WebCenter Team's Blog

Oracle WebCenter Suite, a component of
Oracle Fusion Middleware, combines the standards-based, declarative development
of JavaServer Faces, the flexibility and power of portlets and runtime
customization, and a set of integrated Web 2.0 services for developing
context-centric, composite applications.

Oracle WebCenter Suite offers
the following key features:

• Enhanced support for standards-based portlet creation
  
• Expanded portlet consumption support for WSRP 1.0 and a preliminary version
  of WSRP 2.0
  
• JSF portlet bridge to expose JSF applications as WSRP portlets
  
• Content integration using JCR/JSR 170
  
• Runtime customization of JSF applications
  
• Leveraging of metadata management services
  
• Visual development environment integrated into JDeveloper
  
• One-click install

Build context-rich, customizable applications
with Oracle WebCenter Framework

WebCenter Framework supports the
creation and execution of context-rich applications. To achieve this, WebCenter
Framework augments the JavaServer Faces (JSF) environment by providing
additional components, integration, and runtime options. In essence, the
WebCenter Framework integrates capabilities historically included in portal
products directly into the 'fabric' of the JSF environment - especially, the
ability to bind portlets and customize the application at runtime. A complete,
standards-based portlet development environment and business user tools support
rapid creation of JSR 168-based portlets and deployment of WSRP 2.0-based
portlet producers. Content is easily integrated and published using data
controls built to the JCR/JSR 170 standard. Content repositories supporting the
JCR standard can be configured and adapters are available for Oracle Content
Database, Oracle Portal, file systems, and leading third party content
management systems. In addition, Oracle JDeveloper provides a unified
development environment for all of the framework pieces to simplify building
your applications.

Embed Web 2.0 into applications with WebCenter
Services

WebCenter Services include a complete set of Web 2.0
content, search,
collaboration, and communication services that can be
embedded directly into applications built with the WebCenter Framework. These
services include:

• A content management solution for storing and managing files and documents
  (Oracle Content Database)
  
• A secure enterprise search application for locating and accessing
  data
  and documents stored within the enterprise (Oracle Secure
  Enterprise Search)
  
• A presence server and instant messaging service that enable users to see who
  is online and initiate communication via text, voice, or video*
  
• A voice option, offering a rich set of telephony infrastructure components*
  
• A discussion forum application for online, topical community
  discussions*
  
• A wiki/blog server for collaborative authoring of documents and sharing of
  ideas*

* Note: These features will be released shortly after general
availability of Oracle WebCenter Suite 10g Release 3.

Where can I find
more information?

• Oracle WebCenter Suite on OTN