IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale is an in-memory data grid formerly known by the brand name Object Grid. There are two ways to get eXtreme Scale. First, eXtreme Scale is integrated with certain versions of IBM WebSphere Application Server. If you have a WebSphere Application Server 6.1 (or higher) deployment capable of integrating with WebSphere eXtreme Scale, then you should follow the instructions provided with your WebSphere software. WebSphere Application Server 6.1 contains additional features that are enabled only when WebSphere eXtreme Scale is present.
If you do not have an installation of WebSphere eXtreme Scale by using your WebSphere Application Server 6.1 license, then you can use the standalone edition. The standalone WebSphere eXtreme Scale trial edition is functionally equivalent to the full licensed version. Everything that can be done with the licensed edition can be done with the trial edition. The programming and configuration interfaces are identical. If you develop an application using the trial edition, it can be deployed to the full edition. All of the examples in this book have been tested with the WebSphere eXtreme Scale 6.1.0.4 FIX2 trial edition available as a multi-platform download. You can download the trial edition from IBM Developer Works at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/ws/wsdg/. The file you're looking for is named objectgridtrial610.zip
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IBM strongly recommends that you use an IBM JVM for developing and running your WebSphere eXtreme Scale application. In the event that you use a non-IBM JVM, you should manually integrate the IBM Object Request Broker (ORB) with your JVM. Other ORBs might work, but they are not tested by IBM. The Sun JVM ORB does not work as of this writing. Please see http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/x/niQ for more information. You can download IBM Java developer kits from http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/. I created the examples with the IBM Development Package for Eclipse, though these examples will work with any of the JVMs listed there.