London (PRWEB) October 16, 2013
IBM is moving toward domination of the application server market, going from 55% share in 2011 to 60% share in 2012, buttressed in part by its dominance in supporting development of mobile apps. This achievement of 60% share of the application server market provides IBM with a defacto standard status in the market.
Mission critical application servers are needed in the enterprise to support scalability, reliability, and security. More light weight open source application servers have a place in the market for web presence software, but for a solution that involves transactions intensively and has the downside of losing significant revenue if the site is down the mission critical servers are needed.
IBM WebSphere application server is a proven, high-performance transaction engine that can help build, run, integrate, and manage dynamic web applications. The IBM WebSphere application server Liberty profile option and development tool options extend the mission critical aspects of the system. Intelligent management capabilities minimize end-user outages and maximize operations monitoring and control of the production environment.
IBM WebSphere application server features robust capabilities.
Key features relate to configuration. IBM ability to support development of mobile apps is unparalleled in the industry. The app server is able to provide the flexibility needed to create tags and URLs that support search engines.
Search engine optimization is a key strength of the IBM WebSphere application server. Companies with a web presence need to be seen across all devices that a user may have in use on any given day. WebSphere permits users to choose the application server configuration that best fits a current business strategy.
IBM WebSphere application server is far and away the best product on the market for growing solutions as needs evolve. As market conditions change, applications need to be changed and adjusted rapidly. The modular construction and the solid front end and back end integration of the IBM WebSphere application server give IBM significant advantage in the market.
The J2EE application server software market is defined by the ability to build mission critical web sites that support a globally integrated enterprise. Strong growth is anticipated as tablets, smart phones, and mobile devices replace PCs. Mobile devices proliferate with 6.9 billion smart phones anticipated to be installed in 2019.
There are now 6.9 billion cell phone registered, paying users. Portable, mobile systems will expand the Internet at a pace not yet achieved. It is anticipated that the apps market will expand from $ 24 billion in 2013 to $ 35 trillion by 2019. This expansion of mobile computing at the device level is nothing compared to what is happening at the machine to machine (m to m) communications, with sensors being located everywhere, and monitoring of those sensors proliferating.
Application servers are poised to deal with the complexity that is being instantiated at every level of the environment that humans touch. Communication, analytics, collaboration are all part of what will make application servers relevant. The Internet of Everything (IoE) is expected to enable global private-sector businesses to generate at least $ 613 billion in global profits in 2013. Quadrillions of interconnected sensors will drive market innovation. Apps will proliferate based on the ability to quickly, accurately put together an app in one half hour or less and launch it. This is a fundamental aspect of application servers.
Application server mobile extensions are integrated in the Web apps development environments of vendors. Application server development can create Web applications using business server pages. They can use the mobile extensions of the Web application server, which makes the special requirements and characteristics of mobile devices available.
Application servers leverage evolving software delivery models, new development methodologies, emerging mobile application development, and open source software. Mobile application development projects targeting smartphones and tablets are an essential aspect of any departmental application initiative. Native PC projects are anticipated to give way to smartphone and tablet apps for the enterprise. Every enterprise has to have apps that give customers, distributors, partners, and suppliers access to information.
Mobile changes how consumers behave. Users leverage mobility to communicate. They use it to improve their daily lives. Mobile is growing through existing data services and new services. Users demand connectivity anywhere and anytime. Enterprises are beginning to exploit the opportunities provided by mobility. Mobile communications permit the enterprise improve efficiency by enabling remote services and sales people to work efficiently, by enabling better access to enterprise records from remote sites, by streamlining processes, and by supporting new business models.
Worldwide application server market revenues are forecast to grow 17.5% year-over-year from $ 7.4 billion in 2012 to $ 30.1 billion by 2019. This is in the context of a world communications infrastructure that is changing. Technology is enabling interaction, innovation, and sharing of knowledge in new ways and application servers promise to bring significant capability to enterprises seeking mission critical solutions to making the Internet available for productive, efficient use.
