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WebSphere Application Server for System i

Updated: June 17, 2005

  
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About: Base & Developer Edition V5.1

View the latest documentation for version 5.1 for detailed information on how to use IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1 for iSeries.

View the prerequisites for installing and running IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1 for iSeries.

View a product comparison of the features and functions among the various WebSphere Application Server V5.1 for iSeries.

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Product Features:

  • Java CompatibleJava™ 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 compatible including an enterprise-ready JMS provider based on market-leading IBM WebSphere® MQ software.
  • Full support for SDK 1.4 (both client and server) as the  first step toward J2EE 1.4 compliance, allowing enterprises to use Java technology to develop more demanding business applications with less effort and in less time.
  • Features third generation support for all of the Web services standards needed to transform and integrate business designs and business processes while helping to ensure business continuity for better integration with key partners, suppliers and customers.
  • Provides support for iSeries, Linux on iSeries*, pSeries*, and Windows 2003*, among others, maintaining the industry's broadest platform support.
  • First production level application server to support the June 2003 Board Approved Draft of the WS-I Basic Profile 1.0, giving developers a head start on interoperating across heterogeneous environments and enterprise boundaries*
  • Support for the JDK 1.4 client container is the first step toward J2EE 1.4 compliance and allows enterprises to use Java technology to develop more demanding business applications with less effort and in less time*
  • Advanced Performance Advisors make suggestions on how to set the most critical WebSphere Application Server parameters to maximize performance*
  • Request Metrics help administrators debug and monitor their system by timing individual requests as they travel through WebSphere Application Server components*
  • Provides J2EE 1.3 support to simplify enterprise applications by basing them on standardized, modular components
  • Core Web services support — SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, WSIF and XML.

* Denotes new capabilities available in WebSphere Application Server, V5.1