application for unzip deploy. A centralized managed install is optionally available through the Job Manager component of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment edition. Intelligent management capability is added in the Network Deployment and z/OS editions of WebSphere Application server. This integrates operational features that were previously available in the separate WebSphere Virtual Enterprise (WVE) offering: application editioning, server health management, dynamic clustering and intelligent routing. Compute Grid is also included in the Network Deployment and z/OS editions of WebSphere Application server. Previously this was the separately priced WebSphere XD Compute Grid feature for scheduling and managing Java batch workloads. Version 7.0 This version was released on September 9, 2008. It is a Java EE 5 compliant application server. Following are the flagship features introduced by WebSphere Application Server Version 7: Flexible Management facilitates administration of a large number of WebSphere Application Server base edition and Network Deployment topologies that might be geographically distributed Business-Level Application is used for managing application artifacts independent of packaging or programming models Property Based Configuration feature simplifies the experience of automating administration: an administrator can update the WebSphere Application Server Version 7 configuration using a simple property file Between the general availability of WebSphere Application Server V7 and WebSphere Application Server V8 (in 2011), a number of additional capabilities were made available for V7 in the form of feature packs which are optionally added to a V7 install. Feature Pack content has the same quality and support as main release content - the purpose of a feature pack is to deliver new innovation before the next major release. The following feature packs were provided for WebSphere Application Server V7: Feature Pack for Modern Batch Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and JPA 2.0 Feature Pack for SCA Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile Feature Pack for XML Feature Pack for Communication Enabled Applications Version 6.1 This version was released on June 30, 2006. On September 11, 2012, IBM extended the end of service for V6.1 by a full year, to September 30, 2013, and announced new version-to-version migration incentives and assistance. It is a Java EE 1.4 compliant application server and includes the following function: Support for Java Standard Edition 1.5 Support for running JSR 168 Portlets in the application server Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servlets Enhancements to the WebSphere Install Factory IBM Support Assistant IBM JSF Widget Library Simplified Administration Improved Certificate and Key