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Updated 06 May 2009

WebSphere Application Server Community Edition v2.1.1.2 now available
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition v2.1.1.2 now available
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Wiki: Configuring the eXtreme Scale Session Manager to work with WebSphere Community Edition
This wiki topic explains how to integrate these two products to provide a scalable session-management solution, using CE's modular infrastructure, GBeans, to embed eXtreme Scale as the session-state persistence mechanism.
Tutorial: Application Logging in WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
Learn how to use java.util.logging, Log4j and SLF4j for applications deployed on WebSphere Application Server Community Edition.
Tutorial: IBM Data Studio Data Web Services, Part 2
This tutorial takes you through the steps to deploy a Data Web service created by IBM Data Studio's Data Web Services to a WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition Web server.
Demo: Tenant specific HTTP and data source partitioning using WebSphere eXtreme Scale
Using a fictitious mult-tenant application called Jivaro, this demo explores how to integrate WebSphere Application Server Community Edition applications with WebSphere eXtreme Scale.
Demo: Tenant-specific response-time and application isolation using WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
Explores how SaaS service developers can support tenant specific quality of service parameters like response time and application isolation for multi-tenant applications running on WebSphere Application Server Community Edition instances.
Redbook: Experience Java EE! Using WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.1
A hands-on guide to developing a comprehensive Java EE application using WebSphere Application Server Community Edition v2.1, including core functions, security, Web services, and messaging.
Tutorial: IBM Data Studio Data Web Services, Part 1
Create your first Data Web Service for Community Edition using IBM Data Studio.
Build server-side mashups with Geronimo and REST
Use REST, Ajax, and Apache Geronimo to build a mashup for Twitter and Google Maps.
Configuring EJB application security
Explains various security related annotations, elements in EJB deployment descriptors, and deployment plans to secure session, entity and message-driven EJBs using WebSphere Application Server Community Edition.
Developing Rich Internet Applications for WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
Lists some of the Ajax functionality and frameworks included in WebSphere Community Edition 2.1, and walks you through developing a sample Web 2.0 application that uses these frameworks to make development easier.
Migrating from Apache Tomcat V6 to WebSphere Application Server Community Edition V2.1
Learn how to migrate an application developed on Apache Tomcat to Community Edition, using the Eclipse IDE for application development.
What's new in WebSphere Application Server Community Edition V2.1
Migrating assets from another Java EE application server is often a matter of simply building the right deployment plan.

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