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Outbound messaging support includes WebSphere MQ, WebSphere InterChange Server (ICS), e-mail, and file adapters. WebSphere Commerce ships with a sample J2C-based connector that can be customized.

Collaboration

Customer Care, which is a Lotus Sametime application integrated with WebSphere Commerce, provides live help in real time between customers and customer service representatives (CSRs).

Collaborative Workspaces, which is built-upon Lotus QuickPlace and only available with the Business Edition, provides an environment where business customers and line-of-business users can interact.

Directory Server (LDAP)

IBM Directory Server V5.1 is an LDAP directory server included with WebSphere Commerce V5.6. WebSphere Commerce can optionally be configured to use LDAP as the member repository instead of the default WebSphere Commerce instance database. LDAP provides for better integration and single sign-on (SSO) for multiple participating applications sharing the same LDAP directory.

WebSphere enablement software

The IBM WebSphere software brand includes many enablement software solutions that can be leveraged by WebSphere Commerce. This section highlights the WebSphere Foundations, Tools and Business Portals.

WebSphere Foundation and Tools

The WebSphere Application Server is a J2EE based application server. The WebSphere Commerce Server (application server) is an enterprise application and has its own application server. WebSphere Commerce V5.6 includes the IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2 base edition and the Network Deployment Edition. WebSphere Commerce can leverage the technologies provided by the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere tooling, namely WebSphere Studio Application Developer for the development of Java and related application assets.

WebSphere Business Portals

WebSphere Business Portals help extend and personalize the user experience.

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