New HCL DX and DX Compose CF236 Features & Enhancements Available + July 2026 Latest News

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HCL DX Resources, Education & TXSeries

webinars for all DX practitioner roles

July 2026

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This month HCL Software offers:

HCL Digital Experience offerings v9.5 updates are available for entitled downloads through the My HCLSoftware portal platform to access software and manage deployments.

HCL Digital Experience v9.5 version CF236 updates and benefits:

  • Content authors and site designers can select DAM assets from the updated Presentation Template designer, with workflow notification, mobile rendering and other enhancements to streamline new and updated site page releases.

  • All DX practitioner roles can accelerate design, authoring and development efforts with new HCL IQ, an AI-powered assistant integrated into HCL DX providing real-time, context-aware automation. Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), IQ offers a conversational interface directly within the DX environment supporting Q&A and to direct the assistant to perform actions, such as creating templates, updating content, and searching for assets.

  • Administrators have new capability to integrate OpenTelemetry (OTel) and apply this standardized approach with HCL DX to collect distributed tracing, metrics, and logs across deployments which can reduce overall operations cost and complexity

HCL Digital Experience Compose v9.5 version CF236 adds these updates and benefits:

  • Content authors and administrators can export and import WCM libraries enabling greater flexibility and standardization when applying curated content for test, updates and release.

  • Developers and administrators using the Java Transition Module for DX Compose gain support for custom portlet services, Global portlet filters, State preprocessors and Logout filters in their Compose deployments.

  • Updated OpenLiberty and JRE support levels

Key Features and Benefits

HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Container Update and CF 236 (All Versions)

  • Presentation Designer - DAM integration and feature updates– Site Designers and authors can insert Digital Asset Management (DAM) assets, eliminating manual URL copying and ensuring automatic metadata cleanup when switching asset sources. Additional enhancements supporting Multiple workspace notifications, Auto-flow and Area layout grid elements supporting mobile rendering types, and back-button synch updates.

  • The DX Help Center Doc IQ AI chatbot assistance adds natural language topic search for the DX Help Center that can speed access to guidance supporting deployments.

HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Container Update and CF 236 (K8s deployments)

  • IQ assistant now available - HCL IQ adds an AI-powered assistant integrated into HCL DX providing real-time, context-aware automation. Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), IQ offers a conversational interface directly within the DX environment supporting Q&A and to direct the assistant to perform actions, such as creating templates, updating content, and searching for assets*.*

  • OpenTelemetry Integration now available – Administrators have new capability to integrate OpenTelemetry (OTel) and apply this standardized approach with HCL DX to collect distributed tracing, metrics, and logs across deployments which can reduce operations cost and complexity.

  • WAS and JDK levels - HCL DX 9.5 CF235 contains WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5.27, Java Development Kit 8.0.8.60, and the platform adds new support for MS SQL Server 2025

HCL Digital Experience 8.5 and 9 versions

  • Extended Support option is available for DX versions 8.5 and 9.0 – Customers needing support to update to 9.5 from EOS DX versions 8.5 and 9.0 can sign up for an Extended Support option.

  • Automatically apply 9.5 from a later CF installation – Administrators can speed upgrading to the latest DX 9.5 version from V8.5 & 9 using the CF Update process, now set as the default (configurable) setting.

HCL Digital Experience Compose v9.5

HCL Digital Experience Compose v9.5 is separately available lightweight, fast performing, cloud–only digital experience platform for delivering content-centric and transactional experiences. DX Compose includes a core container called WebEngine that is built on the Open Liberty platform and operates on Certified Kubernetes platforms.

Key Features and Benefits

HCL Digital Experience Compose 9.5 CF 236 (K8s deployments)

HCL Digital Experience Compose v9.5 CF236 adds many of the new capabilities available with DX CF 236 Container update, and:

  • Configuring recursiveSearch in values.yaml – Administrators can now configure the recursiveSearch parameter in the values.yaml file. This parameter allows DX Compose to resolve inherited user memberships by searching through nested LDAP sub-groups.

  • Exporting and importing a web content library copy now available – Content authors can now export and import web content library copies in HCL DX Compose and provides a quick way to create fully populated libraries that can be adapted for other purposes.

  • Java Transition Module for DX Compose - Support for additional custom Java extension types - The HCL Java Transition Module for DX Compose, available separately, adds new support for Custom portlet services, Global portlet filters, State preprocessors and Logout filters.

  • OIDC authentication filter update for Site Builder - A new configuration option is available to resolve site creation failures in environments using OpenID Connect (OIDC), expanding administration controls.

