The following details the website work we would like to have in place for the uPortal 4 marketing. Please use the current site (http://www.jasig.org/uportal) for reference to existing pages. The notes below mainly highlight the changes we would like to see. Other improvement suggestions are welcome.Notes:

* I think we will only have the top level pages in the menu (e.g., Overview, See IT, Get It, ...). The child pages will be referenced via links in the other pages.

Pages

uPortal

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For content, see uPortal Final Benefits

User Stories

We might have to hold of on this until we get some stories authored.(This page will need to wait until we have stories authored)

1. How schools have solved problems
2. Links to youtube videos
3. Screen shots of portals, portlets

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Interested in adding your own screencast to the mix? Send an email to the uPortal Steering Committee for more information.

<list of uplaoded uploaded screencasts>

<youtube widget>

<gallery>

<add link to demo once it is available>

Videos

list (with thumbnails?) of all videos

Gallery

gallery of all images

Get It

Forever Free!
You may download uPortal and use it on your site at no cost. Unlike our competitors, uPortal is 100% free open source software managed by Jasig. Our community has access to all releases of the uPortal software with absolutely no costs. We welcome contributions from our community of all types and sizes. For more information see, <link to open source page>. uPortal is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See <link to license page> for more information.

<two column format (two remove date column format ) with list of downloads and link to previous releases on right)

All uPortal releases are freely available for download (see <license link> for details).

downloads>

<Link to all/previous releases>

(Maybe the release table could be on the right with the following text on the left)

Quick-start Release

Users wanting to quickly setup and demonstrate a uPortal site may download the development quick-start distribution of uPortal. This distribution provides a "drop it in and go" configuration of uPortal. The intent is to make it easier for potential uPortal adopters to quickly get uPortal up and running and allow them to begin trying out uPortal and integrating interesting portlets. The builds include a working configuration of the Tomcat Servlet Engine and HSQLDB database.

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While other projects may claim to be open, uPortal is 100% Real Open Source. What does it mean to be truly open? That means open in all aspects, including the following:

• Everyone can download all versions are freely available at no cost
• Everyone can fully participate in the community discussion
• Everyone can take advantage of webinars, documentation, screencasts and conferences
• Everyone is invited to submit contributions which will readily be considered for adoption

The Jasig community is committed to increasing openness in higher education and beyond. In addition to having free and open access to all versions of our software, you have access to the entire community surrounding the software. You can participate on the discussion lists, access the wiki, participate in free webinars, attend conferences

Open vs. Closed

• extend
• fix your bugs
• cooperate and collaborate with others
• no licensing fees
• choice of support options, multiple vendors

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