IBM WebSphere Process Server is the next generation business process integration server that has evolved from proven business integration concepts, application server technologies, and the latest open standards.
IBM® WebSphere® Process Server, which supports a service-oriented architecture (SOA), is the ideal platform for business applications that require business integration using different technologies. Using the WebSphere Integration Developer tool set, business integration solutions can be created using simplified integration mechanisms, such as the Service Component Architecture (SCA) programming model and the Service Data Objects (SDO) data model. SDO business objects can be defined, transformed, routed, and mapped using SCA components. WebSphere Adapters supply connectivity to back-end Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). With WebSphere Process Server, business integration applications may define business logic and processes based on Web Services - Business Process Execution Language (BPEL), human tasks, and business rules. For the runtime monitoring of the business integration solutions, WebSphere Process Server provides Common Event Infrastructure (CEI), which centralizes the monitoring of the various events that can occur in these applications.
WebSphere Process Server enables deployment of standards-based integration applications in an SOA structure. SOA is an application framework that takes everyday business applications and breaks them down into individual business functions and processes, called services. SOA is a conceptual description of the structure of a software system in terms of its components and the services they provide, without regard for the underlying implementation of these components, services and connections between components. Loosely coupled integration applications that are based on SOA provide flexibility and agility. You can implement integration solutions independent of platform, protocols and products. For more information about SOA, refer to the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from IBM Web site.
To view the official statement of supported hardware and software for WebSphere Process Server, go to the WebSphere Process Server system requirements Web site.
WebSphere Process Server can be used by a variety of users including solution deployers, who deploy solutions developed in WebSphere Integration Developer to WebSphere Process Server, solution administrators, who use the administrative console to administer solutions, and operators, who use the administrative console to operate a solution.
To help you to navigate through the available information sources, both within and beyond the product information centers, WebSphere Process Server roadmaps are available online from IBM developerWorks®. These roadmaps list high level goals based on your user role and point to documentation resources that are useful to accomplishing your goals in WebSphere Process Server.
To access information roadmaps for WebSphere Process Server, go to the WebSphere Business Integration information roadmaps page on IBM developerWorks.
Last updated: Thu Apr 27 14:28:02 2006
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