If WebSphere Process Server is powered by ESB technologies; do I need to buy WebSphere ESB as well?
WebSphere Process Server is powered by the same technology available with WebSphere ESB. This capability is part of the underlying functionality of WebSphere Process Server and no additional license for WebSphere ESB is required for WebSphere Process Server to take advantage of these capabilities. However customers may choose to deploy additional standalone licenses of WebSphere ESB around their enterprise to extend the connectivity reach of the process integration solutions powered by WebSphere Process Server. For example, WebSphere ESB could be installed closer to an SAP application to host a WebSphere Adapter for SAP and to transform SAP messages before sending that information across the network to a business process choreographed by WebSphere Process Server.
A. WebSphere Process Server is powered by the same technology available with WebSphere ESB. This capability is part of the underlying functionality of WebSphere Process Server and no additional license for WebSphere ESB is required for WebSphere Process Server to take advantage of these capabilities. However customers may choose to deploy additional standalone licenses of WebSphere ESB around their enterprise to extend the connectivity reach of the process integration solutions powered by WebSphere Process Server. For example, WebSphere ESB could be installed closer to an SAP application to host a WebSphere Adapter for SAP and to transform SAP messages before sending that information across the network to a business process choreographed by WebSphere Process Server.