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Table of Contents
Application Server Executive Summary ES-1
Proven, High-Performance Transaction Engines ES-1
Internet Business Systems Social Infrastructure ES-2
Application Server Embraces Enterprise Mobile Apps Development ES-3
Application Server Market Shares ES-5
Application Server Market Forecasts ES-6
1. Application Server Market Description and Market Dynamics 1-1
1.1 Global Economy 1-1
1.1.1 The IT Market 1-2
1.1.2 New World Order Built On The Globally Integrated Enterprise 1-3
1.2 Enterprise Information Accessed By Mobile Workers 1-5
1.2.1 Cloud Technology Brings Rapid Time to Value 1-6
1.3 Application Server Virtual Systems, Clustering, Fail-Over, And
Load Balancing 1-8
1.3.1 Cloud System Continuous Deployment Models 1-9
1.4 Application Server Provides Competitive Advantage 1-13
1.5 SOA Reusable Software Components 1-14
1.5.1 SOA Community-Based Marketplaces 1-15
1.5.2 Components Aimed At Developer Base 1-16
1.6 Infrastructure Switch 1-16
1.6.1 Market Change 1-17
1.7 Increasing Java Productivity 1-19
1.7.1 Increasing Developer Base 1-20
1.8 Application Server Platform Priorities 1-20
1.9 Consolidated Systems 1-21
1.10 Application Servers Manage Distributed Transactions 1-23
1.10.1 Application Server Transaction Management 1-24
1.10.2 Distributed Transactions 1-25
1.10.3 Distributed Processing Implemented As A Centralized System 1-27
1.10.4 Benchmarking Core Application Server Competitive Measure 1-28
1.10.5 Distributed Computing For Mission-Critical Applications 1-30
1.10.6 Benefits of Enterprise Class Computing 1-30
1.10.7 Mainframe Environments Provide Improved ROI 1-32
1.10.8 Application Server Positioning 1-33
1.11 Disconnected Silos Of Applications 1-37
1.11.1 Mission Critical Functionality 1-37
1.12 Web-Based Systems 1-39
1.13 E-Business Platforms 1-42
1.13.1 Business Process Management Platforms 1-43
1.13.2 Business Process Use Of Application Servers 1-45
1.13.3 Effective Control Of E-Commerce Systems 1-46
1.13.4 Web-Based E-Commerce Systems 1-47
1.13.5 Common Platform For Applications 1-48
1.13.6 Scalability, Performance, And Reliability 1-48
1.14 Integrated Functionality 1-49
1.15 Modular, Application Server-Based Architecture 1-50
1.16 Application Server Solutions 1-52
1.16.1 Internet Customer Relationship Management Solutions 1-53
1.17 Professional Service Capabilities 1-54
1.17.1 Systems Integrators And Web Developers 1-54
1.17.2 Expanding Market Presence 1-55
1.18 Go To Market Strategies 1-55
1.18.1 Go To Market Partnering 1-56
1.18.2 Business Imperatives 1-56
1.19 Need For Speed And Simplicity Of Underlying Business Processes 1-57
1.19.1 Complexity: The Challenge 1-59
1.19.2 Order-To-Delivery Cycle 1-60
1.19.3 Advantages Of Application Servers 1-63
1.19.4 Centralized Configuration 1-64
1.19.5 Security 1-64
1.19.6 Performance 1-64
1.19.7 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 1-64
1.19.8 Open Source Software 1-65
2. Application Server Market Shares and Market Forecasts 2-1
2.1 Proven, High-Performance Transaction Engines 2-1
2.1.1 Internet Business Systems Social Infrastructure 2-2
2.1.2 Application Server Embraces Enterprise Mobile
Apps Development 2-3
2.2 Application Server Market Shares 2-5
2.2.1 High End J2EE Application Server Market Shares 2-7
2.2.2 IBM WebSphere 2-9
2.2.3 Oracle Application Server 2-10
2.2.4 Oracle Commerce 2-11
2.2.5 SAP NetWeaver Application Server 2-11
2.2.6 Tibco 2-12
2.2.7 Fujitsu – Interstage Application Server 2-12
2.2.8 Adobe
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