Version History
| WebSphere version | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | 15 Jun 2012 | 17 Jun 2011 | 17 Oct 2008 | 30 Jun 2006 | 31 Dec 2004 | 16 Jan 2004 | 03 Jan 2003 | 15 Aug 2001 | 31 Aug 2000 |
| End of support | 30 Sept 2013 | 30 Sept 2010 | 30 Sept 2008 | 30 Sept 2006 | 30 April 2005 | 30 Nov 2003 | |||
| J2SE/Java SE | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| JavaEE | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 (not fully compliant) |
| Servlet | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1&2.2 |
| JSP | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.91 and 1.0&1.1 |
| JSF | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ||||
| EJB | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| JMS | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.02 | |||
| JDBC | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| JPA | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
IBM has shipped several versions and editions of WebSphere Application Server.
In the first beta versions, WebSphere had been called Servlet Express.
Although the versioning scheme x.1 and x.5 would usually indicate a minor release in the software industry, WebSphere v6.1 and v5.1 are major releases, just like WebSphere v8.5 and v3.5.
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