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## Chapter 1. Preface

## 1.1. Overview

Beginning as an open source project in the year 2002, eXo is well-known as the industry's first Java portlet container. With the aim of dominating the potential portal market through robust and easy-to-use applications, eXo Project succeeded in attracting consumers in the whole world. eXo actually opened the floodgates to various options in many markets, and customers have been choosing eXo as the best method for their success.

Today, eXo is a rapidly growing global company, with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, California, global headquarters in France, and offices in Tunisia, Ukraine, and Vietnam. eXo has established technology leadership and proven values by their large European installed base and strategic partnerships with Red Hat, Capgemini, Atos Origin, and Bull.

GateIn 3.2 is the perfect merge between Red Hat and eXo Platform in creating a new generation of Open Source portal that is robust and intuitive. With GateIn, both normal users and enterprises can enjoy many personalization and collaboration applications wherever and whenever. Advantages generated in GateIn, such as the interactive user interface, customizable look and feel, flexible internationalization and localization, facilitate the birth of many useful applications with a variety of rich utilities in the world market.

## 1.2. Purpose of the guide

The guide was written as a handbook, aiming at instructing step-by-step on how to use and to implement this application to the utmost. The information included here will give basic steps that makes easy for users to follow through in-depth examples and clear explanations about the eXo Platform technology. Whether you major in technology or not, you are able to learn about or to work on GateIn easily and efficiently.

## 1.3. References and Related Sources

Information

- eXo Home Page

- eXo Wiki

Support

- Forums

- FAQs

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