Overview
WebSphere Application Server provides the flexibility, efficiency and intelligent management that an agile, cost-effective business requires

Speed the delivery of applications and services, operate efficiently and reliably and ensure security and control with IBM WebSphere Application Server.
Reduce costs and downtime through high performance to consolidate workloads, infrastructure and administrative tasks with enhanced Web server load balancing and failover
Improve end-user experiences through rapid delivery of innovative applications
Easily and quickly obtain Eclipse adapters for the WebSphere Application Server V7.0 and V8.0 environments
Utilize diverse developer skills using comprehensive open standards-based programming models, including Java EE 6, OSGi Applications, Web 2.0 and Mobile, Java Batch, XML, Service Component Architecture (SCA), Communications Enabled Applications (CEA), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Dynamic Scripting
Achieve higher application security with flexible and granular control
Maximize developer productivity with unique backwards compatibility features that eliminate recoding with WebSphere Application Server Tools Editions
Reuse and extend legacy and packaged applications to reduce costs, which can be further accelerated using the optionally available WebSphere Adapters V7.5
White paper
Why Upgrade to WebSphere Application Server V8
Redbook
WebSphere Application Server: Administration and Configuration Guide
Product framework
Product line overview
The WebSphere Application Server Family drives business agility through a choice of innovative performance based foundations
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Included components
The WebSphere Application Server simplifies the way you consume the adoption of new standards
Additional products, services and solutions
Products
Delivers near-continuous availability, with advanced performance and management capabilities, for mission-critical applications



