IBM web sphere

On the basis of Java from IBM, WebSphere allows clients to build up and manage complicated business Web sites. The central WebSphere tool is the WebSphere Application Server (WAS), an application server that a customer can use to contact Web site users with Java applications or servlets. Servlets are Java programs that run on the server rather than on the user's computer as Java programs do. Servlets can be made to replace traditional common gateway interface (CGI) scripts, which is usually written in C or Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. The reason it run much faster is because all user requests run in the same process space.

Besides Java, Open standard interfaces is supported by WebSphere like the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and WebSphere is designed for use across various operating system platforms. One edition of WebSphere is provided for small-to-medium size businesses and another edition for larger businesses with a higher number of transactions. WebSphere also includes Studio, a developer's environment with additional components that allow a Web site's pages to be created and controlled. Both editions support Solaris, Windows NT, OS/2, OS/390, and AIX operating systems.

A copy of the apache Web server is included in WebSphere Studio so that developers can test Web pages and Java applications as soon as possible.

The premier Java 2 Enterprise Edition and Web services-based application server, Web Sphere Application Server, , is available on the broadest number of platforms and provides a sound, proven environment for Java applications.

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