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The Metadot Portal Server is an open-source point-and-click website builder that allows non-technical users to build powerful websites and portals in just a few minutes. It provides many content management and collaboration features, including pluggable applications called Gizmos, as well as a dashboard feature like "My Yahoo". The Metadot Portal Server is fully customizable by the site administrator. Logo, colors, content and components can be edited using a standard web browser.
The Metadot Portal Server is based on Apache, Perl and MySql, and runs on Unix-based operating systems like Linux, Solaris, and MacOS X, as well as Windows. Developers can create new Gizmos using the open gizmo architecture and, if they like, contribute them to the open source project. The Metadot Portal Server has been deployed in many global corporations and leading universities. It is reliable and scalable, and can support large communities of users.
The purpose of this document is to provide more information about the Metadot Portal Server's development interface, for developers who wish to extend the system's functionality, or modify the system's default look or layout. For information about system installation and configuration, or general usage, see the Users ' and Administrators ' guides included in this distribution. We highly recommend that you read the Users' and Admin guides first before reading this document, since they provide a good overview of the site features. We also recommend that you install and get hands-on experience with using and adding content to the site before you begin development.