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Site Studio 10gR4 allows external applications to display and edit web content created and stored within UCM by simply executing two new custom services via http. The two new services are “WCM_PLACEHOLDER” and “WCM_BEGIN_EDIT_SESSION”. Correct usage of these services will allow the designer to include a fully editable Site Studio specific XML Datafile into their application.

POTENTIAL USAGE:
Calling the “WCM_PLACEHOLDER” service via http, and passing in the appropriate parameters can return a datafile in a number of different formats. The content that is returned can be embedded into virtually any application. Executing the “WCM_BEGIN_EDIT_SESSION” service via http will launch the Site Studio FCK contributor application, and allow changes to be made to the datafile. Functionality includes, but is not limited to:
1. Viewing datafile content within an external application (HTML/JSP/PHP/ASP etc.).
2. Launching the FCK Contributor from an external application
3. Viewing and editing Dynamically Converted content within an external application
4. Viewing and editing Dynamic Lists/Static Lists from an external application
5. Viewing and editing of Site Studio content within a Portal

PORTAL UTLIZATION RULES:
If the Content Server exists in an environment that can be viewed by the client browser loading the portal, then there should be no issues with executing the services via HTTP.
If the Portal Server has a trusted connection to a Content Server located behind a firewall, the ability to execute the services is limited. In this environment, the client browser would generally makes a call to a JSP on the app server. That JSP would then makes an HTTPRequest to the Content Server to execute the WCM_Placeholder services. The pages returned will more than likely have links to images/CSS/JS assets on the Content Server. When the page loads in the client, it won't be able to see these items, unless a proxy was created that could convert them locally. The forthcoming Site Studio for JDeveloper contains a proxy to address this requirement.

Site Studio 10gR4 viewlets and samples have been placed on OTN and are now available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/content-management/ucm/SiteStudio10gR4Tutorials/index.html

Viewlets/Samples include:

• “How To” viewlets focusing on Site Studio 10gR4 architecture
  
• Documentation on the new Site Studio 10gR4 services
  
• A sample site, as well as raw site files for download
  

You may have noticed that ECM Licensing Document and OTN downloads were recently updated to include Oracle JRockit JVM with Content Conversion Server, ECM Suite, Universal Content Management, Universal Content Management Standard Edition, and Universal Records Management.

These Oracle ECM products are now certified with JRockit JDK 6, Oracle's Java Virtual Machine built on Oracle Fusion Middleware (formerly BEA JRockit). It provides customers on Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms with an alternative implementation option to the Sun JDK 1.5+. For detailed certification information, check out the certification matrix for each product on OTN.

Visit OTN if you'd like to learn more about Oracle JRockit JVM.

We are putting the final touches on an updated integration between Oracle Imaging and Process Management and PeopleSoft. This integration will allow you to configure access to image centric workflow tasks and images from PeopleSoft screens.

If you would like more information about this updated integration or are interested in a pre-release demo and sharing your feedback please contact your sales rep or product management.

Just a quick note that the Universal Content Management 10gR3 Certification Matrix was just updated today. Changes include:

* UCM is now certified with Oracle DB 11.2 Beta 2
(tested as a part of the recent 10.1.3.5 release, see Note ID: 756451.1 on Metalink for more details on the 10.1.3.5 release)
* Minimum database level required for Oracle DB 10.2 is 10.2.0.4
* Minimum database level required for Oracle DB 11.1 is 11.1.0.7

New features in the R2 release include Distributed Document Capture integration, support for Case Management objects and Siebel 8.1.1 certification. Download | Documentation | Datasheet

The new integration between I/PM and PeopleSoft is now available. It builds on the same framework as the E-Business Suite Adapter for I/PM and allows you to configure access to image centric workflow tasks and images from PeopleSoft screens.

If you would like more information about this updated integration please see the I/PM data sheet on OTN or contact your sales rep.

The new E-Business Suite Adapter for ECM - Managed Attachments is a UCM-based integration that offers the ability to reduce costs by consolidating information silos, and streamline operations using ad-hoc document attachments from within the context of business applications. Download | Documentation

Within the next 2 weeks Oracle will release version 10.1.3.5.2 of the Oracle IRM Desktop.

This desktop will support the recently released Windows 7 operating system, Adobe Reader 9.2 and Lotus Notes 8.5. The Oracle IRM Desktop now comes in 27 different languages including Japanese, Chinese and Korean. There have also been some minor changes in the layout of the control panel.

This is a major release of the IRM Desktop and we expect most customers to upgrade to it after familiarization with the subtle design differences. Release notes will be made available at the time of release to Oracle Technology Network.

This desktop will add support for:

• Windows 7 operating system


• Adobe Reader 9.2


• Lotus Notes 8.5

Other key features include:

• Oracle IRM Desktop now comes in 27 different languages including Japanese, Chinese and Korean


• Right click unseal option in Windows Explorer


• Choose to delete uprotected versions of files after sealing


• Windows Start menu option


• There have also been some minor changes in the layout of the control panel

It is now available for download from Oracle Technology Network and eDelivery.

For more information and before distributing this desktop within your organization please see the release notes

Whilst in the IRM frame of mind, why not check out some of the recent posting on the IRM blog