Lighthouse Computer Services has expanded its software-related services with the formation of a new group devoted to IBM WebSphere application infrastructure and integration solutions. Lighthouse's WebSphere Services Practice offers extensive capabilities surrounding application integration, service-oriented architecture (SOA), business process management, and Web-enablement.

WebSphere is IBM's SOA runtime platform. It includes the entire middleware infrastructure - such as servers, services, and tools - needed to write, run, and monitor on-demand Web applications and cross-platform, cross-product solutions. WebSphere is a modular platform based on industry-supported open standards that provides reliable, flexible, and robust integration software. This means that clients can plug their existing assets into WebSphere using trusted and enduring interfaces, and can continue to extend their environment as their needs grow. WebSphere runs on many platforms, including AIX, HP Unix, i5/OS, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows, and z/OS.