Software helps manage and integrate applications.

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Used to develop, deploy, and manage Web-based applications, WebSphere® Application Server (WAS) Express v6.0 enables on-demand infrastructure and provides full Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 programming model as well as Web service standards above J2EE 1.4 that provide foundation for SOA. Web Enablement for i5/OS delivers WAS Express V5.1 for iSeries(TM) and WAS Express V6.0 for i5/OS engine, which facilitates modernization with iSeries Development Roadmap.



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Manage and integrate your applications using IBM Web Enablement for i5/OS



Overview

IBM WebSphere® Application Server (WAS) Express V6.0 may increase your return on investment on existing IT assets and provide a foundation for the IBM Software Group Portfolio.

WAS Express V6.0 is Java(TM) 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 compliant and enables an on demand infrastructure.

Key features include:

· Full J2EE support

· Additional Web services standards above J2EE 1.4 that provide the foundation for the Services-Oriented Architecture

Web Enablement for i5/OS delivers:

· WAS Express V5.1 for iSeries(TM)

· WAS Express V6.0 for i5/OS

WAS Express 6.0 is the engine that makes it easy to modernize with the iSeries Development Roadmap.

Planned availability date

February 18, 2005

At a glance

· Provides the full J2EE 1.4 programming model

· Helps improve time-to-value with an easy-to-use, out-of-the-box high-performance application development and deployment environment

· Offers a quick and affordable solution to develop, deploy, and manage Web-based applications

· Lets you take advantage of existing skills with easy-to-use development and administration tools for easy to build and manage dynamic Web sites that run on market-leading application servers

· Speeds application development through simplified database access and robust user interface

· Increases flexibility with support for the latest specifications for JavaServer Pages, Java servlets, Enterprise Java Beans, and Web services

· Minimizes administration requirements through simplified application assembly and deployment

· Allows migration to other WebSphere software when more advanced development and deployment capabilities are required

For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: AE001

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