Novas versões: WebSphere ESB (WESB), WebSphere Process Server (WPS) e WebSphere Integration Developer (WID)

A IBM anunciou as novas versões dos softwares WebSphere Integration Developer, WebSphere ESB e WebSphere Process Server. Os mesmos estarão disponíveis  para download a partir de 11/dezembro/2009.

Resumidamente: Muitas melhorias e poucas novidades (para quem já trabalha com as versões 6.2).

Alguns pontos interessantes:

• Maiores facilidades para trabalhar com tarefas humanas;
• Bastantes recursos que aceleram a produtividade;
• Novos adapters que vem “gratuitamente” com o WID (for IBM i e for Lotus Domino);
• Novo "produto" (Media Extender for WebSphere Process Server);
• Utilização da nova versão do WebSphere Application Server (versão 7) e consequentemente suas melhorias, como Java Extended Edition 5, EJB 3.0, JPA, JDK 6...

Veja anúncio oficial (Announcement Letter)

At a glance:

WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere ESB, and WebSphere Integration Developer:

• Support WebSphere Application Server V7 and WebSphere MQ V7 enablement
• Exploit the versatility of the Human Tasks and Workflows widgets for the seamless integration of humans into business processes
• Let you easily model and execute scenarios where a human task is routed in parallel to several people
• Deliver migration of running processes to new process model versions
• Include guided task flows and additional built-in reusable solution patterns and a pattern explorer for learning concepts and performing tasks, and for faster solution development
• Improve the user experience for iterative development between WebSphere Business Modeler and WebSphere Integration Developer
• Improve human task client support with Web-based forms through Business Space and Lotus® Forms Server V3.5.1
• Include enhanced mapping capabilities and a navigable catalog
• Improve productivity: faster builds, faster deployment, smaller technology footprint, and usability enhancements
• Support XML-centric data models and enhanced recovery from external system outages
• Include selective installation of only the tooling you need for better control over memory footprint utilization