IBM Software Support Lifecycle – General Availability, End Of Marketing, End of Support Dates

Planning that new WebSphere Process Server v6.0 GA production deployment? I suggest you check out the End Of Service Dates published by IBM for your versions to ensure that you aren’t painting yourself into a corner before you even start. Beware clicking that last link, it’s a poorly created web page with every single IBM product and revision; the worlds longest HTML ever.

End of Marketing: IBM stops actively selling it to customers

End of Support: IBM stops answering the phone when you call to complain about it. Of course, you can always enter into an extended contract to continue support of mission critical installations.

Quick links:

WebSphere

WebSphere Integration Developer

I tried to get other quick links but it was too frustrating with all the product versions inlined together.

Author: dan

Comments

  1. Great post – definitely something potential IBM customers need to be aware of… there’s been many a time where the sales team sells a product which product management has no real plans for future development… make sure you choose the right platform!

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