"As you open the box on IBM WebSphere Application Server ( WAS ) version 5.0, new and enhanced capabilities abound. You'll quickly learn to exploit the new browser-based administration and the power of Java Management eXtensions ( JMX )-based management, but what about the performance of your application? Whether you're moving applications from earlier versions of WebSphere or starting new application development on V5, you'll find a bounty of performance enhancements you can't live without."
” e-Pro Magazine , May, 2003
This appendix gives details on WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.0. Also see Appendix D for information on the next major release of WebSphere Application Server, WAS 6.0. At the time this book was written, WAS 6.0 was not yet released but features were available for evaluation.