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WebSphere Application Server CE provides the latest Apache Geronimo innovations backed by world class IBM support
WebSphere Application Server CE streamlines the creation of applications such as departmental apps by providing the baseline components needed to deploy applications in one integrated package.
- The WebSphere Application Server family (US) provides a choice of innovative, performance based foundations for building and deploying robust, agile and re-usable SOA applications and services. This choice allows for balancing key considerations like qualities of service e.g. security, scalability and manageability, with cost and simplicity in both homogenous and mixed environments.
- WebSphere Application Server CE is ideal where key considerations are cost and simplicity and secondary considerations are a high level of security, scalability and manageability for such applications as departmental apps.
- Harnesses the latest innovations from the open source community in a small footprint Java EE 5 application server platform with no upfront acquisition costs.
- Delivers basic management through a centralised console with simplified standards-based security.
- Provides the IBM distribution of Apache Geronimo — with broader platform support and enhanced documentation.
- Provides a clear path to more advanced capabilities through the WebSphere Application Server family.
- Backed by three tiers of world-class IBM support (US); free support available for 30 days.
- Operating systems supported: AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows.
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Product framework
| Product line overview | |
WebSphere Application Server family overview (US) |
Compare the different editions of WebSphere Application Server |
| Included components | |
Apache Geronimo |
An open-source JEE5 app server project which provides the foundation of the WebSphere Application Server Community Edition product |
Apache Derby |
Provides a robust, small-footprint database server that is simple to deploy and reduces the cost of embedded and Web-based applications |
Apache Tomcat (link resides outside of ibm.com) |
Is the servlet container that is used in the Reference Implementation for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies |
Eclipse plug-in |
Is used to develop, deploy, and debug J2EE applications to a Community Edition server |
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Additional products, services and solutions
| Products | |
WebSphere Application Server |
Helps you build, run, integrate and manage dynamic, on demand business applications |
| Services | |
Three-tier IBM technical support (US) |
Delivers optional, fee-based support for WebSphere Application Server Community Edition as an annual subscription, priced per server |
| Solutions | |
Download Feature Pack |
Offers targeted, incremental new Web 2.0 features for your Web applications. |
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