AN ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD RELATING TO ACCESS OF APPLICATIONS/SERVICES

摘要

The present invention relates to a portal structure for providing end user stations (5) with access to services/applications. It comprises a portal core (1) a connectivity layer via which end user station access is provided and a number of services/applications (25). The services/applications (25) are represented in a generic markup language and the portal core (1) uses said generic markup language for storing at least application/service data information and for communication with said services/applications. It further comprises a presentation arrangement (11) for communication with said applications/services (25) and said end user stations (5). Each service/aaplication (25) represented by generic data in the generic markup language may optionally be provided with a number of metalink tags, such that each service/application (25) is able to generate generic link data in the generic markup language irrespectively of the location of the portal structure and of other applications. The portal core presentation arrangement (11) comprises first translating means (16) for replacing such metalinks with real (public) addresses of the services/applications (25), such that continuous navigation is enabled for end users irrespectively of the location of accessed services/applications (25).