Maximo Architecture

MAXIMO has been designed with a J2EE component-based architecture.
The application itself is built on Internet standards, such as Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), and deployed via commercially available application servers.
 J2EE defines the standard for developing multi-tier enterprise applications. It simplifies enterprise applications by basing them on standardized, modular components, by providing a complete set of services to those components, and by handling many details of application behavior automatically.

Tivoli's process automation engine applications run in a Java EE application server. At this time, it runs under IBM WebSphere or Oracle Weblogic.

Some IBM applications that run in the application servers are:

IBM Maximo Asset Management
IBM Tivoli Service Request Management

These applications use the Tivoli's process automation engine, a common set of facilities that offers a platform for developing applications.