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I don't remember the price, but there are no additional costs. There is an Eclipse Plugin provided by IBM, so no need to buy IBM Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect tools. If your application is just a web app that does not need to scale big, you can obtain a single core license of WAS Express edition, which has almost the same features with limited processing cores. If you manage a very big application farm (i.e. need to run 10 or more WAS servers) it is better to get IBM WAS Hypervisor Edition. IBM WAS base is part of the deal when you purchase IBM FileNet P8 Content Engine. Room for improvement would only be in the licensing. As with all IBM products the licensing can be complex and expensive. Bargain well and try to get as much discount as possible. Discounts of 85% are possible. Without the discount, I think the product is overrated. | Information Not Available |
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Views 5,530 Comparisons 4,598 Reviews 4 Average Words per Review 430 Avg. Rating 8.3 | Views 231 Comparisons 180 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Avg. Rating N/A |
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WebSphere Application Server | |
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IBM | Microsoft |
Overview | |
IBM WebSphere Application Server provides a range of flexible, secure, Java EE 7 runtime environments available on premises or across any public, private or hybrid cloud. | Windows Server AppFabric extends Windows Server to provide enhanced hosting, management, and caching capabilities for Web applications and middle-tier services. The AppFabric hosting features add service management extensions to Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows Process Activation Service (WAS), and the .NET Framework 4. This includes Hosting Services and Hosting Administration tools that make it easier to deploy, configure, and manage Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) based services. The AppFabric caching features add a distributed, in-memory object cache to Windows Server that makes it easier to scale out high-performance .NET applications, especially ASP.NET applications. |
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Learn more about IBM WebSphere Application Server | Learn more about Windows Server AppFabric |
Sample Customers | |
TalkTalk, Property management group, E.SUN Bank, Ohio National Financial Services, Aviarc, Cincom Systems, FJA-US, D+H, Staples, Michigan Municipal League | OSIsoft |
Top Industries | |
Software R&D Company44% Government15% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm8% | No Data Available |
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