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'''Oracle WebCenter''' is [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]'s portfolio of [[user engagement]] [[software]] products built on top of the [[JavaServer Faces|JSF]]-based [[Oracle Application Development Framework]]. There are three main products that make up the WebCenter portfolio and they can be purchased together as a suite or individually:

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'''Oracle WebCenter''' is [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]'s portfolio of [[user engagement]] [[software]] products built on top of the [[JavaServer Faces|JSF]]-based [[Oracle Application Development Framework]]. There are three main products that make up the WebCenter portfolio, and they can be purchased together as a suite or individually:

* '''Oracle WebCenter Content''' (includes WebCenter Imaging)

* '''Oracle WebCenter Sites'''

* '''Oracle WebCenter Portal'''

Each of these products are in separate but connected markets. WebCenter Content competes in the [[Enterprise Content Management]] market., WebCenter Sites competes in the Web Experience Management market, and WebCenter Portal competes in the self-service portal and content delivery market space.<nowiki><ref name="Gartner2011">{{cite report |title=Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals |publisher=Gartner |date=2011-09-20 |url=https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/1821416 |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki> Different combinations of these products are frequently used together, so Oracle has bundled them together within the same WebCenter product family.<nowiki><ref name="OracleDocs">{{cite web |title=Oracle WebCenter Suite Overview |url=https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E29542_01/doc.1111/e26695/toc.htm |publisher=Oracle Corporation |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki>

Oracle WebCenter contains a set of components for building rich web applications, [[web portal|portal]]sportals, and team collaboration/ and social sites. Oracle WebCenterIt is targeted at enterprise and largerlarge accounts that have significant content management requirements and the need to deliver that information with internal or external portals, customer-facing websites, or within integrated business applications.<nowiki><ref name="OracleDocs" /></nowiki> Oracle has made a particular effort to integrateintegrated WebCenter into its leading business applications such as [[Oracle E-Business Suite|E-Business Suite]], [[PeopleSoft]], and [[JD Edwards]] so that content can be centrally managed in one ___location and shared across multiple applications.<nowiki><ref name="OracleIntegration">{{cite web |title=Oracle WebCenter Integration with Business Applications |url=https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/webcenter.html |publisher=Oracle Corporation |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki> For the development community and advanced business users, WebCenter provides a development environment that includes WebCenter Framework and WebCenter Services, along with an out-of-the-box application for team collaboration and [[enterprise social networking]]. According to Oracle,<ref>[http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/user-interaction/index.html Oracle Fusion Middleware Update, Enterprise 2.0: User Interaction and Portals]</ref> this is the strategic portal product, eventually replacing [[Oracle Portal]] as well as the portal products acquired from BEA.<nowiki><ref name="OracleStrategic">{{cite web |title=Oracle WebCenter – The Strategic Portal Platform |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/portal/post/oracle-webcenter-the-strategic-portal-platform |publisher=Oracle Blogs |date=2012-04-16 |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki>

==Versions= Cost ===

The product costs '''US$7000070,000 per CPU''' for the WebCenter Services, and '''US$125,000 per CPU''' for WebCenter Suite.<nowiki><ref name="Pricing2007">http{{cite news |last=Elliott |first=Jay |title=Oracle WebCenter Prices and Packaging |work=Network World |date=2007-02-20 |url=https://wikiwww.oraclenetworkworld.com/pagearticle/Oracle+WebCenter2306900/oracle-prices-webcenter-suite.html |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki> In a production installation, users can expect to deploy at least 4four CPUs as a base system, with likely additional CPUs for development and testing.<nowiki><ref name="Pricing2007" /></nowiki> WebCenter includes embedded USU.S. licenses of Oracle Secure Enterprise Search, Oracle [[Universal Content Management]], and [[Oracle BPEL Process Manager]].<nowiki><ref name="OracleDocs" /></nowiki> In addition, WebCenter needsrequires a [[database]] to store information:; any supported and licensed database such as [[Oracle database]]Database, [[MSMicrosoft SQL Server]], or [[IBM DB2]]Db2 will work.<nowiki><ref name="OracleReqs">{{cite web |title=Oracle WebCenter System Requirements |url=https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/webcenter/system-requirements.html |publisher=Oracle Corporation |access-date=19 August 2025}}</ref></nowiki>

