The task of user integration is most effectively handled by a portal, at least currently.

User integration implies two main things: first, creation of a single corporate environment for users; and secondly, joining external users around the public companies' service.

Portal solutions possess a lot of functions for user integration. A portal is a means for providing statistics and reports to management, and also for task execution control. Also, document circulation \ workflow processes may be included into a portal, which offers wide opportunities for collaboration, because it allows organizing conferences and exchange messages in real-time mode. Besides, a portal solution normally provides the following functionality:

• access to knowledge database;
• providing up-to-date information to users;
• personalization;
• setup of required details devel;
• access to documents and projects;
• personal settings for calendar, address book, and mail;
• interaction for project group members;
• feedback realization.

Advantages of portal usage for user integration:

• enhancement of employees' labor productivity;
• data protection guarantee (information can be accessed depending on user status);
• decrease on expenditures on communication means;
• distribution of corporate culture (usage of templates, styles, and corporate standards);
• enhancement of employees' motivation (for example, by providing information about the enterprise metrics);
• increase in effectiveness of decisions (the freshest data is used for decision making).

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