Product lifecycle
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions
- Version
- 8.x
- PID
- 5900-AR4
- International Program License Agreement
, and other information
- General Availability
- 22-Jul-2022 , 222-232
- Transition to Extended/Sustained or End of Support
- 30-Sep-2027 , AD24-0312 , Extended Support
- Completion of Extended, Sustained, Extension availability
- 30-Sep-2031
- Support Cycle-5: 5 years of support with critical fix extension of 1 year and usage and existing fixes for 3 (5+1+3)
Eligible Service:
Advanced Support, Extended Support
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Last updated: 22-Sep-2025
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Lifecycle date definitions
- General Availability (GA)
- The latest date that a version/release of the product is available to all users, regardless of language or media. A product version/release is not published on the Lifecycle web site until the GA date.
- End of Support (EOS)
- The last date on which IBM will deliver standard support services for a given version/release of a product.
- End of Marketing (EOM)
- The effective date on which a part number ceases to be included as active and can no longer be ordered in standard price lists.
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