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS8 (11.1.1.9.0) - released May 2014

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS7 (11.1.1.8.0) - released Aug 2013

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS6 (11.1.1.7.0) - released Apr 2013

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS5 (11.1.1.6.0) - released Feb 2012

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS4 (11.1.1.5.0) - released May 2011

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS3 (11.1.1.4.0) - released Jan 2011

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS2 (11.1.1.3.0) - released Apr 2010

* WebCenter 11gR1 PS1 (11.1.1.2.0) - released Nov 2009

* WebCenter 11gR1 (11.1.1.1.0) - released July 2, 2009

* WebCenter 10g (10.1.3.2.0) - released January 2007

==Cost==

The product costs $70000 per CPU for the WebCenter Services, and $125,000 per CPU for WebCenter Suite.<ref>http://wiki.oracle.com/page/Oracle+WebCenter</ref> In a production installation, users can expect to deploy at least 4 CPUs as a base system, with likely additional CPUs for development and testing. WebCenter includes embedded US licenses of Oracle Secure Enterprise Search, Oracle [[Universal Content Management]], and [[Oracle BPEL Process Manager]]. In addition, WebCenter needs a [[database]] to store information: any supported and licensed database such as [[Oracle database]], [[MS SQL Server]] or [[IBM DB2]] will work.

==WebCenter product stack==

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There are three major products in the WebCenter product stack.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Licensing Of Oracle Technology Products|url=http://omtco.eu/references/oracle/the-licensing-of-oracle-technology-products-compliance-metrics-licensing-restrictions/|publisher=OMT-CO Operations Management Technology Consulting GmbH|accessdateaccess-date=26 June 2013}}</ref>

The base '''WebCenter Framework''' allows a user to embed [[portlet]]s, ADF Taskflows/ and Pages, content, and customizable components in an Oracle ADF application. All Framework pieces are integrated into the Oracle [[Jdeveloper|JDeveloper]] IDE, providing access to these resources.

, content, and customizable components in an Oracle ADF application. All Framework pieces are integrated into the Oracle [[Jdeveloper|JDeveloper]] IDE, providing access to these resources.

'''WebCenter Services''' are a set of independently deployable collaboration services. It incorporates [[Web 2.0]] components such as content, collaboration, and communication services -{{En dash}} the full list is provided below. WebCenter Services includes Oracle ADF user interface components (called Taskflows) that can be embedded directly into ADF applications. In addition, APIs can be utilized to create custom UIs and to integrate some of these services into non-ADF applications.

Finally, '''WebCenter Spaces''' is a closed source application built on WebCenter Framework and Services that offers a prebuilt project collaboration solution. It can be compared with solutions like Microsoft SharepointSharePoint and Atlassian Confluence. There are limited mechanisms to extend this application.

Note that there is a product called '''WebCenter Interaction''' which is not built on the core WebCenter stack -{{En dash}} it is the former Plumtree portal product. Also, all Oracle portal products at Oracle are included in the '''WebCenter Suite''', which is an umbrella of products. Products can be included in the suite regardless of whether they are built on the ADF based WebCenter Framework.

WebCenter comprises furthermore several editions, among others WebCenter Suite Plus, WebCenter Portal, WebCenter Content, WebCenter Sites, WebCenter Sites Satellite Server (a distributed caching mechanism which stores and assembles "pagelets," or elements of output),<ref>{{cite web|title=WebCenter Sites Review: Strengths and Weaknesses|url=http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/oracle-webcenter-sites-review-strengths-weaknesses-023350.php|publisher=CMSWire|accessdateaccess-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> WebCenter Universal Content Management. Seven WebCenter Adapters and one WCE Management are available.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Licensing Of Oracle Technology Products|url=http://omtco.eu/references/oracle/the-licensing-of-oracle-technology-products-compliance-metrics-licensing-restrictions/|publisher=OMT-CO Operations Management Technology Consulting GmbH|accessdateaccess-date=26 June 2013}}</ref>

==WebCenter services capabilities==

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'''Social Networking Services''' - Enables users to maximize productivity through collaboration.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

* People Connection – Enables users to assemble their business networks like linked-in.

