Linux is the fastest-growing server operating system in the world because of its powerful functionality, rock-solid stability, and open source foundations. Applications developed on Linux are reliable, portable, and cost efficient. This IBM Redbook helps you get familiar with IBM middleware and tools for Linux, and develop your new Web application on Linux. This redbook is aimed to show IBM's ability to provide an advanced platform for WebSphere Application Development using Linux as the operating system.

The approach we have taken is to build an ITSO Banking example that has a backend database and a frontend e-business banking application. The Linux distribution that we use is Red Hat Linux, Version 7.3.

This book also shows you how to install the software to set up your development environment.

Chapter 1. What is Linux?
Chapter 2. WebSphere Application Development for Linux
Chapter 3. Setting up the Development Environment
Chapter 4. HTML, JSP, Servlet, JavaBeans and Database
Chapter 5. Enterprise JavaBeans 2.0
Chapter 6. The eXtensive Markup Language
Chapter 7. Building the Web Application with Ant
Chapter 8. Deploying the Web Application
Appendix A. Installation Instructions
Appendix B. Additional material