[arch-general] ibm java installation path environment

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Readers,

IBM Java was installed into the directory 'usr/local':

$ /usr/local/java/jre/bin/java -version
java version "1.8.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pxi3280ea-20130422_01)
IBM J9 VM (build 2.7, JRE 1.8.0 Linux x86-32 20130419_145797 (JIT 
enabled, AOT enabled)
J9VM - R27_Java827_Beta_3_20130419_2138_B145797
JIT  - r13.b02_20130419_36653
GC   - R27_Java827_Beta_3_20130419_2138_B145797
J9CL - 20130419_145797)
JCL - 20130410_01 based on Oracle jdk8-b80

The file 'bashrc' was edited:

GNU nano 2.2.6              File: ./.bashrc

# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
         . /etc/bashrc
fi
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jre/bin/java

After saving the bashrc file, sign-out and sign-in, the java program is 
not accessible via command terminal 'java -version', the entire path has 
to be entered.

What is my mistake please?