Does Slashdot post news in a distorted way simply for the shock value? I know this was not simple incompetence that would describe IBM's purchase of sequent as a "Merger."
Even though IBM WebSphere is commercial you might want to look at it's features to see what one can do with a Web Application Server. You might also compare IBM WebSphere with simply a webserver that supports servlets. Keep in mind how large your application may grow. While things like simplicity, reusability, security, and good performance are very important pick a architecture that allows your app to be extensible as well.
A blip from the IBM web site:
IBM WebSphere(TM) Application Server is a Java(TM)-based application environment for building, deploying and managing Internet and intranet Web applications. This complete set of products expands to fit your Web application server needs, ranging from the simple to the advanced to the enterprise level.
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Does Slashdot post news in a distorted way simply for the shock value? I know this was not simple incompetence that would describe IBM's purchase of sequent as a "Merger."
Come on.
Even though IBM WebSphere is commercial you might want to look at it's features to see what one can do with a Web Application Server. You might also compare IBM WebSphere with simply a webserver that supports servlets. Keep in mind how large your application may grow. While things like simplicity, reusability, security, and good performance are very important pick a architecture that allows your app to be extensible as well.
A blip from the IBM web site:
IBM WebSphere(TM) Application Server is a Java(TM)-based application environment for building, deploying and managing Internet and intranet Web applications. This complete set of products expands to fit your Web application server needs, ranging from the simple to the advanced to the enterprise level.
http://www.software.ibm.com/webservers/