Integrating RSA SecurID into a web application without starting RSA Authentication Manager

I am completely new to RSA SecurID. I have to use it for authentication in a Java web application. Is it possible to do this by creating the appropriate database structure using jar files and the configuration provided by RSA, or do I need to install the standalone RSA Authentication Manager application and access it using the appropriate API when I want to authenticate users (or handle token registration and etc.)?

I work in a Windows environment. If starting RSA Authentication Manager is unavoidable, are only Windows 2003 and 2008 servers suitable for starting the application? No workarounds? This document states that: http://www.rsa.com/products/securid/datasheets/11575_h9052_amsp_ds_0312.pdf

I know about other types of tokens from another provider that can be processed by simply using some cans in my application, for a first glance it surprised me that it seems to me that I have to start a Windows server and a reliable application for it in order to start testing with RSA SecurID ..

thank