Availability of SQL/MX releases

Each release is made available to customers as a General Availability (GA) release, a Controlled Availability (CA) release, or an Early Adopter Program (EAP) release.

A GA release is available to any customer who orders the product and whose system meets the prerequisites for using the product.

A CA release limits the shipment of a product to a set of customers who agree to specific use conditions, which include migrating to a GA release when it is ready.

An EAP release introduces a new product to customers at a very early stage and is a type of test program conducted at a customer site.

For more information about these types of releases, see the Managing Software Changes Manual.