ISVs, systems integrators, and solution providers who take advantage of open source technologies seize on the benefits of frictionless access and low entry cost for their customers while facing some challenges, such as integration of open source components, support, and the ability to scale the installations as their customer needs grow.
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is the open source-based application server from IBM that you can download and use at no charge. The software integrates Apache Tomcat with several of the most commonly used open source components.
DB2 Express-C, also available for download and use at no charge, can help reduce XML programming costs by integrating native XML processing along with relational database storage. It seamlessly upgrades to higher-end DB2 data servers with no code modification or data migration required.
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