IBM Websphere Application Server - Express - Pathways to Success on the Web

Web development technology is advancing at a rapid rate. IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express offers a way for business people with limited technical background to quickly and easily build dynamic Web sites that leverage their company's data-Web sites that can replace cost-intensive manual processes and provide automated self-service tools to their customers in an online venue.

Application Server - Express provides a very robust and technologically advanced platform for managing Web applications, focusing on making this technology usable by novices. Application Server - Express technology does not require expert Java programmers. In fact, almost anyone can install and manage an Application Server - Express server. IBM is focused on bringing technology once reserved only for the largest companies to everyone.

This book guides novice users through the Web development process, teaching them to use Application Server - Express and produce a useful custom Web site. The examples in the book are based on a realistic business model, that of a publishing company. It is a guide to understanding what the products are as well as why and when to use them. Also included is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches how to use the tools to build a state-of-the-art Web site.

This book will help you:

• Discover the value and benefits of WebSphere technology
• Master the WebSphere Application Server - Express tools
• Learn how to use WebSphere Studio Site Developer
• Learn how to build, integrate, and deploy business applications
• Build a complete sample Web site including a shopping cart application