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IBM Content Foundation

IBM Content Foundation is an enterprise content management product aimed at quick, economical deployment of content lifecycle and document management. IBM lists APIs and tools for custom applications, document management for simple and complex publications, consolidation of content from several repositories, and social content capabilities. It is based on FileNet P8 technology.

IBM Content Foundation is an IBM product filed under Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Systems. Lifecycle: versioned, 3 versions listed, latest 5.7.x (20 Jun 2025).

Source: Full content lifecycle and document management for expansive ECM capabilities, retrieved 15 Oct 2026

Releases and Lifecycle

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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 Content Foundation 3 versions
VersionReleasedEnd of saleEnd of standard supportEnd of extended supportSource
5.7.xSupport Cycle-3–––[1][8]
5.5.xContinuous Delivery–[1][8]

Lifecycle Policy

  • 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]
  • Support Cycle-3. Support Cycle provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability; Extended Support may be purchased for up to four further years. [6]
  • Other. Products listed as Other may not follow the two-to-five-year support period or offer support extensions; IBM details them in the Product Lifecycle comments and announcement letters. [6]
Sources 2
  1. IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13
  2. IBM software support lifecycle policies retrieved 2026-10-14

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