<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
Community	O
Edition	O
(	O
WASCE	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
free-of-charge	O
,	O
certified	O
Java	B-Language
EE	O
6	O
application	B-Application
server	I-Application
for	O
building	O
and	O
managing	O
Java	B-Language
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
IBM	O
's	O
supported	O
distribution	O
of	O
Apache	B-Language
Geronimo	I-Language
that	O
usee	O
Tomcat	B-Language
for	O
servlet	O
container	O
and	O
Axis	B-Language
2	I-Language
for	O
web	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
from	O
Apache	B-Language
Geronimo	I-Language
is	O
that	O
WASCE	O
came	O
with	O
Db2	B-Application
and	O
Informix	B-Application
database	O
drivers	O
,	O
better	O
XML	O
parser	O
libraries	O
(	O
XML4J	O
and	O
XLXP	O
)	O
and	O
contained	O
the	O
latest	O
patches	O
from	O
unreleased	O
upstream	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
30	O
WASCE	O
developers	B-Application
were	O
committers	O
in	O
the	O
Apache	B-Language
Geronimo	I-Language
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Language
EE	O
6	O
programming	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipse	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	O
Apache	B-Language
Derby	I-Language
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
database	O
support	O
for	O
IBM	B-Application
Db2	I-Application
,	O
Informix	B-Application
,	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
PostgreSQL	B-Application
and	O
MySQL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Customizable	O
application	B-Application
server	I-Application
software	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
small	O
footprint	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
manage	O
"	O
,	O
saving	O
on	O
system	O
resources	O
and	O
improving	O
performance	O
by	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
dynamically	O
enable	O
GBean-based	B-Language
components	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centralized	O
user	O
management	O
to	O
support	O
systems	B-Application
administration	I-Application
and	O
deployed	B-Application
applications	I-Application
based	O
on	O
(	O
JACC	O
)	O
and	O
Lightweight	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Access	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
LDAP	B-Protocol
)	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
