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As the foundation of the IBM WebSphere software platform, WebSphere Application Server delivers the secure, scalable, resilient application infrastructure you need for SOA.

Updated 06 Nov 2009

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WebSphere Application Server V7
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Latest content
Consider multiple cells for redundancy and availability
A multiple cell strategy within your WebSphere Application Server environment enables you to address planned (and unplanned) maintenance while still providing 24x7 availability.
Configuring Kerberos authentication in WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
Learn how to use the IBM Java Platform Kerberos implementation and Microsoft Active Directory Server to configure Kerberos in Community Edition, where it is not currently supported.
Tuning WebSphere Application Server V7 for performance
This article uses the Apache DayTrader Peformance Benchmark Sample application to show what you can tune and how to go about tuning it, depending on the major server components and resources.
Web Services Secure Conversation interoperability between WebSphere V7 and Windows Communication Foundation using dynamic policy configuration
Use the WebSphere Application Server V7 Endpoint Interface samples to achieve SOAP message security interoperability using WS-Secure Conversation. Part 1 focuses on statically configuring a custom WebSphere WS-SC policy set and binding.
Planning and handling timeouts in service-oriented environments
Find out how some specific non-functional requirements can only be met by carefully designing the timeout values that are used across an entire solution.
Ajax in a network: Security and topology challenges of aggregating content from multiple sites in an Ajax architecture
This article looks at security and topology scenarios that you might be trying to solve when creating Ajax style architectures that aggregate content from multiple sites.
Comment lines by Ruth Willenborg: The "special sauce" inside the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
The secret ingredient inside the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance isn't a secret, but it is revolutionary. The article explains why.
The Support Authority: Analyze memory management problems with the Memory Dump Diagnostic for Java (MDD4J)
This article introduces you to MDD4J and shows you how to use its sophisticated analysis engine and user interface to peer into the Java heap so you can see which objects are consuming the most amount of memory.
Comment lines by Scott Johnson: Loading Java resource bundles via HTTP
Learn how to load a Java resource bundle that resides in a different Web application.
Comment lines by Erik Burckart: Every application needs communications
Describes the capabilities of the new Application Server V7 Feature Pack for Communications Enabled Applications (CEA), including the ability to browse a Web site with a friend, or click to make a call to someone all via JavaScript.
Comment lines by Kevin Sutter: An update on Java Persistence API 2.0
As the JPA Expert Group (JSR-317) nears completion of the JPA 2.0 specification, this article introduces you to some of the new concepts and features in this updated specification.
Create a dynamic Ajax-based Web application with the WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0
Build a Web application that features dynamic charts using the Feature Pack for Web 2.0.m and combine major Web 2.0 facilities like Dojo, Web remoting, Web messaging, JSON4J, and so on.
Web services interoperability with the WebSphere Web Services Feature Pack and Apache Axis2, Part 2: Enabling WS-Reliable Messaging
In Part 2 of this three-part series, you'll learn how to use the WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Feature Pack for Web Services and Axix2 samples to configure WS-RM to enable reliable communication.

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