Build and integrate a Google search portlet into Notes 8 composite applications and WebSphere Portal

Thomas Køcks



from THE VIEW, November/December 2008, Volume 14, Issue 6

Learn step-by-step how to create a portlet that returns customized Google search results from Notes or other databases. At www.eVIEW.com, download a file with all of the portlet design elements necessary to work with Google Search Application (GSA, mini or standard) and any Notes database. Find out how to customize the standard Google search interface with an XML interface. Seamlessly implement the same search-engine portlet both in Lotus Notes 8 as a composite application, and in WebSphere Portal (no recoding!).


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This database contains the complete sample portlet for integrating Google Search Appliance (GSA) with Lotus Notes databases. You can use this database as an example for developing your own portlet in Portlet Factory, deploy it to WebSphere Portal, or deploy it as a Notes 8 composite application.


Kocks.zip