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Release Model & Road Map

With Sun's launch of Java for Business, Sun is extending our industry-leading services to the Java SE Platform.

Java for Business Release Families

Java for Business release families remain consistent and compatible with Java SE while adding:

  • Longer support and maintenance periods for each Java SE release family
  • Five year advance notification of Java for Business release families, consistent with Sun's standard End of Service Life policy for value-added products
  • Plans for five years of retirement support following a Java for Business release family's EOL date

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Key Product Life Dates

Examples of some key product life dates for Java for Business release families include:

Java for Business support road map
Release Family General Availability Date Revenue Release Date End of Life Notification End of Life* End of Service Life Support Period
1.4** February, 2002 April, 2008 April, 2008 April, 2013 April 2018 16 years
5 May, 2004 April, 2008 June, 2009 June, 2014 June, 2019 15 years
6 December, 2006 April, 2008 June, 2011 June, 2016 June, 2021 15 years

* Java for Business EOL dates are provided here as examples to illustrate the EOL Policy. Customers should refer to Sun's EOL policy for the most up-to-date EOL information for Java for Business release families.

** Java for Business 1.4 release family EOL dates and EOSL dates are expected to provide a longer service life than what Sun expects to be standard practice with Java for Business release families to ensure customers receive the full length of Sun's standard five-year EOL transition period between the EOL notification and the release family's EOL.

Update Releases & Revisions

Java for Business update releases and revisions are the means through which Sun provides fixes and enhancements for a Java SE product release families.

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