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WebSphere and e-business
WebSphere Application Server continues to provide the following features as part of its Web
deployment environment:
• Full support for Java across multiple operating platforms
• Quick and easy installation
• Easy-to-use application deployment management and control support for dynamic
Web content generation, including usage of Java servlets and JSP and JavaBean
technology within a common runtime environment
• Services and support using bean-managed and container-managed transaction
persistence
• Server capability for applications built to the EJB specification providing transaction
management and monitoring
• Enhanced administration for application deployment and server administration
• XML Documents Structure Services, which enable e-business applications that
interchange data using eXtended Markup Language
• XML to parse, generate, manipulate, and validate XML and XSL-based content
Benefits
WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition enables powerful Web transactions and
interactions with a robust deployment environment for e-business applications. With a
portable, Java-based Web application deployment platform focused on supporting and
executing Java servlets, and JavaBeans, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and Enterprise JavaBean
(EJB) components, this edition interacts with enterprise databases, transaction processing
systems, and other applications for dynamic Web content. It builds on the Standard Edition to
provide the portability and control of server-side business applications along with the
performance and manageability of EJB technology. It extends the proven value and versatility
of the iSeries with modern technology, such as:
• Complete Java and Enterprise Java support, including a server for applications built to
the EJB specification. The focus is on medium- to high-level transactional
environments used in conjunction with dynamic Web content generation and
Web-initiated transactions.
• Performance and scaling attributes with support for bean-managed and
container-managed persistence, for entity beans and session beans, with transaction
management and monitoring. Container management and persistent storage helps
provide a high-performance transactional environment using servlets and EJB
technology.
The Advanced Edition product is integral to managing and integrating enterprise-wide
applications, while leveraging open Java-based technologies and APIs. It enables powerful
interactions with relational databases, transaction processing systems, and other
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