Gen 8.6 Certification plans for 2023

[Kim Peelman]

This is a forward-looking statement. This is subject to change at any time without notice.  The development, release, and timing remain at Broadcom's sole discretion.

I'd like to share our certification plans for 2023. I will update this thread if changes occur. 

1. Microsoft Host Integration Server(HIS) 2020
2. IBM Websphere Liberty
3. OpenJDK 17 (update 9/18/23: only for Liberty)
4. Java 17 with relevant application servers (update 9/18/23: only for Liberty)
5. IBM CICS Transaction Gateway(CTG) v9.3
6. Visual Studio Professional 2022
7. TLS 1.3 Toleration/Support - DONE
8. Red Hat 9
9. Windows Server 2022 - DONE

• We will continue our practice of certifying additional IBM software as it becomes available. 

Your feedback helps determine our priorities, so let us know how this news affects you. If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this discussion or email me at [e-mail]. 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

I'm pleased to share that we have completed #7, certification of TLS 1.3. The Gen Compatibility Matrix has been updated. No code changes were necessary. 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

I'm pleased to share that we have completed #9, certification of Windows Server 2022. The Third-Party Software Version page in TechDocs has been updated. No code changes were necessary. 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

It may seem that we are not working these certifications in our original priority order. Behind the scene, that's not the case.  You don't need to worry about the details, but we've run into some dependencies that we're taking care of so the other certifications, like Liberty/RH9/Visual Studio, can be accomplished. We are making progress and we are still targeting completion of these certifications by the end of the year(2023).

One impact to the original plan is regarding Java 17. We now estimate that we will complete Liberty certification with Java 17, but we won't be able to complete all the other application servers. Those will slip to 2024. I have updated the original post to mention this. 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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