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International Journal of Computer (IJC)
ISSN 2307-4523 (Print & Online)
© Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers
http://ijcjournal.org/
Scalable Pattern Architecture for Mobile Portal
Omogbhemhe Izah Mike
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*, Iyafokhai Issac Uzoyalore
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Department of Computer Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo Stae Nigeria
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Email: mikeizah@gmail.com
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Email: afokhai@gmail.com
Abstract
Web portal services have been adopted by large number of sectors (including education sector) in carrying out
their daily transactions. However, as a result of inadequate web portal infrastructures to cater for the large
number of population using this web portal, the need for mobile portal cannot be completely abandoned. Since a
large number of every population (including students of higher institutions of learning) has a mobile phone with
portal capabilities, this technology (mobile portal) is therefore a panacea to solving web portal problems. Today
a large number of the students access the web portal using their mobile phones. However, because the portal
was not built mainly for mobile phones, viewing and carrying out the complete services of the portal is a serious
challenge to mobile phone users mainly in the aspect of data and forms transparency and integrity. Hence the
need for building and using mobile portal cannot be under estimated. Mobile computing has improved the way
of carrying out business transactions. It has simplified the task of many organizations in reaching their
customers easily. It is a safe technology that can be deployed and use anywhere and at anytime. It is a
technology that can be referred to as portable technology. However, many people refused to adopt this
technology because of a big question about its scalability. Hence this paper has designed, demonstrates and
presents scalable pattern architecture for building mobile portal using higher institution services as a reference
point. The pattern architecture presented will help to achieve scalability of mobile portal when fully
implemented, thereby solving the problem faced by many developers in engineering mobile portals.
Keywords: Mobile Portal; Scalability; Pattern Architecture; Web Portal Services.
1. Introduction
A web portal is a large search engine site through which any person can access a wide range of services. It
provides a wide range of varieties of services to its users. In [1], a web portal is a large search engine site that
has branched off to offer a wide variety of services. When a web portal is solely designed to provide educational
services to both services and users, it is called a college portal.
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