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- Application Server
- (1) Before the Web, the term referred to a computer in a client/server environment that performed the business logic the data processing. In a two-tier client/server environment, which is...
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- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability
- The core claim made by N-tier architecture proponents is that this structure breaks an application into modular elements that can be separately maintained and used for more than one application. In the simplest possible version of this you have at least one database server, at least one...
- Tags: Wintel, Client-server, PC, Application Server, Desktop Computer, Storage, Desktops, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Configuration Options for Handling Application Dispatch Timeouts
- In the WebSphere environment, the application servers must cope with a variety of work requests. In normal operations, the servers handle the beans, servlets, and other the types of application workloads efficiently and without incident. What happens, however, when processing does not go as planned? That is, when applications have...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-04-14
- WebSphere Process Server/WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus for z/OS V6.1: Network Deployment Configuration Lab
- IBM WebSphere Application Server WAS, a software application server, is the flagship product within IBM's WebSphere brand. WAS is built using open standards such as Java EE, XML, and Web Services. This paper is intended to help to configure WebSphere Process Server WPS or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus WESB for...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Network, Application Server, IBM z/OS, IBM Corp., WAS, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-03-27
- Application Servers Update (dmg)
- This update upgrades various Java application server components shipped in Mac OS X Server 10.3. WebObjects 5.2.3 deployment, which contains many important fixes and is qualified on the Java 1.4.2 platform. JBoss is upgraded to version 3.2.3 and contains new security features and fixes. Tomcat has been updated to version...
- Tags: Java, Application Server, Apple Inc., JBoss, Apache Tomcat, Middleware, Java Development Tools, Apple Mac OS X, Development Tools, Open Source, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-02-27
- Goodbye, Geronimo? IBM says app server is alive and well
- Goodbye, Geronimo? IBM says app server is alive and wellGreat reporting?!Let me make sure I understand this...A blogger "suggests," "raises questions," "speculates," and "notes." Then the IBM product owner defends her position with facts, download figures, and sales numbers, and you still mislead with this headline. Great work. I had...
- Tags: Application servers, IBM SAYS, Server-side, Geronimo, IBM Corp., application server, server
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Goodbye, Geronimo? IBM says app server is alive and well
- When IBM acquired Gluecode, many industry watchers saw it as the ultimate statement that open source was a force to be reckoned with in the SOA and middleware space. And, it was a smart move by IBM to embrace this new disruptive force that promised to bring SOA to...
- Tags: Apache Geronimo, Application Server, Server, IBM Corp., Community Edition, Application Servers, Middleware, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Sales, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-01-13
- SAP Application Server Consolidation on IBM System z: Opportunity, Metrics, and Case Studies
- SAP customers never run just one SAP system - they run many. Part of the reason is that each production SAP system is part of a "flock" of SAP systems with associated non-production systems. These associated non-production SAP systems are for purposes such as development, test, training, and quality assurance....
- Tags: Consolidation, Application Server, SAP AG, Server, IBM Corp., Pricing, Marketing
- White papers 2008-01-10
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.1: Feature Pack for EJB 3.0
- "Feature Packs" are a way of providing new function on an optional basis. The function provided in a feature pack is added to a node's configuration through utility jobs created by the zPMT configuration tool. How that is done is the subject of this paper. The key to begin understanding...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, IBM z/OS, Feature, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, EJB, Enterprise Software, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- White papers 2007-12-04
- A New Approach to Deploying and Managing JavaEE Applications
- Deploying and migrating JavaEE applications is hard work. Specifically, it's work that's error-prone, repetitive, and time consuming because of the complexity of setting up or tweaking web application servers. The result is lost man-hours, soaring costs, and potential problems associated with hidden or unseen configuration issues that might pop up...
