- Why Use an App Server?
- BEA WebLogic
- IBM WebSphere
- Oracle 9iAS
- Conclusion
BEA WebLogic
BEA leads J2EE vendors in terms of market share. The company's WebLogic application server is the favorite of many developers because of its advanced features (clustering) and powerful management capabilities. Compared with wireless offerings from IBM and Oracle (both of which I will discuss shortly), however, BEA's mobile offering comes up a bit short. BEA currently offers the WebLogic M-Commerce Solution, which includes the WebLogic application server, the Nokia WAP Server, and a professional services package, the combination of which can be used to develop a WAP solution based on the WebLogic J2EE server.