Build an Enterprise Service Bus with WebSphere ESB, Part 6
The conclusion to this series about building an ESB with the WebSphere ESB product recaps all articles in the series, and describes more advanced scenarios that you can investigate next.

Online chat 2 Aug.: Building SOA applications with WebSphere Integration Developer
Chat online and ask technical questions with two WebSphere Integration Developer experts on the basics of developing SOA applications using WebSphere Integration Developer. Topics will include when to use each component implementation type, how to call SCA components from other applications and vice-versa, and how to deploy and test your modules.

Webcast: WebSphere High Availability Manager concepts and problem determination
WebSphere High Availability Manager is a framework for other components to make themselves highly available. Tailored for administrators, this presentation will also address troubleshooting and tuning for highly scalable environments.

Webcast: Integrating Jakarta Commons Logging with WebSphere Application Server
Learn how to integrate different versions of Jakarta Commons Logging in WebSphere Application Server, including instructions and best practices for configuring different versions.

Free certification testing at IBM technical conferences
WebSphere and other software and hardware certification tests will be available for free or at a reduced fee at a number of upcoming IBM technical conferences.

New certification: Solution Developer -- WebSphere Business Monitor
This certification is for solution developers who design, develop, and deploy monitor models using WebSphere Integration Developer V6.0.2 and WebSphere Business Monitor V6.0.2. Includes working with business events and business measure requirements, and building solutions from business and IT requirements.

New certification: Business Process Analyst -- WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced
This certification is for business analysts who use WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced V6.0.2 to design business models and processes. They perform organization and resource modeling, analyze processes, build simulations, and identify business measures for productivity and performance management. They generally have experience with Business Process Management (BPM), Business Activities Management (BAM), and SOA.

Please sir, may I have my parameters? Retrieving parameters from JSR 168 portlets
Learn a way to access URL parameters from JSR 168 portlets so that Web apps outside WebSphere Portal can pass parameters to the portlets, a capability not provided in the JSR 168 API.

Get to know Java EE 5
Major enhancements mean easier, faster, and more efficient application development.

Using SPNEGO and Kerberos to establish cross-realm trust for single sign-on from Windows to WebSphere apps on z/OS
Curb password proliferation with this solution that shows you how to set up trust across realms and enable single sign-on from a Windows client to z/OS applications.

Using a custom JAAS callback handler for dynamic authentication in a Web services client
Need to dynamically send a different username and password for each client application user? This example shows you how.

Build transactional Web services with WebSphere Application Server, Microsoft .NET, and WS-AtomicTransaction
Create a transactional Web service provider using Rational Application Developer, and a corresponding service consumer using the Microsoft .NET 3.0 SDK. Then deploy to WebSphere Application Server and .NET. Includes troubleshooting tips for both platforms.

JAX-WS client APIs in the Web Services Feature Pack for WebSphere Application Server V6.1, Part 1: Creating a Dispatch client
This article introduces JAX-WS 2.0, the new programming model supported in the Web Services Feature Pack for WebSphere Application Server V6.1. Part 1 guides you through creating a Dispatch client using the various JAX-WS client APIs.

Using Jython to automate WebSphere Extended Deployment (XD) dynamic operations and extended manageability
Use Jython to create wsadmin scripts to query and modify the Dynamic Operations and Extended Manageability features of your WebSphere Application Server XD V6 configuration.

Executing batch programs in parallel with WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid
With the Compute Grid execution framework for running batch workloads, batch processing will never be the same. See why.

Comment Lines: Everything you always wanted to know about WebSphere Application Server but were afraid to ask, Part 5
More app server FAQs, this time about the best way to deploy WebSphere Application Server across multiple data centers.

The Support Authority: Real-time problem determination with WebSphere diagnostic providers
New diagnostic provider technology lets you probe configuration and state information of WebSphere Application Server components (and even components in your own custom apps) in real time, and also enables these components to execute self tests to check for problems.

Transforming UML activity diagrams to WebSphere Business Modeler processes
If you already use UML diagrams to describe business processes, you can now reuse them to generate actual WebSphere Business Modeler processes. This article shows you how to build such a transformation using Rational tools and the Model Transformation Framework tool from IBM alphaWorks.

Endurance testing with WebSphere Process Server
The WebSphere Process Server Validation team shares solutions they learned during an endurance test on WebSphere Process Server V6.0.2. Use these tips to tune your own WebSphere Process Server environment for optimum performance and stability.

Event sequencing: Differences between WebSphere InterChange Server and WebSphere Process Server
Learn about the importance of event sequencing, the architectural differences in how the two products handle it, and procedures to enable event sequencing on different artifacts for WebSphere Process Server deployment.

Implementing WebSphere Commerce operational reports with Crystal Reports
Create operational reports using embedded Crystal Report tools and a Rational Application Developer plug-in, then develop and test the reports in the WebSphere Commerce Toolkit.