I recently came across a very nice video explaining about enterprise mashups (Watch Video). All of us in IT know those mission critical projects with tight schedules, last minute problem solving with moving goalposts and suffering from the dreaded scope creep. So the image of having the users doing their stuff on their own while I’m relaxing in an armchair with a nice glass of wine is quite appealing. But will Enterprise Mashups get me there?

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Here is a blog entry from one of my colleagues - Ritesh Radhakrishnan

Where it all started

Over the years that I have spent working on web technologies, every time I get accustomed to a way of doing things, something changes. First it was the advent of DHTML, then JavaScript, AJAX and most recently a host of Rich Internet Application technologies. Most of the time we are caught unprepared and end up spending hours together trying to figure out how to get things to work. But what if we could predict the next big change? Would we be better prepared? Maybe, but do we know what that change is?

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Website Wireframes have been always been an essential tool for capturing user interface requirements. They have been very effective in ideating, discussing and capturing the UI requirements for a new website. They have been an essential mode of communication for web designers to express their designs to clients and developers alike.  But over the last few years, the rules of the game have changed threatening to make the art of wireframing obsolete.

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Traditionally merchandising has always been prominent in brick & mortar retail stores where the retailer ensured that the he used a good combination of ‘in store’ displays and the arrangement of products for the purpose of promotion. In addition to this the retailer ensured that the premium shelf space, the space at the eye level of the consumer, was used to either push products which are high on inventory or those products which would be of interest to the consumer.

With the advent of e-commerce all the benefits of a store needed to be replicated in the online world. This included the experience of having the sales representatives helping each customer, the experience of having the in store displays and the other promotions of products.

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Many times I am asked by clients the question what is the difference between a Portal and Website? What is a mashup ? What is a Rich Internet Application ? At a high level there are a few minor differences between portals and websites.  A Portal is a Website which provides a single entry point for information and applications and provides a capability of personalizing the end user experience. Not all Websites are Portals and not all Portals necessarily have to be Websites.  For example mostly all company websites are mostly static and are not Portals while all Consumer sites like Yahoo, Google, AOL, MSN, Amazon, eBay are Website Portals. We often use tools like Windows Media Player and iTunes which are examples of media portals on your desktop/laptop and organize digital media content for easier access. A Mashup is a application which provides valuable information/transaction capability by utlizing the services on the cloud. A RIA is Rich Internet Applications which provides richer and more interactive End-user Experience.

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