14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the notice board portlet is configured such that a list of notices is displayed to the user, the list of notices comprising the date of posting, the name of the person posting the notice, the name of the intended recipient, and the subject of the notice.
13. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing access to a notice board over a computer network, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to: configure a web provider to support a notice board portlet; receive a first request for a web page from a user, the web page comprising the notice board portlet, wherein the notice board comprises restricting access by users, a user alias, and notice to a group for a specified duration; identify the web provider at an application server based on the request; transmit a second request to the web provider for content; parse the second request at the web provider; check, at the web provider, one or more central repositories to determine whether the content exists; fulfill the second request with the content at the web provider; transmit the information satisfying the second request from the web provider to the application server to be assembled in response to the first request for content by using information about the structure, appearance and operation of requested web page and the information obtained from the web provider; obtain the content to be displayed in the notice board portlet from the web provider; assemble the requested web page at the application server, wherein the application server retrieves information about the structure, appearance, and operation of the web page from a database and thereafter composes the web page with the information and the content from the web provider and database; and transmit the web page to the user.