* Discussions -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to create and participate in threaded discussion. This is an embedded version of Forums provided by [[Jive Software]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tardate.blogspot.com/2008/01/backup-your-webcenter-wiki-yikes.html|title = Tardate 2016: Backup your WebCenter Wiki. Yikes!|date = 7 January 2008}}</ref>

* Announcements -{{En dash}} Enables users to post, personalize, and manage announcements.

* Instant Messaging and Presence (IMP) -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to observe the online presence status of other authenticated users (whether online, offline, busy, or idle) and to contact them.

* Blog -{{En dash}} Enables blogging functionality within the context of an application.

* Wiki -{{En dash}} Self-service, community, oriented-content publishing and sharing.

'''Shared Services''' - Provides features for both social networking and personal productivity.

* Documents -{{En dash}} Provides content management and storage capabilities, including content upload, file and folder creation and management, file check out, versioning, and so on. WebCenter Portal includes a restricted-use license of Oracle's enterprise content management product called WebCenter Content (formerly known as Universal Content Management).

* Links -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to view, access, and associate related information; for example, you can link to a solution document from a discussion thread.

* Lists -{{En dash}} Enables users to create, publish, and manage lists. (Available only in WebCenter Spaces).

* Page - {{En dash}} Provides the ability to create and manage pages at run time.

* Tags - {{En dash}} Provides the ability to assign one or more personally relevant keywords to a given page or document. This feature is similar to the del.cio.us website.

* Events -{{En dash}} Provides group calendars, which users can use to schedule meetings, appointments, and any other type of team get-together. This feature requires deployment of a separate calendaring server, which may be Oracle Beehive or Microsoft Exchange. (Available only in WebCenter Spaces).

'''Personal Productivity Services''' -{{En dash}} Focuses on the requirements of an individual, rather than a group.

* Mail -{{En dash}} Provides integration with IMAP and SMTP mail servers to enable users to perform simple mail functions such as viewing, reading, creating, and deleting messages, creating messages with attachments, and replying to or forwarding existing messages.

* Notes -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to "jot down" and retain quick bits of personally relevant information. (Available only in WebCenter Spaces).

* Recent Activities -{{En dash}} Provides a summary view of recent changes to documents, discussions, and announcements.

* RSS -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to publish content from WebCenter Web 2.0 Services as news feeds in RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0 formats.

* Search -{{En dash}} Provides the ability to search tags, services, an application, or an entire site. This makes use of a license limited version of Oracle's Secure Enterprise Search (SES) product.

* Worklist -{{En dash}} Provides a personal, at-a-glance view of business processes that require attention. These can include a request for document review and other types of business process that come directly from enterprise applications.

== Official and de facto standards support ==

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==Release of WebCenter 11g R1 Patch Set 5 (PS5)==

InOn 22nd22 FebFebruary 2012 Oracle released WebCenter 11g Release 1 Patch Set 5.<ref>[https://blogs.oracle.com/webcentercontent/entry/oracle_webcenter_content_ps5_released New Release of Oracle WebCenter Content] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806215021/https://blogs.oracle.com/webcentercontent/entry/oracle_webcenter_content_ps5_released|date=2012-08-06}}</ref> It includes many bug fixes in addition to several new enhancements. This patch set is mainly targeted at releasing customer bug fixes.

==Release of WebCenter 11g R1 Patch Set 3 (PS3)==

In January 2011 Oracle released WebCenter 11g Release 1 Patch Set 3. As the converged portal platform, this is a major new release with many features integrated from previously acquired portal products, including a greatly improved and flexible portal framework, improved GUI, personalization server, brand new navigation model, support for hierarchical pages and spaces, JSR 286, improved performance, and more.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

WebCenter Framework and Services lacks support for these notable technologies :

* [[Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer 6.0]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=833866 |title=OTN Discussion Forums : ADF 11g: Browser support for Internet |access-date=2010-04-08 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001014108/https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=833866 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Eclipse (software)]] IDE but Oracle JDeveloper is provided as part of the suite of tools.

== Notes ==

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== External links ==

* [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/index.html WebCenter Official Home]

* [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/content/index.html WebCenter Content]

* [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/portal/index.html WebCenter Portal]

* [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/sites/index.html WebCenter Sites]

* [https://blogs.oracle.com/webcenter Oracle WebCenter Official Blog]

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