Another benefit of the System i machine is that every system now comes equipped with WebSphere Application Server Express and doesn’t have any processor restrictions. The installation of WebSphere Application Server Express has been streamlined to be up and ready to go in less that an hour. Combine this with System i’s virtualization capability and any WebSphere workload can run on this platform, whether natively on i5/OS, in a logical partition running POWER Linux or AIX 5L, or on a externally attached xSeries Server or Blade Center.

• Rational Web Developer – to provide you with a standards-based Integrated Development Environment (Eclipse)
• Remote System Explorer – to edit traditional RPG and COBOL applications
• Special plug-ins – to allow the rapid development of Web front ends for RPG applications and a special one-step wizard that can transform any traditional RPG program into a web service.
• 5250 Re-facing tools – to transform your legacy applications (i.e. applications that work) into GUI in minutes through the use of the IBM WebFacing Tool and HATS
• Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) – to provide a fourth generation language that is easy to use, thereby enabling any developer to generate mission critical Java or COBOL applications in weeks.
• And much more…

• IBM iSeries Developer Roadmap
• Articles of Interest
• Sites of Interest
• Related WebSphere Products
• Events

• Enhanced iSeries Developer Roadmap Now Available.
  The iSeries Developer Roadmap is a step-by-step guide that helps increase business value of selected areas of an iSeries application environment through the integration of new open technologies. Enhanced to guide the business to new capabilities such as application and business process integration and to better illustrate the opportunities to leverage and enhance existing RPG and COBOL assets, the new iSeries Developer Roadmap can help you realize new business possibilities with WebSphere and IBM Business Partner products.
• About iSeries

• IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client V7.0 delivers enhanced modernization tools, ClearCase integration, and improved RPG support for System i
• IBM WebFacing Deployment Tool V7.0 with HATS technology increases integration for IBM System i modernization solution and rich-client support
• IBM System i Web Enablement made easy
• EGL ... A Secret Weapon for System i Modernization
  There is a secret weapon that all System i customers possess... it's called EGL. EGL is bundled with WebSphere Development Studio Client and virtually every System i client is entitled to it. This tool allows customers to development the next generation of applications and deploy them as Java for WAS Express and as Web Services. As these applications growth in importance it opens the door for WAS ND for high availability or WESB and WebSphere Process Server for SOA [when they become available on i5/OS later this year]. Make sure to let your System i customers know about what they have by referring them to this article.
• An Independent Analysis of the iSeries Developer Roadmap - Updated for 2006
  The iSeries Developer Roadmap outlines a plan for modernizing iSeries applications that addresses both technology options and development processes. This report provides an independent discussion of the benefits and technical considerations for improving existing iSeries applications through modern integration technologies.
• ITG: Business Case for IBM WebSphere on System i
  This report looks at the business case for deploying IBM WebSphere solutions directly on i5/OS. The focus is on WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Portal solutions in mid-sized manufacturing, retail and distribution companies with between $250 million and $1 billion in annual sales.
• Customizable Web-based training: WebSphere Development Studio Client V6 for iSeries
• IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries refresh packs V6.0.1 deliver modernization tools to leverage HATS and WebFacing technologies and a lightweight IDE for native i5/OS applications
• New edition of IBM Express Software Buying and Selling Guide now available
  The IBM Express Software Buying and Selling Guide delivers quality information on the portfolio of IBM Express software. Read stories of the business value these Express offerings deliver while learning where they fit, and how they are used on iSeries as well as other operating environments. Recently enhanced, the new edition helps illustrate business value to small to medium businesses businesses.
• WebSphere Application Server V6 whitepaper available
  Learn the benefits of a IT infrastructure modernized with WebSphere Application Server infrastructure software. This whitepaper includes key information on WebSphere Application Server V6 pricing, licensing and ordering information for eServer iSeries servers.
• Summit Strategies white paper on eServer and WebSphere
• WebSphere Portal Express demo for iSeries (it's on the page below on the right hand side. Either link to this page or play demo if you can)

• iSeries Nation
• Ignite 400

• WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries
• WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
• Websphere Transcoding Publisher available on iSeries

• WebSphere Application Server
• WebSphere Host Integration Solution
• WebSphere Commerce Express
• WebSphere Commerce Professional Edition
• WebSphere Commerce Business Edition
• WebSphere Portal Express
• Websphere Portal Catalog
• WebSphere MQ V5.3 for iSeries

iSeries Access integrates the iSeries with your desktop environment. It includes iSeries Access for Windows, iSeries Access for Web, WebSphere Host Publisher, iSeries Access for Wireless, and WebSphere Host Access Transformation Server (HATS) Limited Edition.

WebSphere Portal Catalog

• IBM System i Spring Technical Conference – May 8 – 12, 2006
  If your customers are looking for the latest information on V5R4 on System i, you don’t let them miss the next IBM System i Spring Technical Conference in Orlando, Florida. Encourage your clients to attend so they can meet the experts, ask questions, and increase the System i network of technical professionals.
• IBM eServer iSeries Technical Conference, Montpellier, France
• WebSphere sessions at iSeries Technical Conference