Liferay Portal flexibility allows for deployment in a number of different scenarios to meet key business needs. Some key benefits of business: An end-user experience a rich, friendly, intuitive, and collaborative single point of access to all information of Appeal to adapt to rapidly changing market demands the highest value Lowest fees This book is a complete guide to building an intranet with Liferay (version 4.4) - assess your needs, install the software, start using it, deploy portlets, customize it according to your needs, and train users. What you will learn from this book? Installing and configuring Liferay PortalSetting up intranetManaging structure navigation for users, groups, and rolesEnabling staff to communicate using discussion forums Marking content for easy search using tagsCreating Wiki, Web Forms, and Blog and RSSDeploying PollsManaging calendar portlet , WSRP, and Workflow Management publishingConfiguring portletContent and instant messaging server, mail server, mail portlet, and SMS text messenger portletProviding-help desk and customer support information on the community websiteAdministering; using community tools; settings for virtual hosting, staging, and publishing to communities . plugins managementHandling and OpenSearch federated search and use search-based portlet portletsManaging Admin and Enterprise Admin portlet integration with Alfresco, LDAP, and SSOApplying SSO authentication for both portal and portlet Approach This book is a practical guide with an approach that is very user-friendly. The author has taken a virtual enterprise as an example and have used the features of Liferay to build a corporate intranet for the company. Who is this book written for? This book is for System Administrators or experienced users (not necessarily programmers) who want to install and use Liferay in their team or business without dealing with complex code.