Index: portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/site/PortalSiteHelperImpl.java
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--- portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/site/PortalSiteHelperImpl.java	(revision 92614)
+++ portal-impl/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/charon/site/PortalSiteHelperImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@
 			titleStr = titleStr.trim();
 		}
 		m.put("siteTitle", Web.escapeHtml(titleStr));
+		m.put("siteTitleFull", Web.escapeHtml(s.getTitle()));
 		m.put("siteDescription", Web.escapeHtml(s.getDescription()));
 		String siteUrl = Web.serverUrl(req)
 				+ ServerConfigurationService.getString("portalPath") + "/";
Index: portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/includeTabs.vm
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--- portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/includeTabs.vm	(revision 92614)
+++ portal-render-engine-impl/pack/src/webapp/vm/defaultskin/includeTabs.vm	(working copy)
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 								#if (${site.isMyWorkspace})
 							<li class="selectedTab"><a href="#"><span>${rloader.sit_mywor}</span></a></li>
 								#else
-							<li class="selectedTab"><a href="#"><span>${site.siteTitle}</span></a></li>
+							<li class="selectedTab"><a href="#"><span title="${site.siteTitleFull}">${site.siteTitle}</span></a></li>
 								#end
 							#else
 								#if (${site.isMyWorkspace})
 							<li><a href="${site.siteUrl}" title="${rloader.sit_mywor}"><span>${rloader.sit_mywor}</span></a></li>
 								#else
-							<li><a href="${site.siteUrl}" title="${site.siteTitle}"><span>${site.siteTitle}</span></a></li>
+							<li><a href="${site.siteUrl}" title="${site.siteTitleFull}"><span>${site.siteTitle}</span></a></li>
 								#end
 							#end
 						#end
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 						<select onchange="if (this.options[this.selectedIndex].value != '') { parent.location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value; } else { this.selectedIndex = 0; }">
 							<option value="" selected="selected">${rloader.sit_more}</option>
 						#foreach( $site in $tabsSites.tabsMoreSites )
-							<option title="${site.siteTitle}" value="${site.siteUrl}">${site.siteTitle}</option> 
+							<option title="${site.siteTitleFull}" value="${site.siteUrl}">${site.siteTitle}</option> 
 						#end	
 						</select>
 					</div>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 									<span>${rloader.sit_mywor}</span>
 								</a></li>
 							#else
-								<li><a href="${site.siteUrl}" title="${site.siteTitle}">
+								<li><a href="${site.siteUrl}" title="${site.siteTitleFull}">
 									<span>${site.siteTitle}</span>
 								</a></li>
 							#end
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@
           						#end
           						## note: keep all the tags in this block in the same line 
 							#if ($tabCountBread == $tabTotal )
-                		<a href="${pwd.siteUrl}" title="${pwd.siteTitle}" class="lastBreadCrumb"><span>${pwd.siteTitle}</span></a>
+                		<a href="${pwd.siteUrl}" title="${pwd.siteTitleFull}" class="lastBreadCrumb"><span>${pwd.siteTitle}</span></a>
 							#else
-                		<a href="${pwd.siteUrl}" title="${pwd.siteTitle}"><span>${pwd.siteTitle}</span></a>
+                		<a href="${pwd.siteUrl}" title="${pwd.siteTitleFull}"><span>${pwd.siteTitle}</span></a>
 							#end
                   	</li>
       						#end