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WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® v6.0.1 leverages Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition v1.4-compatible technology and Services Oriented Architecture platform designed for integration of existing IT assets. It provides near continuous availability for workloads as well as failover support. Application server platform also helps improve end-to-end security across resources and enables unified administration.



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IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, V6.0.1 - Flexible, Easy-to-Use and a Feature-Rich Application Infrastructure



At a glance

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS,V6.0.1 can help increase your return on investment on existing IT assets while providing the foundation for the IBM Software Group Portfolio. It is Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4-compatible and helps enable an on demand infrastructure with the following key features:

J2EE support

Support for unified administration of a mixed WebSphere Application Server for z/OS environment (V5.0, V5.1, and V6.0.1) for a more flexible migration to V6.0.1

WebSphere Rapid Deployment to help reduce the complexity of developing and deploying J2EE applications

Additional Web services standards above J2EE 1.4 for a sound foundation for the Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

zSeries server integration to leverage the stability, scalability, and security of the z/OS operating system

WebSphere for z/OS when operating with the zSeries Application Assist Processor may provide decreased total cost of ownership and increased utilization potential.

For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: LE001).

Overview

WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS®, V6.0.1 is a comprehensive and sophisticated, application server platform.

Helps increase your return on investment and lower your total cost of ownership by leveraging Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4-compatible technology and a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) platform designed for rapid integration of existing IT assets

Assists in eliminating lost business opportunities with near continuous availability for your workloads and failover support provided by the infrastructure

Help improve time to value with features enabling ease of use and an improved out-of-the-box experience

Helps improve end-to-end security across the resources in your environment

Enables unified administration with the ability to administer previous versions of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS programming extensions

May help reduce total cost of ownership by integrating with the IBM zSeries® portfolio of hardware and z/OS software assets and exploiting the qualities of service of the platform, such as close proximity to data, intense scalability and stalwart security.

Planned availability

March 25, 2005

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