Weblogic Application Server Overview and History

WebLogic Server: Oracle WebLogic is a server software application that runs on a middle tier, between back-end databases and related applications an browser-based thin clients. WebLogic is a leading e-commerce online transaction processing (OLTP) platform, developed to connect users in a distributed computing environment and to facilitate the integration of mainframe applications with distributed corporate data and applications.
WebLogic server is based on Java2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), the standard platform used to create Java-based multi-tier enterprise applications.

WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 2020

WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.4) - September 27, 2019

WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.3) - August 30, 2017

WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.2) - October 19, 2016

WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.1) - June 21, 2016

WebLogic Server 12c R2 (12.2.1) - October 26, 2015
WebLogic Server 12c Release 3 (12.1.3) - June 26, 2014
WebLogic Server 12c Release 2 (12.1.2) - July 11, 2013
WebLogic Server 12c Release 1 (12.1.1) - Dec 1, 2012
WebLogic Server 12c (12.0) - December 1, 2011
WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS5 (10.3.6) - February 2012
WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS4 (10.3.5) - May 16, 2011
WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS3 (10.3.4) - January 15, 2011
WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS2 (10.3.3) - April 2010
WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS1 (10.3.2) - November 2009
WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.1) - July 2009
WebLogic Server 10.3 - August 2008
WebLogic Server 10.0 - March 2007
WebLogic Server 9.2
WebLogic Server 9.1
WebLogic Server 9.0 - November 2006
WebLogic Server 8.1 - July 2003
WebLogic Server 7.0 - June 2002
WebLogic Server 6.1
WebLogic Server 6.0 - file date March 2001 on an old CD
WebLogic Server 5.1 (code name: Denali) First version supporting hot deployment for applications (via command line)
WebLogic Server 4.0
WebLogic Tengah 3.1 - June 1998
WebLogic Tengah 3.0.1 - March 1998
WebLogic Tengah 3.0 - January 1998
WebLogic Tengah - November 1997


The table below lists major standards supported by WebLogic Server product version.

Standard	WLS 6.1	WLS 7.0	WLS 8.1	WLS 9.0	WLS 10.0	WLS 10gR3	WLS 11gR1	WLS 12cR1	WLS 12cR2	WLS 14c
Java	1.3	1.3	1.4	5	5	6	6 (7 only for 10.3.6)	7 (8 only for 12.1.3)	8	11 (and 8)
Java EE	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	5	5	5	6	7	8
Servlet	2.2 & 2.3	2.2 & 2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	3.0	3.1	4.0
JSF	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 & 2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.3
JSP	1.2	1.2	1.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3
EJB	1.1 & 2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2
JDBC	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.3
JPA	?	?	?	?	?	?	1.0 & 2.0[29]	2.1	2.1	2.2