  • DX Compose entitled software is available through the My HCLSoftware portal for customers licensed for the HCL Digital Experience Compose offering. Also see the HCL Support Knowledge Article

  • HCL DX Compose Evaluation software: Is available for HCL DX customers with select offering entitlements. See this HCL Digital Experience Developer Community post and HCL Support Knowledge Article.

Access the latest HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Education Materials on HCLSoftware U

The HCLSoftware U offers technical education for the HCL Software portfolio of products, organized by practitioner role. See the HCL Digital Experience section of HCLSoftware U and the What’s New for Digital Experience section for more information.

HCL Leap 9.3.13

Analyst Reports, Webinars and Education

Webinar: Beyond LDAP: Strengthening Security with Modern Cloud Identity – Thursday, July 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Identity has become the new security perimeter. While LDAP has been a trusted foundation for enterprise authentication, modern cloud identity providers offer advanced capabilities such as MFA, passwordless authentication, and adaptive access controls to help organizations meet today’s security challenges.

Join HCL DX Security engineer Jason Wicker as he shares practical guidance for evaluating and planning a move from LDAP to cloud-based identity services. Learn about key considerations, common challenges, and the security benefits of modernizing identity for your HCL DX environment. Speaker: Jason Wicker, HCL DX Lead Software engineer. Register at: https://hclsw.co/tx-webinar

How AI is Redefining Digital Experiences with HCL DX – Thursday, August 13, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
AI is changing the way organizations engage customers and citizens—but what does that look like in practice? Join Streebo to see how AI-powered solutions built on HCL DX are delivering personalized experiences, intelligent search, content automation, and measurable results through real customer success stories like a city in Ontario, Canada.
Speaker:
Rahul Sharma, Customer Solutions Leader, Streebo Register at: WebEx Enterprise Site

Webinar: AI-Powered Content Creation & Management in HCL DX – Thursday, June 4, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Learn how HCL Digital Experience (DX) connects with AI to automatically create, review, and manage content more efficiently. HCL DX includes built-in OpenAI support to get started easily, plus flexible options to connect with other AI platforms. In this session, we’ll demonstrate the native OpenAI features and show how to build custom AI automations with — including with Azure AI Foundry — to streamline your content processes. Speakers: Leon Cruywagen, Avnet Digital Architect HCL DX, Robert Holt, Senior Technical Advocate, HCL DX. See the session here: https://hclsw.co/tx-recordings

Webinar: Choosing the Right HCL Digital Experience Solution – Thursday, May 14, 2026

In this session HCL DX PMs provide a clear and practical review of HCL’s licensing and managed services options for HCL Digital Experience (DX) and HCL Total Experience. Explore how HCL Digital Experience is available both as traditional on-premises/software and as a fully managed service — each with multiple editions and configuration options. Learn the key differences between the available editions; What is included in each package (features, capabilities, and services); The benefits and ideal use cases for software vs. managed service deployments; Guidance on selecting the combination that best aligns with your organization’s needs, scale, and goals Speakers: Kyle Farnand, Director, HCL DX and TX Product Mgmt, and Lauren Wendel, DX Product Mgr See the session here https://hclsw.co/tx-recordings

Stop Building. Start Composing with HCL DX Blueprint Design Assets

The new design system integrated with HCL Digital Experience and HCL DX Compose is officially here—and it’s a game-changer**.** In just 10 minutes, you’ll discover how easy it is for business users to create, manage, and launch stunning DX websites without the usual technical headaches**.** Get started today: https://developer.ds.hcl-software.com/t/stop-building-start-composing/172482

HCL Digital Experience has been named to the 2026 Constellation Research ShortList for DX Platforms. Our solution helps companies manage complex customer interactions across every digital touchpoint. We focused on bridging consistency gaps so you can deliver personalized content exactly when it’s needed. Read the report here: Constellation ShortList Digital Experience Report

Keep your product requests coming in!

Contributions from our experienced and new HCL DX practitioners help us prioritize DX and DX Compose requirements for continuous delivery releases. Let us know your key requests and how they can help improve your platform operations and business goals. Visit the HCL Digital Experience Ideas Portal to review requests and submit yours. https://dx-ideas.hcltechsw.com/

Participate in discussions of DX platform successes, challenges and best practices approaches with community leaders and expert practitioners in an open conversation at the HCL Digital Solutions Developer Community https://developer.ds.hcl-software.com/ and DX User Group: https://www.dxers.ug/