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'''Oracle WebCenter''' is [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]'s portfolio of [[user engagement]] [[software]] products. builtIt onis toppart of the [[JavaServer Faces|JSF]]-based [[Oracle ApplicationFusion Development FrameworkMiddleware]]. There are three main products that make up the [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/index.html WebCenter portfolio] and they can be purchased together as a suite (Oracle WebCenter Suite Plus <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensing Information User Manual - Oracle WebCenter|url = http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E55108_01/doc.1213/e56762/webcenter.htm|website = |accessdate = 2016-01-01}}</ref>) or individually.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title = Oracle Technology Global Price List|url = http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/technology-price-list-070617.pdf|publisher = [[Oracle Corporation]]|accessdate = 1 January 2016}}</ref>

* [https://www.oracle.com/middleware/webcenter/content/index.html Oracle WebCenter Content] (includes [[Oracle WebCenter Imaging]])

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

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

Each of these products are in separate but connected markets. WebCenter Content competes in the [[Enterprise Content Management]] market. WebCenter SitesPortal competes in the Webself-service Experienceportal Managementand content delivery market andspace. WebCenter PortalSites competes in the self-serviceWeb portalExperience and content deliveryManagement market space. Different combinations of these products are frequently used together, so Oracle has bundled them together within the same WebCenter product family.

Oracle WebCenter contains a set of components for building rich web applications, [[web portal|portal]]s, and team collaboration/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.

==Versions Products ==

=== Oracle WebCenter Content (includes WebCenter Imaging) ===

Originally obtained from the [[Stellent]] acquisition.

=== Oracle WebCenter productPortal stack===

Originally obtained from the [[BEA Systems]] acquisition.

=== Oracle WebCenter Sites ===

Originally obtained from the [[FatWire]] acquisition.

==History and Version==

There have been several [[Deprecation|deprecated]] products and features under the WebCenter umbrella. Some of these have been merged into other products. These include the following:

* WebCenter Interaction

* WebCenter Framework

* WebCenter Services

* WebCenter Spaces (now just known as WebCenter Portal)

* WebCenter Social Network (replaced by [https://cloud.oracle.com/social-network-cloud Oracle Social Network - OSN])

=== Versions ===

===== 12c =====

* 12.2.1.0.0 - the first 12c release - released October 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title = Oracle WebCenter 12c Released - JonathanHult.com|url = https://jonathanhult.com/blog/2015/10/oracle-webcenter-12c-released/|website = JonathanHult.com|accessdate = 2016-01-01|language = en-US}}</ref>

===== 11g =====

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

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

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* 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==

Cost varies per product. Licensing costs are maintained by Oracle on their Oracle Technology Global Price List. As of December 1, 2015, the costs are as follows:<ref name=":1" />

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.

{| class="wikitable"

!Product

!Named User

!<blockquote>Processor</blockquote>

|-

|Content

|$3,450

|$172,500

|-

|Portal

|$2,500

|$125,000

|-

|Sites

|$2,000

|$100,000

|-

|Suite Plus

|$4,000

|$200,000

|}

For other items, such as additional WebCenter [[Stock keeping unit|SKU]]<nowiki/>s and software update licensing and support, see the full Price List.<ref name=":1" />

Oracle often provides restricted-use licenses for related products when purchasing a certain product.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Oracle licensing - Oracle FAQ|url = http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Oracle_licensing|website = www.orafaq.com|accessdate = 2016-01-01}}</ref> A full list of features and restricted-use licenses can be found at the Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensing Information User Manual - Oracle WebCenter.<ref name=":0" />

==WebCenter product stack==

{{Update|section|inaccurate=yes|date=September 2014}}

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|accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref>

In addition, WebCenter needs a [[Relational database management system|database]] to store information: any supported and licensed database such as [[Oracle database]], [[MS SQL Server]] or [[IBM DB2]] will work.

The base '''WebCenter Framework''' allows a user to embed [[portlet]]s, ADF Taskflows/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.

==WebCenter servicesPortal capabilities==

'''WebCenter Services''' are a set of independently deployable collaboration services. It incorporates [[Web 2.0]] components such as content, collaboration, and communication services - 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 Sharepoint 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 - 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|accessdate=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|accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref>

==WebCenter services capabilities==

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

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* Wiki - Self-service, community, oriented-content publishing and sharing.

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

* Documents - 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)

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* Worklist - 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 standardsStandards support ==

{{Citation needed|date = January 2016}}

WebCenter Framework supports the following standards:

* [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|J2EE 1.4]] and above ([[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]])

* [[JSR 168]] and [[JSR 286]]

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* [[JSR 116]]

== NotesSee Also ==

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

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

In 22nd Feb 2012 Oracle released WebCenter 11g Release 1 Patch Set 5.<ref>https://blogs.oracle.com/webcentercontent/entry/oracle_webcenter_content_ps5_released</ref> It includes many bug fixes in addition to several new enhancements. This patch set is mainly targeted at releasing customer bug fixes.

* [[Oracle Application Development Framework]]

* [[JavaServer Faces|JSF]]

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

* [[Enterprise content management|Enterprise Content Management (ECM)]]

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}}

* [[Enterprise portal|Portals]]

WebCenter Framework and Services lacks support for these notable technologies :

* [[Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer 6.0]]<ref>http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=833866</ref>

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

== Notes ==

{{Reflist}}

== 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]

== References ==

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