The next version of the application server--the foundation of the WebSphere stack--is expected to solve some of those technical issues with an improved messaging framework and other technologies ...

(1) In a non-Web environment, an application server performs the business logic (the data processing), although some business logic may be handled by the user's machine. See file server.

"This does compete with WebSphere Application Server, but IBM is once again taking the strategy of putting their money on all the numbers on table, thereby guaranteeing a winner," Willett said.