IBM WebSphere Application Server

Software IBM WebSphere Application ServerDeveloperIBMRelease1.0 June 22, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-06-22)Stable release9.0 / June 24, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-06-24) Written inJavaOperating systemAIX, Windows, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, z/OS, IBM i, VMWare ESXiPlatformx86, x86-64, PowerPC, SPARC, IA-64, zSeriesAvailable inEnglish, French, German, Brazilian-Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional ChineseTypeJava EE ContainerLicenseProprietaryWebsitehttps://www.ibm.com/products/websphere-application-server WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is a software product that performs the role of a web application server. More specifically, it is a software framework and middleware that hosts Java-based web applications. It is the flagship product within IBM's WebSphere software suite. It was initially created by Donald F. Ferguson, who later became CTO of Software for Dell. The first version was launched in 1998. This project was an offshoot from IBM HTTP Server team starting with the Domino Go web server. Architecture WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is built using open standards such as Java EE, XML, and Web Services.