This session will show you how to smoothly deploy a Workplace Services Express (WSE) environment. There are a number of components that must come in to play for a successful deployment of WSE: LDAP, DB2 UDB, HTTP, WAS, Portal. This can be daunting if you're just getting started with WSE. Fear not, this session will guide you through the ins and outs of ensuring success. One of these success factors is deployment on a server that is able to provide all of the supporting services of WSE in one integrated package. The i5 platform provides all of this and more.