RE: mntr.retryValue in admin.properties file for WebSphere 3.5

["Frances Stewart" <francess@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I can answer a couple of things here:
1).
   >>"Version 4.0 brings together the functions of Version 3 Standard
Edition and
 >>Enterprise Edition into a single product."
 >>http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/about.html
This excerpt is from an annoucement for OS/390 (zSeries). Their 4.0 version
is not the same as the follow-on release to v3.5 currently being worked on
for platforms such as NT, AIX, Solaris, Linux, iSeries, etc.  It fairly
clearly states that it is providing v3 Standard Edition and Enterprise
Edition (component broker, etc) in a single product.

2). Your second link is more pertinent to the iSeries.  Unfortunately,
there is not much I can say at this point. To the best of my understanding,
until the formal announce of the product is done I cannot speak of prices
or firm dates (and at that point you will know all). Sorry to cop out.  If
I am told otherwise, I will post back.



Frances Stewart
WebSphere Application Server for iSeries 400
External: (507) 253-2795
Tie-line: 8-553-2795
IBM Rochester


"Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>@midrange.com on 06/01/2001
03:15:31 PM

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Frances, perhaps you can answer a question.  Two posts on the IBM site have
us wondering about the future of WebSphere for the iSeries 400.

"Version 4.0 brings together the functions of Version 3 Standard Edition
and
Enterprise Edition into a single product."
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/about.html

"WebSphere Application Server, V4.0 - available beginning June 30, for
$8,000 (single server) $12,000 (multi-server)"
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/pr_version4.html

Given these two statements, it would seem to indicate that there will no
longer be a free version of WebSphere for the iSeries.  Over at Midrange
Computing, David Abramowitz brought up the point that WebSphere Development
Studio contains the standard edition of WebSphere, and also contains SEU,
PDM, et al on V5R1. If you are on software subscription for these tools, do
you get WebSphere 4.0? There are a few options I see:

1. WebSphere 4.0 will be part of base OS/400 (thus giving the AS/400 a
decided edge over other servers with a perceived $8000 per CPU bonus).

2. Some sort of watered-down WebSphere 4.0 (a "Standard Edition" not
available on other machines) will be made part of the base package. This
sort of defeats the cross-platform aspects, but still makes the AS/400 an
attractive non-EJB server.

3. WebSphere 4.0 will not be supported except as an additional price LPP.
Maybe V3.5 will be shipped, but no longer enhanced.

4. IBM ships a free "developer's edition" of WebSphere 4.0. This is
probably
some sort of session-limited version, which means you can develop but not
stress-test your applications. Perhaps this is what will be available in
the
base OS/400.

I'd be interested to hear what IBM has to say about all this.


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