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IBM SOA Sandbox for Reuse

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Try either of the following exercises in a cloud computing environment.


Create a SOA Service based on a Java Class

In this exercise, you will create a simple piece of business logic in the Java language and then generate a SOAP/HTTP interface for it in Rational Application Developer Web perspective of IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5. You will then use the Web services explorer included in the Rational Software Development Platform to try out your Web service.

Register for this exercise.

Build SOA applications with lightweight WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

This exercise demonstrates how a developer can build, deploy and test dynamic Web applications using WebSphere Application Server Community Edition V2.1 (WAS CE) and Eclipse. You will leverage Eclipse Galileo to setup, deploy, and test a Web services application against WAS CE. In addition, you will also explore the capabilities of the Eclipse Web services tool for generating Web services, as well as embedded tooling in WAS CE that aid in creating WSDL files and source. This exercise will appeal to developers, managers or IT professionals who are currently building and deploying simple Web applications on Tomcat or other open source application servers.

Register for this exercise.

Interested in viewing the exercise instructions for the exercises above? You can find them in the SOA Sandbox Information Center for Reuse.

Note: When you start your online trial, you have four hours to explore the products and exercises within the Sandbox. If you exit one trial and begin another, you have whatever time remains of your original four hours to complete the successive trial. To continue working beyond the end of a four-hour session, you must register for a new session to begin the trial anew.


Preparing for your online trial

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.

Step 1: Review the online trial prerequisites
Step 2: Review these helpful evaluation resources


Online trial prerequisites

Client software
The online trial program uses the Citrix XenApp Presentation Server (formerly known as the MetaFrame Presentation Server) to provide you a connection from your workstation to the remote server running the IBM product you are evaluating. You will need to download the latest XenApp Web plugin appropriate for your operating system.

If you are installing Citrix for the first time, you will see a popup window that asks for the address of the server hosting your published application. Leave the Server Address field blank and click Next.

If you do not have the Citrix Web plugin installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install it.

If you're having trouble installing the plugin, see the Citrix installation instructions.

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.


Evaluation resources

The IBM SOA Sandbox for Reuse provides hands-on exercises to walk you through every step of designing and implementing SOA services for reuse. Find supporting materials for these exercises:

Want more? Click the Support tab for additional resources designed to help you explore this entry point.




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