Browsing by Author "Sallanmaa, Toni"

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  • Adapting existing web applications for use in portals
    (2011) Sallanmaa, Toni
     School of Science | Master's thesis
    It is of importance to be able to integrate every application in use to a portal system when deploying Enterprise Information Portals in a corporation or any other party. Integrating applications to a portal will offer added value for the user, for example in the form of user interface integration and security enhancements. This paper describes services offered by portal platforms and surveys various portal platforms from leading vendors. It was found that there are no major differences in services provided. Differences are minor between the portal platforms sharing the same technology base. Adherence to standards, feature emphasis and security features were found to be the most prominent differences. This paper examines multiple methods for integrating custom-built, commercial or legacy applications to a chosen portal platform. Method selection is found to rely heavily on the type of application, the architecture of the application and the portal platform in use. It was found that all solutions have drawbacks and no solution is universally applicable. For custom-built applications the solutions include utilizing portlet standards to convert applications to portlets and utilizing platform specific Application Programming Interfaces. For legacy applications the solutions include using custom wrapper software to translate communications. A custom .Net web application was integrated to Microsoft SharePoint as a case study. SharePoint was selected due to the technology base and feature set of the portal server. The application was integrated by using the APIs available in SharePoint after considering the options available. Ability to quickly integrate security features, and to retain the original user interface were the most significant reasons for selecting this method. It was asserted that the integration method selected worked well for this particular application. All integration goals were accomplished. It was also found that this method of integration allowed for more extensive testing that would have otherwise been possible. Another advantage of the modular design along with the integration method allows the application to function both inside the portal and as a standalone program. Disadvantages include additional complexity for the user and added dependencies to the software.
  • Improving Customer Collaboration in Agile Software Development: A Case Study
    (2020-08-18) Kilander, Jarno
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Master's thesis
  • Langattomat lähiverkot - tietoturvaratkaisut
    (2008) Sallanmaa, Toni
     Informaatio- ja luonnontieteiden tiedekunta | Bachelor's thesis