FAQ: Understanding Oracle versioning of application server products

Ever wondered what's behind each digit of 10.1.3.3 version of Oracle Middleware (application server) products including OWSM? See the run down of the convention followed below.

10=Major release family number (as in 10g)

1=DB client version consumed by the release (AS10.1.3 uses db client 10.1.0.5)

3=AppServer Release number (as in 10gR3)

3=Patchset number (as in 10gR3 PS3)

0=Platform specific release number (none in this case)