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IBM Business Process Manager

IBM Business Process Manager is an IBM product filed under Process Automation Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 4 versions listed, latest 8.6.x (22 Sep 2017).

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Release and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

IBM Business Process Manager 4 versions

Version	Released	End of sale	End of standard support	End of extended support	Source
8.6.xContinuous Delivery	22 Sep 2017	17 Apr 2020	30 Sep 2020	30 Sep 2025	[1][8]
8.5.xEnhanced	14 Jun 2013	19 Jan 2018	30 Sep 2019	30 Sep 2024	[1][8]
8.0.xEnhanced	15 Jun 2012	–	30 Sep 2017	30 Sep 2020	[1][8]
7.5.xEnhanced	17 Jun 2011	–	30 Sep 2016	30 Sep 2019	[1][8]

Lifecycle Policy

Enhanced. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least five years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least three further years for an extra charge. [6]
Continuous Delivery. IBM provides support for at least two years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least one further year for an extra charge. [6]

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IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13
IBM software support lifecycle policies retrieved 2026-10-14

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