JetSpeed-2 is an Open Source implementation of an Enterprise Information Portal, using Java and XML. A portal makes network resources (applications, databases and so forth) available to end-users. The user can access the portal via a web browser, WAP-phone, pager or any other device. JetSpeed-2 acts as the central hub where information from multiple sources are made available in an easy to use manner.

JetSpeed-2 is the next-generation enterprise portal at Apache. JetSpeed-2 offers several architectural enhancements and improvements over JetSpeed 1.0. First, JetSpeed-2 is conformant to the Java Portlet Standard and will provide a standard mechanism for the deployment of portlets. Second, JetSpeed-2 has matured to a more scalable architecture featuring multi-threaded functionality. Third, JetSpeed-2 is decoupled from several legacy open source projects. Fourth, JetSpeed-2 is based on a component architecture.

The data presented via JetSpeed-2 is independent of content type, This means that content from for example XML,RSS or SMTP can be integrated with JetSpeed-2. The actual presentation of the data is handled via ates XSL and delivered to the user for example via the combination of Java Server Pages (JSPs) and HTML. JetSpeed-2 provides support for templating and content publication frameworks such as Cocoon, WebMacro and Velocity. Note that outside of regualar browser JetSpeed-2 also supports WAP devices.

JetSpeed-2 helps you build portal applications quickly. The goal is to make JetSpeed-2 a tool for both portal developers as well as user interface designers. Currently the focus is on providing developers with a set of tools that facilitates building the base for the portal. With JetSpeed-2 you can quickly build an XML portal and also syndicate your own content.