The eXo platform™ express edition has been created to be used with a simple Java web server - servlet container - such as Tomcat. This solution is perfect for a small to medium load charge site. A large selection of portlets is available for distribution, the most important presented below:

  • Core portlets. The selection includes all the administration portlets such as registration, login/logout, monitors and layout customization, as well as the edit portlet. The latter allows the identified users to create portlets' contents via a "What You See Is What You Get" HTML editor (WYSIWYG). The created document is saved in the CMS directory.
  • Technology wrappers portlets. One of the big advantages of the portlet API is the opportunity to use several technologies within the portlets, even if the portal itself is built upon some other technology. Thus, we provide specific portlets such as Velocity, Struts, Cocoon or a Java Server faces portlet. There is also an IFrame portlet that allows the introduction of another web application in the portal, making it possible to use PHP, ASP or CGI applications in Java portlets.
  • Out of the box portlet. Many ready to use portlets can be bundled with the eXo platform™ express edition - synchroneous and asynchroneous communication tools (chat, forum, e-mail), calendar and rss (content syndication).

Owing to its light architecture and the powerful set of portlet tools, the eXo platform™ express version ideally suites an individual, or a small to medium-sized enterprise that needs an efficient low-cost portal solution to create and manage its web site.

ThexeXo platform™ enterprise edition is targeted at companies that need a high load charge Internet site and elaborated functionalities such as the execution of operational tasks from virtual desks. Consequently, in addition to all the functionalities offered by the express version, the enterprise edition provides the following essential features:

Application server. The entreprise edition includes a J2EE application server that contains an EJB container. This introduces transaction management features in the portal such as atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability of critical data.

Workflow. The entreprise version provides an access to operating tasks via the browser and the virtual office. The appropriate task is attributed to the person in charge according to the company's task management authorisation.

In addititon to all the advantages of the express edition the eXo platform™ enterprise version provides a set of the most advanced and innovative tools available. This offer perfectly suites a medium to large-size enterprise that requires a powerful and elaborate portal solution to create and manage its web site, as well as to computerize important operational tasks.