 In this version the development environment was redesigned using Eclipse and support for Web services was integrated into the product.Since version 6.0 the product has been known as 'WebSphere Message Broker'.WebSphere Message Broker version 7.0 was announced in October 2009, and WebSphere Message Broker version 8.0 announced in October 2011

In April 2013, IBM announced that the WebSphere Message Broker product was undergoing another rebranding name change.