Version 16 Release and Installation Notices

V16 became Generally Available in July 2025.
This page contains late breaking news and other important information about Version 16 of LANSA. Bookmark this page and check back regularly for all the latest updates.

Re-licensing all LANSA software

  • When upgrading to V16 from a previous version of LANSA or when installing a new V16, you will be required to obtain new V16 specific licenses for all LANSA software that required licensing at V15 and prior.
  • New licenses can be obtained in advance in preparation for a V16 upgrade. Prior to upgrading, you should send the CPU details of all servers and workstations requiring re-licensing to your LANSA representative for new V16 licenses. Refer to Product Licensing for more details.

Important Notice: The information in this notice overrides any other existing hardware key information on the LANSA Licensing pages. From October 2018, LANSA will no longer be offering a hardware key (also known as a dongle) option for development licensing for any version of Visual LANSA. New Hardware key licensing requests and hardware key upgrade requests will instead be redirected to the softkey development licensing options. These include the softkey option for use on a single physical CPU (VLW key) and the License Server option for multiple developers, servers and virtual environments (VLN key).

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Date Product Version Description  
12 November 2025 LANSA Open for .Net 8 V5.2 Category: LANSA Open for .Net

LANSA Open V5.2 adds compatibility with Microsoft .NET 8 so your .NET applications can access IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i) resources on the latest supported .NET runtime. This update preserves the same secure, repository-driven integration and Visual Studio workflow you use today.

  
8 July 2025 Visual LANSA V16 Category: Cloud Licensing

New Feature: Cloud-ready Azure licensing is now available with enhanced Azure Cloud licensing capabilities now include support for cloud-based licenses, streamlining deployments and aligning with modern cloud-first architectures. Get in touch with a LANSA sales account to get started for cloud licensing in Azure.

  
8 July 2025 Visual LANSA V16 Category: WebView2

New Feature offering integration using REST API and third party libraries via WebView2: Visual LANSA Version 16 integrates WebView2, a Chromium-based browser, to support the latest HTML5, CSS, and other modern web standards, expanding functionality within the IDE using 3rd party libraries and REST APIs integration and future-ready the application. Refer to docs.lansa.com/16/en for more information

  
8 July 2025 Visual LANSA V16 Category: Server to Client Push Notifications

New Feature to create push notifications from server to client: Simple and easy method for developing real-time Push Notifications triggered from server to client allowing encrypted data communication between server and client. Refer to docs.lansa.com/16/en for more information

  
8 July 2025 Visual LANSA V16 Category: Authentication for SMTP/POP3/iMAP services

Upgraded secure authentication via OAutch 2.0 for SMTP, iMAP and POP3 services ensures better protection against data breaches and provides easier to manage access. Refer to docs.lansa.com/16/en for more information

  
8 July 2025 LANSA for i V16 Category: IBM password rules

Starting with LANSA V16 for IBM i, the installation process has been updated to support IBM system password settings (QPWDLVL and QPWDRULES).

  
8 July 2025 Visual LANSA V16 Category: Fixes and Other Enhancements Added in V16

Full detailed list here

  
8 July 2025 LANSA for i V16 Category: Fixes and Other Enhancements Added in V16

Full detailed list here