WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

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WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition is a free Java™ EE 5 server for building and managing Java™ applications

It harnesses the latest innovations from the open-source community and provides a readily accessible and flexible foundation for building Java applications.

• You may use WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, free of charge, to develop and host your applications for both personal and commercial purposes.
• Download code from IBM at no charge. Get free support for 30 days!
• Kick-start your Java Apps - learn about and download IBM's free software for developing and deploying your java applications
• Download the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 at no charge now. Build Ajax applications that leverage existing JEE assets.
• Support options - IBM Technical support teams deliver support as an annual subscription, priced per server. The three tiers of support include entry, enhanced, and elite.
• IBM and Novell Join Forces to Support Growing Demand for Open Source
• IBM Initiative for Business Partners Using Open Source
• Operating systems supported: AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows

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Product framework

Product line overview WebSphere Application Server family overview Compare the different editions of WebSphere Application Server Included components Apache Geronimo An open-source JEE5 app server project which provides the foundation of the WebSphere Application Server Community Edition product Apache Derby Provides a robust, small-footprint database server that is simple to deploy and reduces the cost of embedded and Web-based applications Apache Tomcat Is the servlet container that is used in the Reference Implementation for Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies Eclipse plug-in Is used to develop, deploy, and debug J2EE applications to a Community Edition server View all components

Additional products, services and solutions

Products WebSphere Application Server Helps you build, run, integrate and manage dynamic, on demand business applications Services Three-tier IBM technical support Delivers optional, fee-based support for WebSphere Application Server Community Edition as an annual subscription, priced per server Solutions Download Feature Pack for Web 2.0 Offers targeted, incremental new Web 2.0 features for your Web applications. View all additional offerings