Evaluate this entry point online, without installing or configuring it on your own system.
When you register for this entry point, you can access IBM WebSphere® DataStage, WebSphere QualityStage, WebSphere Information Services Director, and WebSphere Federation Server -- all installed into an online combined environment.
Note: When you start any of the online trials in the SOA Sandbox, you will have four hours to explore the products and exercises within the Sandbox. If you exit one entry point and begin another, you have whatever time remains of the original three hours to explore successive trials. To continue working beyond the end of a four-hour session, save your materials and register to begin the trial again. You will need to refresh your desktop and other settings when the trial reopens to continue where you left off.
The online trial experience allows you to try software products without having to install them on your
own system. This is product-level code, with all features and options enabled.
Client software
The online trial program uses the Citrix Access Platform to provide you a connection
from your workstation to a remote IBM server running the IBM product you are evaluating.
You will need to download Citrix client software before using the online trial program.
You can download the Citrix XenApp client (formerly known as the MetaFrame Presentation Server) at no charge from the Citrix site. Versions for most operating systems are available. After you install the client,
you will be asked to restart your browser. If you do not have the Citrix client installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install the client.
Supported browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer V6 or later and Mozilla Firefox V1.5 or later are
supported.
Connection speed
We recommend that you use a high-speed connection while evaluating software online. Because the session you will be using is running remotely over the Internet with unpredictable delays and latencies, you should not use your experience with the session as a guide to the performance of the tools when installed in a local environment.
Connectivity FAQs
Having problems getting connected? Check our connectivity FAQs for solutions to common problems. Or, visit our connectivity forum to submit technical questions about using online trials.
The SOA Sandbox trial environment for the Information entry point includes exercises and tutorials to help you gain a better understanding of business processes and how to best improve them to derive value quickly.
When you start the trial session, you will see the Windows desktop for a machine that has been set up with several key IBM information-as-a-service products. In the center of the desktop is a Web browser showing a set of instructions to lead you through the steps of a short exercise. When you have finished the starter exercise, you can access more advanced exercises using the icons on the Windows desktop.
