IBM WebSphere Application Server is a safe, scalable and reliable environment for application and service execution. Version 6.1 represents the pinnacle offer in the field of J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise) application servers, principally due to its performance, security, transaction and architectural characteristics. Its internal architecture enables customization and dimensioning of the installation depending on the actual needs and requirements, or rather on the expansion of the system.
IBM WebSphere Application Server enables realization of the horizontal and vertical scaling thus achieving the highest possible usability of the existing hardware resources. IBM WebSphere Application Server facilitates service and application management as well as other administrative tasks. Significant improvements in development productivity were made by a narrow integration of WebSphere platform with Rational tools. Security mechanisms are based on open standards.
Picture1: Conceptual SOA implementation in an IBM WebSphere manner
IBM WebSphere Application Server enables application and service execution in exquisitely heterogeneous environments. WebSphere, itself, offers the possibility of application implementation on a wide range of platforms. Therefore it is the key component of service oriented architecture ( SOA) implementation. There is a powerful Java Message Service (JMS) mechanism installed in WebSphere Application Server, which enables connection and integration with the existing non-Java applications. Additional advantage is the narrow integration with WebSphere Message Queue (MQ) and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). The final outcome can be the combination of these artefacts into a powerful Enterprise Service Bus which will integrate the most diverse applications and environments.
IBM WebSphere Portal offers a component application framework as well as advanced tools for production of flexible service oriented solutions and integration of existing static websites, “content-management” systems (CMS) and web applications. The great advantage of WebSphere portal lays in scalability, which can satisfy the needs of any organization.
IBM WebSphere MQ ensures a reliable integration for applications and web services plus it enables a reliable communication and safe delivery among various systems and platforms. In the spectrum of IBM technologies, it serves as a communication mechanism for implementation of ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) solutions as well as a communication layer for implementation of the SOA solutions. IBM WebSphere Message Broker enables implementation of advanced ESB with universal data transformations for standard and SOA business solutions and application systems.
