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Cloud: WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management

Use WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition on the Amazon EC2 Web Service. Use one of the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition Amazon Machine Images to deliver an exceptional Web experience to your users.


Develop and deploy on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Build a stand alone Web site, or a Web site with portal capabilities using one of the following ready-to-go Amazon Machine Images (AMIs):

  • WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition development AMI (ISVs): Build portal and Web content management solutions to develop and test commercially available applications at the low cost of Amazon EC2 usage charges.

  • WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition production-ready AMI: Develop and deliver portal and Web content management solutions on a pay as you go basis.

  • Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition production-ready AMI: Develop and deliver brilliant Internet, extranet, and intranet Web sites on a pay as you go basis.


Get started

To start developing on Amazon EC2, you'll need an Amazon account. If you don't have one, you can create it as part of the registration process.

Need more information about using WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management AMIs? See the resources below.

Use no charge development AMI

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can use WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition for development and testing of commercially available network delivered applications, with no time limits. There is no fee from IBM for the AMI. You are responsible for the Amazon EC2 usage charges.

Register with Amazon and start using the development AMI for WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition.

Details about the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition development AMI can be found in the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition AMI Catalog.

Use no charge development open beta AMI

This AMI contains the latest WebSphere Portal and Lotus Web Content Management Beta, providing a preview of new product technology and features. The beta release contains WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Beta 1 software. Improvements in this release are designed to help you achieve faster time to value, with updates and ease of use enhancements provided that extend the utility of the WebSphere Portal and Lotus Web Content Management software to a wider set of applications, skill sets and audiences for increased deployment flexibility and user productivity.

There is no fee from IBM for the AMI. You are responsible for the Amazon EC2 usage charges.

Register with Amazon and start using the development AMI for WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition Portal.Next Beta 1.

Details about the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition development AMI Open Beta can be found in the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition Open Beta AMI Catalog.

Use the WebSphere Portal beta forum to ask questions, find answers, or read discussion relating to this product beta.

Use production-ready AMIs

Use WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition AMIs at an hourly rate. Amazon Web Services offers a low-cost, pay as you go model with no long-term commitments and no minimum fees.

See the Amazon EC2 Running IBM page for more information on pricing and other service details.

Register with Amazon and start using the production-ready AMI for WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition.
Register with Amazon and start using the production-ready AMI for Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition.

Details about the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition production-ready AMI can be found in the WebSphere Portal Server and Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition AMI Catalog and the Lotus Web Content Management Standard Edition AMI Catalog.

Purchase a product license for use on AWS

Another option is to use your own product licenses. You can install and run IBM programs on the Amazon EC2 Web service using program licenses obtained from IBM on a Processor Value Unit (PVU) basis. Read PVUs required for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud for more information.

Find purchase information for Lotus Web Content Management or WebSphere Portal and buy online.


Resources

The following resources can help you get started with AMIs.

Additional resources designed to help you evaluate or use this product can be found on the Support tab.

More IBM AMIs available on Amazon EC2.


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