End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Releases 9.0 and 9.3

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Releases 9.0 and 9.3. The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 8, 2016. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

Table 1.       End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Releases 9.0 and 9.3

Table 2.       Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Release 9.4. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa94/release/notes/asarn94.html.

Customers on the Cisco ASA 5505 appliance should migrate to Cisco ASA Software Release 9.1.

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Releases 9.0 and 9.3 through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to:  http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.

The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to:  http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more Information about the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Release 9.4, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa94/release/notes/asarn94.html, or contact your local account representative.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html

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