IBM WebSphere

This article is about the product range. For the main product in the range, see IBM WebSphere Application Server.

IBM WebSphere

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IBM WebSphere refers to a brand of computer software products in the genre of enterprise software known as "application and integration middleware". These software products are used by end-users to create applications and integrate applications with other applications. IBM WebSphere has been available to the general market since 1998.

History

IBM introduced the first product in this brand, IBM WebSphere Performance Pack, in June 1998. As of 2012 this original component forms a part of IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, which itself is one of many WebSphere-branded enterprise software products

IBM WebSphere software

See also: List of IBM products

The following complete list of IBM WebSphere software uses IBM classifications. Several tools appear in more than one category.

IBM has also classified WebSphere software according to the capabilities offered for individual industries.

Application Infrastructure

Main Products

• WebSphere Application Server - a web application server
• IBM Workload Deployer - a hardware appliance that provides access to IBM middleware virtual images and patterns
• WebSphere eXtreme Scale - an in-memory data grid for use in high-performance computing
• WebSphere Message Queue - a Message Oriented Middleware

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Application foundation

• Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS
• Debug Tool for z/OS
• Embedded ViaVoice
• Fault Analyzer for z/OS
• File Manager for z/OS
• IBM XWork Server
• WebSphere Application Server Product line - Overview
  • Application Server
  • Express
  • Community Edition for z/OS
  • Network Deployment
• WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime
• WebSphere Translation Server for Multiplatforms
• WebSphere Voice Response for AIX
• WebSphere Voice Server
• Workload Simulator for z/OS and OS/390

Application optimization

• IBM Express Runtime
• WebSphere Application Accelerator
  • for Hybrid Networks
  • for Public Networks
• WebSphere Application Server Product line - Overview
  • for Developers
• WebSphere Application Server v7 Feature Pack for Modern Batch
• WebSphere DataPower Edge Appliance XE82
• WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid
• WebSphere IP Multimedia Subsystem Connector
• WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition
• WebSphere XML Document Management Server

Cloud platform and application virtualization

• IBM Workload Deployer
• WebSphere Application Server Product line - Overview
  • Hypervisor Edition
• WebSphere Extended Deployment
  • Extended Deployment
  • for z/OS
• WebSphere Virtual Enterprise

Elastic caching

• WebSphere eXtreme Scale
• WebSphere Real Time

Transaction processing

• CICS Explorer
• CICS Tools
  • CICS Batch Application Control for z/OS
  • CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS
  • CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS
  • CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS
  • CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer
  • CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS
  • CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS
  • CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS
• CICS Transaction Gateway
  • Desktop Edition
  • for Multiplatforms
  • for z/OS
• CICS Transaction Server
  • for z/OS Developer
  • for z/OS V4.2
• IBM CL/CONFERENCE
• IBM CL/SUPERSESSION
• TXSeries for Multiplatforms
• WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility

Application infrastructure areas of focus

• Application foundation
• Cloud platform and application virtualization
• Elastic caching
• Application optimization
• Transaction processing

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Mobile Development and Connectivity

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Mobile application development

• IBM Mobile Portal Accelerator
• Rational Application Developer
  • for WebSphere Software
  • Standard Edition
  • Rational Business Developer

Mobile integration of data and applications

• IBM Connections
• IBM Sametime
• IBM Web Experience Factory
• Lotus Notes Traveler
• WebSphere MQ
  • MQ
  • Telemetry

Business process management

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• IBM Blueworks Live
• IBM Operational Decision Manager
• IBM Business Monitor

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Business monitoring

• IBM Business Monitor
• IBM Business Process Manager
  • Advanced
  • Express
  • Standard
  • Tools and Add-Ons
• IBM Business Process Manager
  • IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
  • IBM Business Process Manager Express
  • IBM Business Process Manager Standard
• IBM Chemical and Petroleum Integrated Information Framework
• WebSphere Business Events
• WebSphere Business Events eXtreme Scale
• WebSphere Business Modeler Publishing Server

Industry process accelerators

• IBM Business Process Manager Industry Packs

Operational decision management

• WebSphere Business Rules for z/OS
• WebSphere Decision Server
• WebSphere ILOG Decision Validation Services
• WebSphere ILOG JRules
• WebSphere ILOG JRules Business Rule Management System (BRMS) Family
  • WebSphere ILOG Decision Validation Services
  • WebSphere ILOG JRules
  • WebSphere ILOG Rule Solutions for Office
  • WebSphere ILOG Rule Team Server
  • WebSphere ILOG Rules for COBOL
• WebSphere ILOG Rule Team Server
• WebSphere ILOG Rules for COBOL
• WebSphere ILOG Rules for .NET Business Rule Management System (BRMS)
  • WebSphere ILOG Rule Solutions for Office
  • WebSphere ILOG Rule Team Server for .NET
  • WebSphere ILOG Rules for .NET
• WebSphere Operational Decision Management
  • Operational Decision Management

Process automation and integrity

• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced for z/OS
• IBM Integration Designer
• WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Entry Edition
• WebSphere Business Integration Workbench Server
• WebSphere Integration Developer
• WebSphere Lombardi Edition
• WebSphere MQ Workflow
  • for Multiplatforms
  • for z/OS
• WebSphere Partner Gateway
  • Partner Gateway
  • - Express
  • Advanced Edition
  • Enterprise Edition
• WebSphere Presence Server
• WebSphere Process Server
• WebSphere Process Server Hypervisor Edition
• WebSphere Sensor Events

Process discovery and design

• IBM Blueworks Live
• WebSphere Business Compass
• WebSphere Business Compass Advanced Edition
• WebSphere Business Modeler
  • Basic
  • Advanced

Portals

Product editions :

WebSphere Portal Enable: Is built on the IBM WebSphere Portal Server and features integrated web content management capabilities that help enable rapid website generation.

WebSphere Portal Enable for z/OS: Allows you to share, view and organize documents and spreadsheets within the portal environment. Designed specifically for the IBM z/OS® platform, it offers an expansive set of portal services.

WebSphere Portal Express: Is the small-to-midsize business edition of WebSphere Portal Server. It provides an expansive set of portal services for organizations with fewer than 1,000 users.

WebSphere Portal Extend: Combines features of IBM WebSphere Portal Enable with enhanced collaboration features. It provides shared workspaces that allow you to collaborate and exchange ideas on projects for improved team productivity.

WebSphere Portal Server: Provides custom-branded, enterprise portal capabilities that help companies deliver a highly personalized, social experience for their customers.

WebSphere Portal Server Hypervisor Edition: Provides preinstalled, preconfigured images of IBM WebSphere Portal Server to automate provisioning of web experience solutions in a private cloud.

Mobile Management and Security

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products

• WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45
• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances

Commerce

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Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce)

• WebSphere Commerce

See also

• IBM InfoSphere DataStage
• Enterprise application integration
• Universal Business Adapter - an IBM advertising campaign (2002)

Notes and references

• [1] Websphere
• [2] Websphere Liberty Profile

Further reading

• Budinsky, F.; G. DeCandio, R. Earle, T. Francis, J. Jones, J. Li, M. Nally, C. Nelin, V. Popescu, S. Rich, A. Ryman, T. Wilson (2004). "WebSphere Studio overview". IBM Systems Journal 43 (2): 384–419. doi:10.1147/sj.432.0384. ISSN 0018-8670. 

External links

• IBM WebSphere software catalog