Crossrail Crossrail, the company responsible for developing a $20 billion railway infrastructure under London, has a lot of information stored in Lotus Domino applications and disparate databases... and a growing number of users who needed to access that data. A portal was the answer to providing universal access to this information, but tapping into backend Domino data wasn't easy. See how Crossrail created several Domino and SQL portlets, integrating charting and portlet-to-portlet event communication. Northwestern Mutual "Something for Sales - Technology enhances a proven business model at Northwestern Mutual" by Jim Ericson, Portals Magazine, April 2003 Supporting the sales channel is a top priority for companies that depend on networks of agents or distributors to put the best face on their products and services. Though the Internet has presented companies with a direct sales opportunity, early attempts to make an end run on resellers were a disservice to those partners. The channel is even more important to businesses that sell complex long-term services that require adjustment and personal attention. Northwestern Mutual Life is just such a company. Read success story DuPont Performance Coatings Executives at DuPont Performance Coatings decided it was time to leave behind the brick-and-mortar age and embrace E-commerce. At the same time, the executives at the $3.8 billion-a-year automotive paint arm of DuPont Co. targeted customer service as the top priority of an E-business strategy. So [they] forged ahead with an E-business strategy that focused on selling more paint, improving customer loyalty, and leveraging existing technology. Learn how DuPont benefits from exposing SAP data through their portal. Fidelity Information Services Fidelity Information Services needed to speed the software customization and change process in order to retain their leadership in the fast moving financial services software market. After investigating several products as well as homegrown solutions, the Fidelity team found that Bowstreet Framework Factory delivered exactly what they needed. By incorporating Framework Factory into their development process, Fidelity has been able to automate and standardize many aspects of application generation and change, resulting in significant productivity increases, a 55% reduction in costs for some parts of the development process, and improved customer service. Read case study