A firm would be most likely to establish an enterprise portal if it wanted to
A) prevent outsiders from using its information network.
B) allow users to access different areas of its network depending on their relationship to the firm.
C) prevent viruses from being downloaded from the company's website.
D) search for hidden patterns and unknown relationships among data stored in different information systems.

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An enterprise portal is an entry point into a variety of resources available on an organization's network. However, these portals are more than simply web pages with links. They identify users when they log on and allow them access to different types of resources according to their roles: customers, suppliers, employees, etc., within the firm. Thus customers might be given access to one set of resources while suppliers might be allowed to use other resources.

A Firm Would Be Most Likely to Establish an Enterprise