WebSphere has software to cover all your Web application needs: from basic server processing to complex application integration across an enterprise. You'll find WebSphere products to help you with teaching and research related to SOA and Web services, business process management, Web 2.0, eCommerce, pervasive support for mobile and speech devices, and much more.
Overview
The WebSphere software portfolio includes all the tools needed to write and run industrial-strength web application in an internet-driven world. It provides a proven foundation for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and runs on many platforms including AIX, HP Unix, i5/OS, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows, and z/OS.
IBM offers its Academic Initiative members an array of resources to help you learn about these products, courseware and teaching tools to help you bring the concepts into the classroom. and software you can make available to your students for labs, workshops, and team projects.
Learn the basics
Select the WebSphere product that fits your teaching needs and explore our resources to learn about this product. Be sure to return to the Academic Initiative site to download full-version WebSphere software and courseware at no charge.
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For open source JEE development: WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
WebSphere Application Server CE is a publicly available, lightweight Java EE 5 application server based on open source Apache Geronimo. It provides all the baseline components needed to deploy applications in one integrated package.
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For SOA application development: WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server is a premier Java Enterprise Edition application server and the SOA runtime. It has the application infrastructure needed for a Service Oriented Architecture and is available in several editions, depending on your needs.
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For business process management: WebSphere Business Modeler
WebSphere Business Modeler enables you to fully visualize, comprehend, and document business processes, with the capability to perform simulation and analysis. WebSphere Process Server, based on Service Oriented Architecture, simplifies the integration and automation of enterprise business processes.
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For dynamic scripting and Web 2.0 mashup development: WebSphere sMash
WebSphere sMash provides a development and runtime environment that enables agile development of dynamic Web 2.0-based applications using SOA principles. WebSphere sMash gives developers the power to create, assemble, and execute situational composite applications by using dynamic scripting languages PHP and Groovy, and it supports lightweight application assembly and REST-style service invocation. WebSphere sMash is based on Project Zero, the highly acclaimed, community-driven incubator project.
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For connectivity or integration of systems, applications, Web services: WebSphere MQ
WebSphere MQ software provides a Universal Messaging Backbone on distributed platforms using Java Message Service (JMS) messaging.
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For operations research/management science: IBM ILOG Optimization software
IBM ILOG Optimization software provides integrated tools and engines for optimization modeling and application development. ILOG CPLEX delivers high-performance, robust, flexible optimizers for solving linear, mixed-integer and quadratic programming problems in mission-critical resource allocation applications. ILOG OPL-CPLEX development bundles provide integrated model and application development tools, which enable you to create prototypes and build optimization-based decision support applications.
Explore further
Explore all the WebSphere resources for advanced topics and more complex applications, such as:
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) — a business-centric IT architectural approach that integrates linked, repeatable business tasks, or services
- WebSphere Commerce, an e-commerce solution for business environments that consists of a set of integrated software components
- WebSphere Portal — a framework that includes a runtime server, services, tools, and many other features to integrate content from a wide variety of sources into a unified presentation
- Mobile and speech middleware — software to connect mobile people to the information and applications they need — anytime, anywhere, on demand.
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More WebSphere resources
Get trained
Take advantage of our no-charge training opportunities to learn about WebSphere products and prepare yourself to use them in your classrooms and labs.
- Virtual Innovation Center: Academic Initiative members have access to over 800 professionally developed courses on all IBM products and technologies, 24 hours a day, at the Virtual Innovation Center (VIC). You can take the courses online while connected, or download them and take them when you are off-line.
- IBM Education Assistant: The IBM Education Assistant is a collection of multimedia educational modules that can help you gain a better understanding of IBM products and use them more effectively.
- On demand demos: These quick product walk-throughs range from installation and setup demos for beginners, to advanced functionality for experienced developers.
- developerWorks Live! briefings: developerWorks Live! briefings are worldwide, always free, and cover the latest topics related to IBM software and technologies. Find briefings in your area.
Sandbox trial environment
- SOA sandbox: You and your students can "learn through play" about Service Oriented Architecture and get hands-on experience without having to download and install software. The SOA Sandbox offers access to hosted trial sessions comprised of configured and integrated software running on IBM servers.
Certification opportunities
- Academic Initiative training & certification discounts: Academic Initiative members can request a 50% discount for themselves and their students on some IBM Professional Certification tests at Thompson Prometric Centers.
- All IBM WebSphere training and certification: IBM offers many training and certification resources at a fee. Explore our other training and certification opportunities.
