
(	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
IBM	O
products	O
)	O
to	O
HCL	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
software	O
has	O
been	O
reviewed	O
numerous	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
IT	B-General_Concept
industry	I-General_Concept
press	O
,	O
and	O
honors	O
include	O
eWeek	O
Magazine	O
's	O
2004	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Portals	O
and	O
Knowledge	O
Management	O
"	O
,	O
Java	B-Language
Pro	O
Magazine	O
's	O
2003	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Team	O
Development	O
Tool	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Software	O
and	O
Information	O
Industry	O
Association	O
's	O
2003	O
Codie	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Enterprise	O
Portal	O
Platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
package	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
five	O
editions	O
:	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Server	O
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Enable	O
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Enable	O
for	O
z/OS	B-Application
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Extend	O
,	O
and	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Express	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
package	O
includes	O
a	O
web	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
LDAP	O
directory	O
,	O
IBM	O
DB2	O
database	O
,	O
development	O
tools	O
,	O
web	O
site	O
templates	O
and	O
other	O
essential	O
site	O
management	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
configuration	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
editions	O
of	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
include	O
limited	O
entitlements	O
to	O
Lotus	O
Web	O
Content	O
Management	O
,	O
Lotus	O
Quickr	O
document	O
management	O
,	O
Lotus	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
instant	O
messaging	O
,	O
and	O
Lotus	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
electronic	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Enable	O
for	O
z/OS	B-Application
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
and	O
IBM	O
DB2	O
database	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
announced	O
that	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
package	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
IBM	O
Customer	O
Experience	O
Suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
software	O
suite	O
adheres	O
to	O
industry	O
standards	O
:	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Portlet	O
Definition	O
Standard	O
(	O
both	O
JSR	B-Language
168/v1	O
and	O
JSR	B-Language
286/v2	O
specifications	O
)	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Community	I-Language
Process	I-Language
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Web	O
Services	O
for	O
Remote	O
Portlets	O
(	O
both	O
WSRP	O
1.0	O
and	O
2.0	O
)	O
specifications	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Web	O
Services	O
for	O
Remote	O
Portlets	O
OASIS	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
)	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
XHTML	B-Language
and	O
CSS	B-Language
standards	O
as	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
Consortium	O
(	O
W3C	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
's	O
JavaScript	O
is	O
ECMA-compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
first	O
announced	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Server	O
for	O
AIX	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
IBM	O
has	O
released	O
versions	O
that	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
HP-UX	B-Application
,	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
,	O
and	O
z/OS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
was	O
at	O
version	O
6.1	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
an	O
upgrade	O
that	O
enhanced	O
Web	O
2.0	O
capabilities	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
REST-based	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
Atom	O
and	O
RSS	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
IBM	O
then	O
released	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
Feature	O
Pack	O
Version	O
6.1.5	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
6.1	O
platform	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
page	O
builder	O
and	O
template	O
capabilities	O
,	O
platform	O
startup	O
optimization	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
Enterprise	O
Content	O
Management	O
(	O
ECM	O
)	O
and	O
Web	O
analytics	O
integration	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
version	O
7.0	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
version	O
8.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
8.5	O
was	O
announced	O
May	O
2014	O
and	O
included	O
enhancements	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
web	I-Application
users	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enhancements	O
for	O
Web	O
Content	O
Management	O
(	O
WCM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
IBM	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
selling	O
Websphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
,	O
IBM	O
Bigfix	O
,	O
IBM	O
Appscan	O
,	O
IBM	O
Unica	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Language
Websphere	I-Language
Commerce	O
to	O
HCL	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
Websphere	B-Language
Portal	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continued	O
leadership	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
important	O
portal	O
open	O
standards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
Specification	I-Language
Request	I-Language
(	O
JSR	B-Language
)	O
286	O
and	O
Web	O
Services	O
for	O
Remote	O
Portlets	O
(	O
WSRP	O
)	O
2.0	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
Portal	O
and	O
IBM	O
Lotus	O
Web	O
Content	O
Manager	O
Version	O
8.0	O
enabled	O
the	O
'	O
Managed	O
Pages	O
 '	O
feature	O
,	O
whereby	O
pages	O
within	O
the	O
portal	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
within	O
IBM	O
Lotus	O
Web	O
Content	O
Management	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
syndicated	O
between	O
servers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
workflow	O
and	O
versioning	O
of	O
the	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
Portal	O
and	O
IBM	O
Lotus	O
Web	O
Content	O
Manager	O
Version	O
8.0.0.1	O
enables	O
'	O
inline	O
edit	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
portal	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
directly	O
edited	O
in	O
the	O
portal	O
page	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
the	O
Web	O
Content	O
Manager	O
Authoring	O
Interface	O
.	O
</s>
