Browser Client Differences
The Marvel Enterprise Portal can be started as a desktop application or through your browser by entering the URL for the Marvel Enterprise Portal Server. There are a few differences in operation between the two clients..
Marvel Enterprise Portal can be used with either a desktop or a browser client. For a desktop client, the application software is installed on your system and you start it as you would any other application; for a browser client, the application software is installed on the web server that is integrated with the Marvel Enterprise Portal Server and users log on from their browsers. The software is downloaded to your system the first time you log on to Marvel Enterprise Portal, and thereafter only when software updates are available.
- Portal toolbar
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Marvel Enterprise Portal functionality is the same for both types of clients except for the
Back, 
Forward, 
New Window, and 
Stop tools, which are not on the portal toolbar
because they are already available browser toolbar. As well, keyboard
shortcuts also used by Internet Explorer such as F1 for Help and Ctrl+H
for the History Configuration window is not available in the browser
mode.
- Workspaces have URLs
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When you are logged on to the Marvel® Enterprise Portal Server through your browser, the address bar displays a URL for each workspace. You can log on and open to the workspace of your choice by adding the workspace URL to the logon URL. You can also send the URL in an email, include it in a hypertext link in an HTML page or other document, or bookmark it.
- Tabbed workspaces
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Every workspace has properties that control how it accessed and displayed. One of the options enables you to open the workspace in a new window instead of replacing the previous workspace in the same window. For browsers that are enabled for tabbed web pages, the browser client uses those settings and opens the workspace in a new tab.
- Launch in context and with single sign-on
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You can launch products in context, such as to the IBM Marvel Application Dependency Discovery Manager from the browser client. If your environment and user ID are configured for single sign-on, you do not need to re-authenticate as you launch into other applications.
- Custom banner
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The browser client has a banner image and text that you can customize for your organization.