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Currently no. But if I have to say one, I would say the installation and configuration of WebCenter is a little bit difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FatWire is relatively easy to use and good for managing large volumes of content. Its adaptability and ease in adding additional functionality is good for the enterprise-level use we need. We maintain a variety of websites via FatWire. Learning the product can be a bit challenging but once you understand the layout and page organization it is pretty simple. The interface for those who don't know HTML make it easy to make changes, but you can also easily switch back to HTML for more complex coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not a fan usually of Java-based systems, there always seem to be issues/problems with Java updates. The front-end user interface (not HTML) could be more robust, with more options. It could also be more visually friendly, it is definitely set up for the advanced user. Templates are relatively confining in terms of adding one-off landing pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The underlying architecture of this product is superb. Oracle acquired the software from another company about six years ago; the original developers designed a fast, efficient, customizable system. Actual content resides on a file system, with metadata and indices maintained in a database.

Moving content is very straightforward - you can easily archive/migrate groups of documents between servers (e.g., if you have a headquarters and business continuity site, both locations can be live at the same time.

Searching is fast when properly configured.

The product is extraordinarily stable - it will run for months without requiring a service restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After Oracle's acquisition of the software, IIS was removed as a viable option for the application server. Weblogic is the necessary platform, and it can be difficult to establish authentication (single sign on) between active directory (in a Windows environment, obviously) and the ECM product. Some documentation for this implementation is available, but support is generally not, unless one enages in some form of consulting services.

The interface between Microsoft Office software and the application server is established via an Office add-on. When new versions of browsers or the JRE are released, the linkage between the two can slow down or break. It can be very frustrating to keep the versions of the various components in sync. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to support content variations for site based on its locale. Multi-lingual public web sites can be released with few configuration updates and content translations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Documentation is in detail. However, some parts of the documentation are not in sync with the latest version features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using WCC in the Corporate instance, I like how it was easy to use out of the box. The desktop integrator worked flawlessly as well as the web-portal. It’s easy to upload data, manage content and find it through search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Currently I have not had any issues with Oracle's WebCenter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have been using WebCenter for several years. For WebCenter Content, we have implemented many applications and customizations on top of it. We enjoys its rich features of content sharing, conversion and its capabilities to do customization etc. On WebCenter sites, its promotion/segmentation features are also very good and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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WCS has to be one of the most flexibile CMS systems on the market. The flexibility combined with the integration with the other suites of Oracle Middleware products make it a relative no-brainer for a company looking to deploy a new solution or update their exisitng solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Due to the flexibility, WCS requires a very steep learning curve and resources to properly implement. It is imperative that anyone looking to deploy WCS partner with an Oracle Gold Partner to properly establish what they are looking for in the final product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WebCenter software appears to be stable and able to handle a large number of documents. Document contribution is straight forward through either the browser or Oracle Desktop Integration Suite. The Archiver tool is useful when making meta-data changes to a large number of documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WebCenter customizations are not intuitive and require coding in the proprietary IDOCS language. Contributing documents through the browser lacks immediate feed back preventing the user from contributing a second copy of the document. Oracle Document Scanning for contribution of scanned documents is difficult to configure, doesn't always recognize blank or separator pages, is not entirely stable generating errors which result in partial batch submission and duplicate contribution of documents. Software upgrades are difficult to install and certification of latest DB platforms is not up-to-date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Out of the box Webcenter comes with lots of features that you can leverage with very little effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The entire platform feels unfinished. There are many bugs or features altogether missing from components. The other major concern is that this product is built on ADF. Ina small installation this at the minimum gives a feeling of bloat and as you scale up becomes near crippling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.