Reminder: Customer & Technical Support for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 will be ending in September 2008

IBM will be ending support for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 products this September 2008.

These are the announcements of IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1's end of service dates that were previously published:

• Software Support Discontinuance: IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1 products
  End of Support Date: 26 September 2008
  IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 907-043
  Posted on 20 March 2007
  
• Software withdrawal: Selected IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.1 products -- Replacements available
  End of Support Date: 26 September 2008
  United States Withdrawal Announcement 906-128
  Posted on 13 June 2006

• Software service discontinuance: Selected System z products -- Some replacements available
  End of Support Date: 30 September 2008
  IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 907-043
  Posted on 6 February 2007
  
• Software withdrawal: Selected IBM z/OS and S/390 products -- Some replacements available
  End of Support Date: 30 September 2008
  IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 906-13
  Posted on 6 June 2006

The preceding announcements stated that IBM will withdraw support for IBM WebSphere Application Server for Distributed Version 5.1 on 26 September 2008, and IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 5.1 on 30 September 2008.

IBM HTTP Server Versions 1.3.28 and 2.0.47 are a part of WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 and, therefore, have the same end of support date.

For the entire list of announced End of Support dates for all IBM WebSphere Application Server products, please see:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server for Distributed Lifecycle page.
• IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Lifecycle page.
• Alphabetically listed products at IBM Software Support LifeCycle.

Support Extension Offering, if necessary:
IBM WebSphere Application Server recognizes that there might be unique situations where a Client is not able to migrate to a supported product version prior to an End of Support date. Application Server may, at its discretion, extend Level 2 and defect support for a withdrawn release. Extended support for a product will be considered and provided on an individual Client basis. Information on how to pursue requesting and purchasing a Support Extension can be found in the IBM WebSphere Application Server Support Extension technote.

Information about our expanded lifecycle support policy for our IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0 products, and later, can be found in Support Policy Change: Announcing the new "5 plus 3" support policy.