Editing Novell exteNd (section)

== Overview ==
The latest version was 5.2. With the release of [[Novell Identity Manager]] 3, the components of the portal services in exteNd were rebranded into the IDM User Application, a component of [[NetIQ Identity Manager]].{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

The ExteNd platform provides a visual environment that simplifies the development and deployment of business solutions that exploit existing systems.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} Based on [[Java platform|Java]] technology, it contains tools for integration of legacy systems to [[Web Service]]s with [[XML]] and [[Java EE]]. [[Web Portal]] contains standard-based [[portlets]].{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

=== Components ===
Novell exteNd has four components:

* The '''exteNd Application Server''', which extends the SilverStream [[application server]]<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Composer''', a run-time engine and development suite<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Director''', which constructs and executes portals and [[web applications]]<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Workbench''', an [[IDE (software)|IDE]] which Novell was in the process of merging with the exteNd Director.<ref name=":0" /> The tool provides an intuitive [[GUI]] for deploying on [[J2EE]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Jason |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pm6Dap6Bq7AC&dq=%22Novell+exteNd%22&pg=PT151 |title=Expanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Server |last2=Clegg |first2=Peter |last3=Dulaney |first3=Emmett |date=2005-03-07 |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=978-0-672-33266-1 |language=en}}</ref>