Specification level summary of WebSphere Application Server

This article shows the various releases of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS family and the specification and functional differences between them.


Specification and functional differences between WebSphere Application Server for z/OS releases
Specifications V3.5SE V4.0 V4.0.1 V5 V5.1
Java related
  • Requires SDK 1.3
  • Supports specification levels:
    • Servlet 2.1/2.2
    • JSP .091/1.0/1.1
    • JDBC 1.2
  • Requires SDK 1.3
  • Supports J2EE 1.2 levels:
    • Servlet 2.2
    • JSP 1.1
    • JDBC 2.0
    • EJB 1.1
    • JNDI 1.2
    • JTA 1.0
    • RMI/IIOP 1.0
  • Requires SDK 1.3
  • Supports J2EE 1.2 levels:
    • Servlet 2.2
    • JSP 1.1
    • JDBC 2.0
    • EJB 1.1
    • JNDI 1.2
    • JTA 1.0
    • RMI/IIOP 1.0
    • JMS 1.0.2
    • JavaMail 1.1
    • JAP 1.0
    • Client container
  • Requires SDK 1.3
  • Supports J2EE 1.3 levels:
    • Servlet 2.3
    • JSP 1.2
    • JDBC 2.0
    • EJB 2.0
    • part of J2SE 1.3
    • JTA 1.0
    • part of J2SE 1.3
    • JMS 1.0.2
    • JavaMail 1.2
    • JAP 1.0
    • Client container
    • Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) 1.0
    • Java API for XML Parsing (JAXP) 1.1
    • J2EE Connector Architecture 1.0
  • Requires SDK 1.4.1
  • Supports J2EE 1.3 levels:
    • Servlet 2.3
    • JSP 1.2
    • JDBC 2.0
    • EJB 2.0
    • part of J2SE 1.3
    • JTA 1.0
    • part of J2SE 1.3
    • JMS 1.0.2
    • JavaMail 1.2
    • JAP 1.0
    • Client container
    • Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) 1.0
    • Java API for XML Parsing (JAXP) 1.1
    • J2EE Connector Architecture 1.0
Web Services N/A N/A Introduces Web Services equivalent to those provided by:
  • WebSphere AE V4.0
    • HTTP to Stateless Session beans
  • Requires SDK 1.3 PTF
  • Supports specification levels:
    • SOAP 1.1
    • Apache SOAP V2.2
  • UDDI V2
  • SOAP 2.3
  • [Version 5.0.2 and later]jaxrpc 1.0 GA
  • [Version 5.0.2 and later]jsr109 V1.0 GA
  • UDDI V2
  • SOAP 2.3
  • [Version 5.0.2 and later]jaxrpc 1.0 GA
  • [Version 5.0.2 and later]jsr109 V1.0 GA



Related concepts
Migrating
Related tasks
Migrating from V4.0.1
Related reference
Migrating and coexisting
Prerequisites needed for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Coexistence port definitions



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Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 9:56:50 PM CDT    WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, Version 5.0.2
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