There is no requirement for DB2 that I'm aware of for WAS V5 and probably not for V6 as well. There was a somewhat of a requirement in WAS V4 but we got around that by going to lightweight or 3.5 compatibility mode under V4. I seem to remember a lot of discussion prior to GA for V4 where some were not happy that there was a stringent requirement for DB2. I guess IBM not only heard the crying but did something about it.
Tom Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> 11/10/2005 02:17 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject WebSphere AS -- DB2 required? Some of our clients' programmers are interested in WAS as an alternative to disparate distributed platforms for deploying web applications, but their managers are put off by the requirement for DB2. What features of WAS actually require DB2, or to put it another way, to what extent can WAS be used productively for web application development WITHOUT DB2? Thanks in advance, Tom Sims Btw, they have been trained in the jargon, to the extent that the programmers are really interested in the application services, not just the HTTP server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
