This document provides an overview of WebSynergy, a portal platform that aims to be lightweight, modular, and approachable. It discusses key industry trends driving portals towards social networking, mashups, and enterprise collaboration. The presentation outlines WebSynergy's architecture and feature themes, including support for widgets/mashups, Java CAPS, multi-language development, semantic tagging, and integration with technologies like SharePoint, Mirage, and OpenOffice. Administration and plugin management are also summarized.