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Evaluate: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Speed delivery of new applications and services with WebSphere® Application Server, which can help businesses offer richer user experiences through the rapid delivery of innovative applications. Choose from a comprehensive set of open standards-based programming models to better align project needs with programming model capabilities and developer skills. (This product is available in English only.)

New beta code for IBM WebSphere Application Server and Developer Tools: The beta program provides an early view into future enhancements for the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile and for the WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse.

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Use WebSphere Application Server on the cloud. The cloud offers very low cost options for evaluating WebSphere Application Server and for doing so without the need for private hardware resources. WebSphere Application Server is a Java EE, EJB supported technology-based application platform. Build, deploy and manage robust, agile and reusable SOA business applications and services of all types while reducing application infrastructure costs.

WebSphere Application Server is available on the following clouds:

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise provides you with quick access a security-rich, enterprise-ready testing and development environment to help reduce costs, shorten cycle times and improve quality. With IBM SmartCloud Enterprise, you can access and pay for development and testing resources as you need them.

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise gives you rapid self-service provisioning, high payback through reduced costs, error reduction, and accelerated application development through on-demand provisioning.

IBM WebSphere Application Server offers dramatic run time improvements, plus simpler and easier ways to develop and deploy applications. This developerWorks article covers the new features that are available.

Get started

To start developing with WebSphere Application Server on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise, you'll need to set up an account. Contact your IBM representative for access to get you started or click Purchase Now on the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise page.

To access images if you have an account, sign in and follow the steps on the Overview tab.

For information about licensing options, go to the Passport Advantage site.

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Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Start building applications using one of the following ready-to-go Amazon Machine Images (AMIs):

Get started

To start developing on Amazon EC2, you'll need an Amazon account. If you don't have one, create one now.

Need more information about using the WebSphere Application Server AMI? See the resources below.

Use no charge development AMI

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can develop applications on Amazon EC2 using the WebSphere Application Server development Amazon Machine Image (AMI). The WebSphere Application Server AMI is available at the low cost of your Amazon Web Services usage, with no time limits, and support provided through an online forum. There is no fee from IBM for the AMI.

Note: This link takes you to the catalog entry for WebSphere Application Server. On the catalog page, click the Launch AMI button to sign in, register, and get started.

Details about the WebSphere Application Server development AMI can be found in the WebSphere Application Server AMI Catalog.

Use production-ready AMI

Use WebSphere Application Server AMI 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.

Details about the WebSphere Application Server production-ready AMI can be found in the WebSphere Application Server 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.

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