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IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is a lightweight, open source based Java EE application server. Version 2.1 is certified to Java EE 5 and based on Apache Geronimo 2.1.1, with updated components such as OpenEJB, OpenJPA, ActiveMQ and Tomcat. It carries no up-front cost, offers optional fee-based support and provides a path to other WebSphere Application Server products.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition is an IBM product filed under Application Server Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 6 versions listed, latest 3.0.x (27 Sep 2011).

Source: Announcement: WebSphere Application Server Community Edition Version 2.1 is now available, retrieved 15 Oct 2026

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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 WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 6 versions

Version	Released	End of sale	End of life	Source
3.0.xOther	27 Sep 2011	20 Sep 2013	30 Sep 2016	[1][8]
2.1.xOther	29 Jul 2008	20 Sep 2013	30 Sep 2014	[1][8]
2.0.xOther	25 Sep 2007	–	30 Apr 2010	[1][8]
1.1.xOther	19 Sep 2006	–	30 Sep 2008	[1][8]
1.0.1Other	4 Apr 2006	–	30 Sep 2007	[1][8]
1.0.0Other	15 Nov 2005	–	30 Sep 2007	[1][8]

Lifecycle Policy

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

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

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