- Tags: Application Server, Phurnace Software, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- WebSphere Application Server Base Performance
- The objectives of this paper are to gather Linux end-to-end measurements for all of the components in the path from the user accessing the WebSphere Application Server system to the database. The products in the path are SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES, WebSphere Application Server, Java, and IBM DB2 Universal...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Performance, Application Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM Corp., Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Hidden Gems: Little Known Features of WebSphere Application Server on z/OS
- During the development of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, sometimes small, useful functions are added to the product without much fanfare or publicity. This paper looks more closely at some of these under-appreciated functions and tries to give them the attention they deserve. It covers the basics of each function,...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, Utility Computing, Enterprise Software, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-11-21
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1: Moving an App to WebSphere z/OS
- Over the last several years, many applications have been moved from WebSphere running on a distributed platform (Windows, UNIX, Linux) to WebSphere Application Server on z/OS. Most move up to z/OS without any issues. However, there are things that can cause the move to z/OS to be less than successful....
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Application Servers, Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-25
- JProfiler (exe)
- JProfiler is a fully featured Java profiler, targeted at profiling J2SE and J2EE applications. It combines CPU profiling, thread profiling, and memory profiling in one powerful application. JProfiler features a large number of IDE integrations and application server integrations. JProfiler's intuitive GUI helps you find performance bottlenecks, pin down memory...
- Tags: Performance, Application Server, Integration, JProfiler, Performance Management, Application Servers, Middleware, J2Ee, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-10-09
- Enterprise Service Bus: A Definition
- An enterprise service bus ESB is a middleware solution that enables interoperability among heterogeneous environments using a service-oriented model. Although frequently associated with concepts like "integration" and "mediation," an ESB also provides a service platform comparable to an application server. In fact, ESBs represent the consolidation of the integration and...
- Tags: Application Server, Enterprise Service Bus, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-10-05
- Enabling WebSphere Application Server With Single Sign-On
- This paper walks through installing and configuring an application on a WebSphere Application Server that takes advantage of single sign-on. Paper begins with an overview of Enterprise Identity Mapping EIM and how to set it up. Then it set up the application server and enables the applications. The final steps...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, Server, Single Sign-on, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-10-01
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6: Heterogeneous Cells - Cells With Nodes on Mixed Operating System Platforms
- When WebSphere Application Server V5 for z/OS came out back in 2004, it had one notable restriction, the cell had to exist entirely on z/OS. Further, it had to exist entirely within the same Sysplex. With WebSphere for z/OS Version 6 that restriction no longer exists. Now a WebSphere cell...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Operating System, Application Server, Node, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Cell, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Application Servers, Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-12
- C/C++ Code Considerations With 64-bit WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS first supported 64-bit addressing mode. WebSphere administrators can make a quick configuration change to a server, restart it, and then very large amounts of virtual storage become immediately available in the server's address space. Applications running on the server can take advantage of this additional...
- Tags: C/C++, IBM WebSphere, Application Server, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, 64-Bit, Application Servers, Servers, Middleware, Network Technology, Enterprise Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Networking
- White papers 2007-08-24
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.1: Feature Pack for Web Services
- Interim new function was introduced into WebSphere Application Server in the normal maintenance stream. The function was then applied to the environment of everyone who installed the maintenance, whether they wanted that new function or not. But now there's a slightly new model being used. "Feature Packs" are a way...
- Tags: Web, IBM WebSphere, Application Server, Web Service, IBM z/OS, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-08-03
- Enabling Web Services to Use Hardware Encryption With WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.0.2
- WebSphere Application Server supports the use of several cryptographic functions in conjunction with Web services. It implements the Web services security (WS-Security) version 1.0 standard, including digital signature, encryption and security tokens. It supports transport layer security, HTTP basic authentication and message level security. The IBM mainframe hardware can execute...
- Tags: Web, IBM WebSphere, Application Server, Web Service, IBM z/OS, Encryption, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Servers, Security, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-26
- The Forrester Wave: Application Server Platforms, Q3 2007
- Forrester evaluated the major application server platform suites and vendors across 175 criteria and found that Oracle received the highest scores across all of the scenarios that were evaluated, due to its wide range of features and strong strategy. Microsoft and IBM, among the major players, were also Leaders, though...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Application Server, Server, Forrester Research Inc., Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-07-11
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