Can your agency's employees share knowledge with each other -- and with other agencies -- through a single, secure interface that's accessible anytime, from anywhere and via multiple end-user devices? Do you need to offer citizen services that are more convenient, comprehensive and reliable without increasing costs?



Novell^® exteNd^TM enables portal solutions that promote effective information sharing and improve constituent convenience by securely opening new and legacy applications to remote workers, business partners and citizens. These robust interaction and portal technologies equip agencies to cost-effectively deliver Web-based information and resources wherever needed. And they allow governments to repurpose existing resources into new electronic services.

Combined with Novell Nsure^TM secure identity management technology, Novell portal solutions enable governments to securely deliver content through personalized and contextually relevant Web portals. Novell portal solutions provide workflow and content management capabilities that help jurisdictions build business logic and work rules into new applications. And they include transcoding features that allow portal-based applications to accommodate desktop PCs, handheld devices, mobile phones and other end-user devices.

Unlike approaches that demand widespread system replacement or modification, Novell portal solutions breathe new life into existing IT resources. They allow agencies to cost-effectively meet evolving demands, and they empower governments to better serve stakeholders and constituents.

A commitment to open standards means Novell portal solutions support the multiple platforms common to government IT environments -- everything from mainframe, to UNIX*, to Novell NetWare^®, to Microsoft Windows*, to Linux*. So legacy applications continue to perform the valuable functions they were designed for, while enabling dramatic new functionality.

Agencies or departments retain ownership and control of their core systems, but users gain the ability to access multiple information and transactional applications through a single Web interface. Novell secure identity management technology overlays the entire process, safeguarding key systems and ensuring that the right resources are delivered to the right people.

It's a strategy that allows governments to implement new capabilities in an era of shrinking resources. But Novell portal solutions don't only meet current agency requirements. They prepare public-sector organizations for dynamic projects that represent the future of digital government.

Novell portal solutions move jurisdictions toward a services-oriented architecture that brings new flexibility, cost-effectiveness and responsiveness to government resources and services. With this approach, agencies no longer focus IT operations around specific applications. Instead, they concentrate on intelligently gathering resources from throughout the enterprise and securely delivering that content to users who need it.