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® Portal, IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory, IBM Rational® Software Architect, IBM Rational Application Developer, and IBM Rational Tester for SOA Quality -- all installed into a combined online 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 for people includes exercises and tutorials to help you gain a better understanding of the tooling and components required to enable consistent human and process interaction and collaboration.
When your trial session begins, Rational Software Architect will open up a workspace including WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer. On the right-hand side of your workspace, an Eclipse™ Cheatsheet™ contains the instructions for a short exercise: Creating a portlet to access a REST service. A more detailed version of these instructions is available in the SOA Sandbox Information Center.
