We are pleased to announce the general availability of IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS version 17. The binaries have been made available on our standard distribution sites as on 25th August 2023.

IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS version 17 is built with OpenJDK Java class library and Eclipse OpenJ9 Java Virtual Machine with z/OS unique security value-adds. It is certified to be compliant with Java Standard Edition specification version 17. This is the latest Java SDK release for z/OS platform. With this release, customers can now leverage the latest Java language features for the modernization of their Java workloads. Please refer to the security guide documentation for the list of all the z/OS unique security providers that are delivered as part of this release.

Download Links:

• IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS v17 (17.0.7.0) is available on Java Information Manager (JIM) (IBM Access Only).

• Downloads are also available at EPWT Site.

• The SMP/E installable format is available only through Shopz. Visit the Shopz website at Shopzseries.

Additional Information:

• Documentation for IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS version 17 is available here.
• IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS product page is here.

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