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Comparative Review of Web Application Servers

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Mar 2, 2005 — 1 min read

A recent review of prominent web application servers has shed light on their various strengths and weaknesses. The tested servers include IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Novell's Extend 5.2, and Sun Microsystems' Sun Java System Application Server 7. Each server demonstrated impressive capabilities, with some standing out in specific areas. Notably, IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 received top honors due to its exceptional scalability, data sources, administration management, and support for SOAP and SSL standards.

Key Takeaways:

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 received the Choice award for its excellent scalability, data sources, administration management, SOAP-related standards, and support for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 had very good marks overall, with excellent marks for messaging, deployment, WS-I compliance, and cost.
All the reviewed products support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security.
IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 excelled in management options, support for Web services, and overall ease of use.
Microsoft's AppCenter management solution would have won the review, but was not submitted for testing due to increased cost.
Novell and IBM excelled for data source features, while Microsoft won in administration deployment and cost.
Sun achieved good marks for availability, but had low marks for monitoring.
Only IBM and Sun lack support for SAML 1.1, and only Microsoft does not permit clustering management as a single entity.

Statistics:

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 received the highest marks for scalability, with an average score of 4.8 out of 5.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 had an average score of 4.5 out of 5 for overall performance.
All the reviewed products supported XML DSIG/ENC, except Sun Microsystems' Sun Java System Application Server 7.

Sources:

IBM WebSphere Applications Server 6.0 review by [Lori MacVittie]
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 review by [Lori MacVittie]
Novell's Extend 5.2 review by [Lori MacVittie]
Sun Microsystems' Sun Java System Application Server 7 review by [Lori MacVittie]

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