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WebSphere MQ Extended Security Edition

WebSphere MQ Extended Security Edition is an IBM product filed under Message Queue (MQ) Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 2 versions listed, latest 6.0.x (21 Mar 2006).

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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.

WebSphere MQ Extended Security Edition 2 versions

Version	Released	End of sale	End of standard support	End of extended support	End of life	Source
6.0.xEnhanced	21 Mar 2006	–	30 Apr 2012	30 Apr 2015	30 Sep 2012	[1][8]
5.3.1Other	21 Nov 2003	28 Sep 2007	–	–	30 Sep 2008	[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]
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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