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'''Oracle WebCenter''' is [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]'s enterprise content management platform consisting of 3 modules: WebCenter Content, WebCenter Sites and WebCenter Portal. This platform is the foundation to help customers meet regulatory requirements to minimize risks and deliver better business outcomes. Oracle WebCenter can be deployed on-premises in perpetual license option as well as on OCI cloud on subscription license, such as license included option.
Key Modules of Oracle WebCenter ▼Oracle WebCenter consists of three core modules that cater to different aspects of enterprise content management: ▼
'''Oracle WebCenter''' is an intelligent enterprise content management platform that offers three key capabilities to support customers in their digital transformation efforts: WebCenter Content, WebCenter Sites, and WebCenter Portal. These capabilities are available for on-premises deployment with perpetual license options and subscription licenses on the OCI cloud, including license-included options.
1. Oracle WebCenter Content ▼Oracle WebCenter Content delivers an end-to-end solution for intelligent document and process automation management. With features that include advanced image capture, form recognition, and data extraction, this module is essential for organizations looking to automate and optimize their content management processes. ▼
▲Oracle WebCenter consists ofincludes three core modules that cater toaddress differentvarious aspects of enterprise content management:
▲'''1. Oracle WebCenter Content '''
▲Oracle WebCenter Content delivers an end-to-end solution for intelligent document and process automation management. With features that include advanced image capture, form recognition, and data extraction, this module is essential for organizations looking to automate and optimize their content management processes.
==Key Features==
* Automated Image Capture and Data Extraction: Enhance efficiency through intelligent document scanning, character recognition, and structured data extraction.
WebCenter Content is designed for organizations seeking to reduce costs and complexities in document-heavy workflows while maintaining secure access and governance compliance.
'''2. Oracle WebCenter Sites'''
* Oracle WebCenter Sites simplifies the creation and management of dynamic, contextually relevant digital experiences across multiple channels. It empowers marketers and business users to deliver personalized, interactive websites.
Oracle WebCenter contains a set of components for building rich web applications, [[web portal|portal]]s, and team collaboration and social sites. Oracle WebCenter is targeted at enterprise and larger 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. Oracle has made a particular effort to integrate 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. 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.
* WebCenter Sites enables businesses to swiftly adapt to changing market demands, build brand loyalty, and maintain consistent, impactful messaging to their target audiences.
== Key Features: ==
* User-friendly content authoring and design interface
* Predictive segment-based targeting
* Modern architecture supports JavaScript-based site-building
* Headless delivery
'''3. Oracle WebCenter Portal'''
Oracle WebCenter Portal provides a secure and efficient way to deliver intranets, extranets, self-service portals, and composite applications. It enables organizations to aggregate and present relevant data, applications, and processes to employees, partners, and customers on a unified platform.
== Key Features: ==
WebCenter Portal is ideal for enterprises seeking to streamline user interactions with applications and processes. It delivers an experience-focused approach to boost engagement and productivity.
Rapid Portal Development:
* Create and launch personalized portals for various user groups with minimal technical complexity.
* Secure Interactions - provide secure access and role-based authorization to deliver the appropriate content and applications to users.
* Integration with Oracle Cloud - Connected to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure storage and Oracle database services for enhanced scalability and performance.
'''Deployment Flexibility'''
Oracle WebCenter has traditionally supported strong on-premises deployment, making it a dependable choice for organizations with strict compliance or data sovereignty demands. At the same time, Oracle has embraced cutting-edge innovation by optimizing WebCenter for deployment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This hybrid approach guarantees scalability, security, and seamless connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments.
'''Key''' '''Oracle WebCenter on Oracle Marketplace (cloud) benefits:'''
'''• Integration with OCI Storage and Database Services:'''
Experience superior storage scalability and system performance.
'''• Rapid Content Applications with Oracle APEX:'''
Leverage Oracle APEX for intuitive application-building capabilities that integrate with Oracle WebCenter solutions.
The deployment flexibility makes Oracle WebCenter an appealing choice for both traditional enterprises and cloud-forward businesses.
==Versions==
* WebCenter 10g (10.1.3.2.0) – released January 2007
▲Key==Why Modules ofChoose Oracle WebCenter ?==
==WebCenter services capabilities==
Organizations depend on Oracle WebCenter to simplify content management, create personalized customer experiences, and enhance team collaboration. With a proven track record of innovation and reliability, Oracle WebCenter is the platform of choice for enterprises seeking to:
'''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.
==Release of WebCenter 11g R1 Patch Set 5 (PS5)==
On 22 February 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}}
* Streamline Operations - automate labor-intensive workflows and increase efficiency through advanced content and document management.
WebCenter Framework and Services lacks support for these notable technologies:
* Enhance Customer Engagement - create compelling, dynamic digital experiences that boost brand loyalty and online presence.
* Facilitate Collaboration - develop secure, user-friendly portals that promote communication and productivity among employees, partners, and customers.
Whether deployed on-premises or in the cloud, Oracle WebCenter provides an unmatched combination of flexibility, scalability, and functionality, making it essential for businesses of all sizes.
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* [[Eclipse (software)]] IDE but Oracle JDeveloper is provided as part of the suite of tools.
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