The latest IBM middleware for Linux (DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Studio Application Developer, and Lotus Domino) is being provided, at no cost, on a 2 CD set, along with Web Services technologies, Linux technical articles, Linux Redbooks, and the very popular Java battle-bots game Robocode. IBM is also providing a worldwide no-cost 2-day Linux workshop, which includes hands-on labs for installing and configuring Linux.
IBM Middleware for Linux CD Set Give-Away
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This could definitely be good for IBM. This will get more people developing stuff using IBM middleware, which means more of their stuff will be used and more money for them. Also more customers using Linux with IBM stuff. This seems like the threat Microsoft was talking about when they said they were mostly afraid of IBM concerning .NET. While I’m not a huge IBM fan, they are definitely more open and friendly than M$. This seems to be the way to beat .NET, and I hope they succeed.
This is AWSUM! I think that this is one of the better IBM moves that I’ve seen in a long time. Finaly I can experiment with some enterprise level tools. (dont get me wrong, jbos is great, but….)
Does anyone know if IBMs MOM comes with any of the products listed? Part of websphere, perhaps?
Either way, Sun taking notice? They want $4k-$5k for their dev tools. Bad Sun, no cookie.
basically this is aimed to lock you in IBM software, and then later, you will have to pay a lot of $$$ for the legacy you bought before. no wonder 90% of IBM profits is from tech support (global services)
came with the last version of this IBM did.
I was actually about to install it early today, but my Linux install desided that booting would not be fun
Hi folks. you are free to plug in any MOM as part of the IBM tooling. If you stay with JMS you can choose providers ! Even mix them up !!! Thats pretty flexible and does not lock you in.
IBM knows this also – which is why they are serious about providing performance and scalability (mmm, very similar). This is the ‘key differentiator’ to hopefully keep you coming back.
Sorry forgot to say, you are not locked into MqSeries. If you write code to JMS or the new Message Driven Bean, MDB, Java architecture you can plug and play to your hearts content
I think 
I was hoping to play with IBMs MOM. (insert joke here). From my understanding, each MOM has it’s own managment interface….
I looked at the page, it seems only Redhat & Suse are mentioned, wondering whether Mdk (8.2 in particular) is supported…
Yes, I think you are right there. Each MOM (can we drop this please – its getting incestuous
Will have its own management technology.
I think the terminology used here is confusing.
Anyone who uses IBM or any other J2EE container, that is actually J2EE 1.3 compliant, can use ANY messaging provider.
JMS and its sibling the MDB spec is just that, a spec. It outlines HOW to do messaging, NOT the tools to use to do messaging.
The Messaging Provider (the implementor you use for messaging) must have an MDB conforming implementation to be a true provider. If they have this they can be plugged into ANY compliant app server.
You then use the Messaging Provider GUI etc to configure things for performance etc.
Hope that makes sense folks !!!
It should run on any linux distro (in theory). They’re probably just saying that to limit their liability (not quite the right word…) as far as support goes.