IT Portals and IT Standards

by Jeff Tash

IT standards and architectures are the glue that unites global IT communities, while IT portals serve as the foundation for leveraging shared organizational knowledge, especially among groups of people who share common experiences because they work with common tools. An IT portal can also communicate, manage and control corporate IT standards. This presentation will show how top-tier, leading-edge companies and government organizations are today, developing and using IT portals to architect and disseminate enterprise standards.


Jeff Tash is President & CEO of Flashmap Systems, Inc. With over 25 years of IT industry experience, Jeff specializes in emerging technologies. Jeff is an expert at pulling together all of the pieces of the IT puzzle into a holistic visual picture. He calls these graphics “roadmaps.” Jeff’s personal Web site, ITscout.org, provides free public access to interactive versions of his roadmap models. Jeff is highly regarded as a dynamic, charismatic speaker. He has lectured worldwide since 1983.