Sybase, an enterprise infrastructure and integration company, has been positioned as a leader in the portal product market for the second consecutive year. This is according to the Gartner report "Big Change Evident in 2002 Horizontal Portal Product MQ", released in May 2002. The research group's assessment of portal vendors is based on the completeness of each vendor's vision and its ability to execute that vision.
"Sybase has one of the most comprehensive portal solutions in the market today," says Julie Tomlinson, Sybase SA sales and marketing manager. "With our recent acquisition of OnePage and the full incorporation of New Era of Networks' integration capabilities, we are well positioned to stay ahead of the portal competition."
Sybase Enterprise Portal (EP) is a software framework that empowers the way organisations conduct business. Built on a unified, scalable, and highly flexible framework, Sybase EP helps companies quickly solve the dilemma of information overload and runaway training and personnel costs. Customers include, among others, global financial services companies, healthcare companies, government agencies, and telecommunications companies. Key benefits of Sybase EP include:
* Simpler access to information and applications through a personalised, common user interface, and single sign-on to multiple applications and information sources.
* Secure access to applications and information with a comprehensive, built-in security framework, providing access to both new and legacy applications via the Web.
* The ability to leverage existing technology investments by working with existing systems, improving return on investment and reducing costs.
"Sybase EP helps to simplify customer interactions, starting with product information, through to the pricing and order process, and ongoing customer support," says Tomlinson. "Its integration capabilities and open e-business platform allow for the creation of customised, flexible portals which enable access to back-end applications in real-time. This reduces costs and increases competitive advantage."

