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Websphere ESB
An ESB is an architectural pattern, not a software product. Different software products can form an ESB. At a high level, an ESB has four major functions:
 * Message routing: either through hard-wired logic, or dynamically-based on content.
 * Message transformation: An incoming message is transformed from one format to another. For example, a comma-delimited message might be reformatted into SOAP so that the data can be passed to a Web service.
 * Protocol mediation: For example, Incoming message could use HTTP, while the outgoing message might use WebSphere MQ.
 * Event handling: An incoming message for an event is distributed to a number of endpoints, usually through a publication and subscription model.

IBM has three offerings in the ESB space

WebSphere ESB built to support standards such as Web services, JMS, and XML. WebSphere Message Broker supports standards found in WebSphere ESB such as Web services, as well as many non-standards based protocols and data formats.

WebSphere DataPower is a hardware appliance that can perform ESB functions at wire speed.

Websphere Enterprise Service Bus
Provides Web services connectivity and JMS™ messaging
 * Support for a variety of messaging protocols, including any JMS™ provider, WebSphere MQ, TCP/IP, SSL, HTTP(S) and multicast for optimum flexibility and improved asset reuse
 * A broad range of interaction models (request/reply, point-to-point, publish/subscribe and multicast) to help meet your requirements
 * Advanced Web services support that incorporates leading-edge capabilities, including SOAP/HTTP, SOAP/JMS, Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and Web Services Gateway; supporting WS-* Standards, including WS-Security, WS-Atomic Transactions and includes a UDDI Registry that can be used to publish and manage service end point metadata

Official IBM Site : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/wsesb/

Trial Version : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/ws/wmb/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX10&S_CMP=LP

Customer Reference - China Mobile: http://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=CR&subtype=NA&htmlfid=0GLOS-7KUHDN&appname=crmd

Federate ESB : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/products/appintegration/esb/

Websphere message Broker
Distributes information and data generated by business events in real time to people, applications, and devices throughout your extended enterprise and beyond.
 * Validate and transform messages in-flight between any combination of different message formats, including Web Services, other XML and non-XML formats
 * Route messages based on (evaluated) business rules to match information content and business processes
 * Powerful runtime security model to address security concerns.
 * Works with the latest implementations of standards such as WSDL (Web Services Definition Language), SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), SOAP with attachments, any JMS (Java™ Message Service) HTTP(s) (Hypertext Transport Protocol), MTOM/XOP, and MQ.

When to Use WebSphere Message Broker?
 * Extend your web services support using WS-Security and WS-Addressing or
 * You have extensive heterogeneous infrastructures, including both standard and non-standards-based applications, protocols, and data formats
 * You are implementing a wide range of advanced messaging and integration patterns including complex event processing or
 * You have very complex transformation needs or
 * Reliability and extensive transactional support are key requirements or
 * You have very large files to process or
 * You need the deploy and interact with other ESBs as a remote host or
 * To achieve very high-performance with horizontal and vertical scaling

Official IBM Site : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/wbimessagebroker/

ESB FAQ : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/wsesb/v6/faqs.html

Customer Reference - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited : http://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=CR&subtype=NA&htmlfid=0GLOS-7AGEAN&appname=crmd

Additional article : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0510_dunn/0510_dunn.html?S_TACT=105AGY82&S_CMP=GENSITE

WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance
The WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance is a purpose-built hardware ESB for simplified deployment and hardened security. This network device is powered by unique technology to help your business:


 * Transforms between disparate message formats, including binary, legacy, and XML, and provides message routing and security, MQ/HTTP/FTP connectivity, and transport mediation.
 * Provides transport-independent transformations between binary, flat-text, and other non-XML messages, including COBOL Copybook, ISO 8583, ASN.1, and EDI, to offer an innovative solution for security-rich XML enablement, enterprise message buses and mainframe connectivity.
 * Offers standards-based, centralized governance and security for your SOA, including support for a broad array of standards such as WS-Security and WS-SecurityPolicy.
 * Enables interaction among multiple heterogeneous applications, including native connectivity to registries and repositories, as well as direct-to-database access.
 * Enhances integration with existing infrastructures with support for MQ, IMS Connect, VLAN and NFSv4.
 * Includes the Web services security, XML firewalling, message-level security, encryption/decryption, digital signature signing/verification capabilities, and access control of WebSphere DataPower XML Security Gateway XS40.

Official IBM Site : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/xi50/

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/datapower/

ESB FAQ : http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/wsesb/v6/faqs.html

Customer Reference - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited : http://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=CR&subtype=NA&htmlfid=0GLOS-7AGEAN&appname=crmd

Customer Reference : http://w3-01.ibm.com/sales/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=CR&subtype=NA&htmlfid=0GLOS-7HV3YK&appname=crmd