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Applicability

WebSphere Application Server Express
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows

This information applies to Version 6.1 and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.

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Release Notes
Featured documents (Support site)
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Express Support
Support Technotes
Ten steps to getting support

Documentation in PDF format and more

Library page - All documentation

Training and certification

WebSphere software platform training and certification (includes tutorials)

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Information roadmap
Education Center
WebSphere Application Server zone
SOA and Web services zone

Redbooks

WebSphere Redbooks Domain
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General offering information

Download software
WebSphere Application Server Library
Detailed system requirements
Update your runtimes for Java technology
Additional resources for learning

Third-party information

Java EE on Sun Microsystems, Inc. Web site


Additional SOA offerings

Related product libraries - Model

WebSphere brand  WebSphere Business Modeler
Rational brand  Rational Software Architect

Related product libraries - Assemble

WebSphere brand  WebSphere Integration Developer
Rational brand  Rational Application Developer

Related product libraries - Deploy

WebSphere brand  WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
WebSphere brand  WebSphere Process Server
WebSphere brand  WebSphere Extended Deployment
WebSphere brand  WebSphere Everyplace Deployment
WebSphere brand  WebSphere Portal
IBM brand  IBM Workplace Collaboration Services
DB2 brand  DB2 UDB and SOA and Web services zone

Related product libraries - Manage

WebSphere brand  WebSphere Business Monitor
Tivoli brand  Tivoli Composite Application Manager

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Getting started

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Overview and quick start
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Release Notes

Find out what is new and changed

What is new
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Samples Gallery
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Deprecated interfaces
API documentation
Java EE specification
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Java EE 1.4 - New! J2SE 5


Learn about WebSphere applications
Services and applications
SOA- New!
Web services
Web applications
Portlet applications - New!
SIP applications - New!
EJB applications

Production ready applications
IBM Business Solutions

Clients
Client applications
Web clients
Web services clients
Administrative clients

Resources
Data access - New! SDO
JMS resources
Mail, URLs, and more
Services
Security
Naming and directory
Object Request Broker
Transaction support

WebSphere extensions
ActivitySessions
Application profiling
Asynchronous beans
Dynamic caching
Dynamic EJB query
Internationalization
Object pools
Scheduler
Startup beans
Work areas

You also will find information about service integration. A service integration bus is a form of managed communication that supports service integration through synchronous and asynchronous messaging.

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Confirm whether a configuration is supported

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Java EE specification
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API documentation
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Certification and standards
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Java EE 1.4 - New! J2SE 5
FIPS
EAL4 (Common Criteria)
IPv6

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IBM Support Assistant
Confirm supported configurations
Troubleshooting section

Support and assistance - IBM Support
Distributed Support
Express Support
Support Technotes
Ten steps to getting support


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